Though Havana, which had become the third-largest city in the Americas, was to enter an era of sustained development and closening ties with North America during this period, the British occupation of the city proved short-lived.

Though mushroom fruiting bodies are short-lived, the underlying mycelium can itself be long-lived and massive.

Though short-lived, this success of Pisa in Spain increased the rivalry with Genoa.

Though he manages to find Jan in the detention block, Kyle's joy is short-lived.

Though the group was short-lived and separated later in the same year, the school was the center of a flurry of activity in contemporary art.

Though Orderic Vitalis records a ( presumably short-lived ) son in 1181: Bohemond, Duke of Apulia.

Though short-lived, the Eagle Vision sedan sold in respectable numbers, while the sporty Eagle Talon sold more than 115, 000 units.

Though the band's initial run was short-lived, Yazoo continues to influence and inspire many of today's bands, including LCD Soundsystem, Shiny Toy Guns, Blaqk Audio, Hercules and Love Affair, La Roux and Gil Mantera's Party Dream.

Though short-lived, this addition served to regularize pronunciations.

Though the neighborhood's status as a wealthy neighborhood was relatively short-lived, myths of a dramatic white flight in the 1880s are not entirely true.

Though his resurrection is short-lived, Luthor builds a machine that ultimately sends the Syndicate back to their own ravaged world and seemingly destroys Omega Man.

Though rather short-lived and little-known during their existence, the band is highly revered by hardcore and punk fans worldwide as being one of the pioneers of the grindcore and powerviolence sub-genres.

Though the Ghūrids ' empire was short-lived, Shahabuddin Ghori's conquests strengthened the foundations of Muslim rule in India.

Though this orchestra ’ s ascendancy in the 1920s was short-lived, at that time it completely eclipsed the Phil.

Though short-lived, the OBERIU seems to have had lasting effects on Russian culture.

Though short-lived, it gave name to several later newspapers, notably the Merkuriusz Polski published in London, 1955 – 58.

Though the affair was short-lived, it inspired the characters they would each play in They All Laughed.

Though performers reemerged following the Inquisition and enjoyed a resurgence in activity and reception, this was to be short-lived.

Though short-lived, very few brewers survived, and it was only in the late twentieth century that new breweries opened up.

Though perennial, they may be short-lived and are typically grown from seed or from young plants as biennials.

Though Bressler's career as a pitcher was short-lived, he would go on to play more than a decade as an outfielder and first baseman.

Though Masaki stumbles with the unfamiliar systems, Zeorymer eventually awakens fully, Masaki undergoes a strange and short-lived shift in personality, and with the spherical energy weapon on the back of Zeorymer's hand, and destroys its opponent in a single attack.

Though the Ghūrids ' empire was short-lived, Shahabuddin Ghori's conquests strengthened the foundations of Muslim rule in India.

Though the Bengals ran it with some success, like the West Coast Offense the scheme became more successful elsewhere, in this case with the rival Pittsburgh Steelers, where LeBeau has served two stints as defensive coordinator.

Though each environment served different users, they often required much of the same stored data.

Though technically a clerk in the Interior Department, he served as Lincoln's secretary until 1864.

Though Heilmann had served as a bodyguard, not as an informant or secret police officer, he violated a Left Party regulation obliging candidates to reveal past Stasi involvement.

Though generally quite young and less experienced than the tribuni angusticlavii, he served as second in command of the legion, behind the legate.

Though no other visual details are given, a comment made by Lieutenant Colonel Daniel " Bear " Malloy in Rainbow Six indicated that at least some of the Ryanverse Special Operations community had heard of the red seal tattoo and understood that it was associated with the Third Special Operations Group ( SOG ), with whom Clark served during the Vietnam War.

Though Book of Mormon authors are not explicit about the practices in these Nephite temples, they were patterned " after the manner of the temple of Solomon " () and served as gathering places for significant religious and political events ( e. g. Mosiah 1-6 ; 3rd Nephi 11-26 ).

Though an opponent of the radicals, he had politically survived the coups of 1798, and served as ambassador to France, and as plenipotentiary to the Amiens negotiations.

Though established somewhat in rivalry with the Paris Review, George Plimpton also had served on Merlin's editorial board.

Though Kennedy may have intended this to remain a more nominal position, Taylor Branch in Pillar of Fire contends that Johnson served to push the Kennedy administration's actions for civil rights further and faster than Kennedy originally intended to go.

Though hoping to pursue a career in the civil service, he failed the Imperial examinations twice, leading him to decide an entry into politics through the Huai Army, where many of his relatives served.

Though only loosely based on the prior accounts of the " Experiment ", it served to dramatize the core elements of the original story.

Though his work crossed many stylistic boundaries, his involvement with the other major figures of Impressionism and their exhibitions, his dynamic paintings and sketches of everyday life and activities, and his bold color experiments, served to finally tie him to the Impressionist movement as one of its greatest artists.

Though he campaigned on King Henry's behalf in Poitou and Brittany, and served as Regent three times, relations were often strained between the brothers in the early years of Henry's reign.

Though CBS passed on Tee-Witt, its designs served as the basis for Bakshi's 1977 film Wizards.

Though any food served prior to the main course is technically an hors d ' oeuvre, the phrase is generally limited to individual items, not crudités, cheese or fruit.

Though primarily a keyboardist, Junie composed or co-wrote several of the band's hits at the height of their popularity and served as a lead vocalist, producer, and arranger on many songs for the collective.

Though the efforts ultimately failed, the PIN Railroad served an important function as a “ farm-to-market ” railroad until 1940, and then as a timber railroad for local timber outfits.

Though this area was historically an unincorporated section of Lake County prior to annexation by the City of Hobart, it is currently served by the Merrillville post office.

Though one chronicle claims he accompanied his father to England in 1297, the first reliable reference to him is from Gascony later that year, when he served in the company of Edward I.

Though Edgmont has its own post office as mentioned previously, most of the area is served by the Newtown Square post office ( 19073 ) or the Media post office ( 19063 ) or the Glen Mills post office as it delivers mail directly to residences.

Though antidiscrimination laws " enumerated " certain groups that they protected, this merely served to put others on notice ( i. e., the enumeration was merely declaratory ).

Though it is often not considered part of the genre since it lacked key RPG mechanics such as experience points, it had many features in common with RPGs and served as the template for the action role-playing game genre.

Though he tended not to advertise it, Cheng served as one of the painting teachers of Soong Mei-ling, Madame Chiang Kai-shek, whom he taught to paint lotuses ; and as personal physician to Chiang Kai-shek in Taiwan and perhaps earlier.