Though the word atom originally denoted a particle that cannot be cut into smaller particles, in modern scientific usage the atom is composed of various subatomic particles.

Though the Millenia ( and its Miller-type V6 engine ) were discontinued in 2002, the company has recently introduced a much smaller Miller-cycle four-cylinder engine for use in itsDemio starting in 2008.

Though Quetzalcoatlus, like other pterosaurs, was a quadruped when on the ground, Quetzalcoatlus and other azhdarchids have fore and hind limb proportions more similar to modern running ungulate mammals than to their smaller cousins, implying that they were uniquely suited to a terrestrial lifestyle.

Though Rigel B is not particularly faint at magnitude 6. 7, its closeness to Rigel A — which is over 500 times brighter — makes it a challenging target for telescopes smaller than.

Though the term is commonly used to refer to spinning or spin-cast rods and tackle, fly rods in smaller line weights ( size # 0-# 3 ) have also long been utilized for ultra-light fishing, as well as to protect the thin-diameter, lightweight end section of leader, or tippet, used in this type of angling.

Though the smaller and weaker of the two, Ender manages to fatally wound Stilson ( though Ender is unaware of this and believes he merely injured the other boy ).

Though smaller, it was still run by Paul Zimbrakos, a 40-plus year employee of the old CNB, and the bureau's last editor, and is still widely used by Chicago-area news media.

Though, as of 8 / 7 / 2009, many high ticket store fronts remain empty as there is a shortage of low rent retail space available to smaller operations.

Though the Dutch fleet was eventually forced to end the pursuit, they had managed to cripple the English fleet, and lost but four smaller ships themselves, for the Spieghel refused to sink and was repaired.

Though the German planners agreed on the necessity of taking Maleme, there was some debate over the concentration of forces there and the number to be deployed against other targets, such as the smaller airfields at Heraklion and Rethymnon.

Though smaller than the Albany Nipper, Baltimore's is the only one of the two to include a gramophone for Nipper to listen to.

Though large wide-web flexo rolls are only maneuverable by overhead crane, on smaller presses anilox rolls are often handled directly by operators.

Though smaller than most of his competitors, Connors didn't let it bother him, making up for a lack of size with determination.

Though the army was smaller than Saladin's it was still larger than those usually mustered by the Crusaders.

Though the previous Act was path-breaking, it ended up making TTD equivalent to smaller temples in the state and the TTD Act ( 1979 ) rectified this issue.

Though the spherocytes have a smaller surface area through which oxygen and carbon dioxide can be exchanged, they in themselves perform adequately to maintain healthy oxygen supplies.

Though some presidents have chosen to do day-to-day work in a smaller study just west of the Oval Office, most use the actual Oval Office for work and meetings.

Though retaining its two seats at the 2004 European elections, in a smaller field of 7 ( Scotland up until then had 8 MEPs ) the Scottish press and certain elements within the Fundamentalist wing of the Party depicted the result as a disaster for the SNP putting further pressure on Swinney who resigned soon afterwards on 22 June 2004.

Though it has a far smaller population, it is slightly larger than the North Island.

Though significantly simpler and smaller than the latter two games, Adventure is on occasion described as their " spiritual forerunner.

Though this smaller incision, excess skin is removed and the belly button is temporarily detached, floating above the muscles during this process.

Though little is known directly about the predatory behavior of troodontids, Fowler and colleagues theorize that the longer legs and smaller sickle claws ( as compared to dromaeosaurids ) indicates a more cursorial lifestyle, though the study indicates that troodontids were still likely to have used the unguals for prey manipulation.

Though it is far smaller than at its height in 1952, Lora's POR still remains as one of the largest Trotskyist groups in Bolivia.

Though he was undoubtedly devoted to her, Einhard wrote nothing of his wife until after her death on 13 December 835, when he wrote to a friend that he was reminded of her loss in ‘ every day, in every action, in every undertaking, in all the administration of the house and household, in everything needing to be decided upon and sorted out in my religious and earthly responsibilities ’.

Though the Dienststelle Ribbentrop concerned itself with German foreign relations with every part of the world, a special emphasis was put on Anglo-German relations, as Ribbentrop knew that Hitler favoured an alliance with Britain.

Though Australia has a small population, the sheer number of venues that bands could play in, mainly along the Eastern coast, meant that a band could tour extensively, often playing every night for long periods.

Though phrases and even sentences from many classical authors are inwoven here and there, the narrative flows easily, with no trace of the jolts and jerks which offend us in almost every line of an imitator of the classics like Sidonius.

Though it is not uncommon for oil-filled transformers to have today been in operation for over fifty years, high temperature damages winding insulation, the accepted rule of thumb being that transformer life expectancy is halved for every 8 degree C increase in operating temperature.

Though the Constitution does not mandate it, every Speaker has been a member of the House of Representatives.

Though Bernardo taunts Tony, ridiculing his attempt to make peace and provoking him in every way, Tony keeps his composure.

Though one may claim that Occam's razor is invalid as a premise helping to regulate theories, putting this doubt into practice would mean doubting whether every step forward will result in locomotion or a nuclear explosion.

Though in general the witan were recognized as the king's closest advisors and policy-makers, various witan also operated in other capacities ; there are mentions of þeodwitan, ' people's witan ', Angolcynnes witan, ' England's witan ', and an Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of York, Wulfstan II, wrote that " it is incumbent on bishops, that venerable witan always travel with them, and dwell with them, at least of the priesthood ; and that they may consult with them .. and who may be their counsellors at every time.

Though not neglecting to follow the course of affairs, Felice carefully avoided every occasion of offence.

Though the specific provisions of these laws varied among states, they all required the registration of all securities offerings and sales, as well as of every U. S. stockbroker and brokerage firm.

Though each and every state chartered bank issued its own redeemable currency, because of its denomination in US dollars, each bank's currency was nominally the same as any other banks currency.

Though the specific provisions of these laws varied among states, they all required the registration of all securities offerings and sales, as well as of every US stockbroker and brokerage firm.

Though not an inherent feature of logograms but due to its unique history of development, Japanese has the added complication that almost every logogram has more than one pronunciation.

Though such additions meant that the program did not truly examine every node within its search depth ( so it would not be truly brute force in that sense ), the rare mistakes due to these selective searches was found to be worth the extra time it saved because it could search deeper.

Martin Meisel described the panorama perfectly in his book Realizations: “ In its impact, the Panorama was a comprehensive form, the representation not of the segment of a world, but of a world entire seen from a focal height .” Though the artists painstakingly documented every detail of a scene, by doing so they created a world complete in and of itself.

Though Mackendrick's direction of the actors and his staging of the scenes are at times extraordinary, in recent years critics have praised only the film's dialogue, " courtesy of Ernest Lehman and Clifford Odets, a high-toned street vernacular that no real New Yorker has ever spoken but that every real New Yorker wishes he could ", A. O. Scott wrote

Though the repetition of the same name in every other generation is common in Greece, there is no certain evidence for either position.

Though Salisbury wished to subordinate the needs of West Africa to the requirement of establishing British supremacy on the Nile, Chamberlain believed that every territory was worth competing for.

Though Romana reveals that the equipment will bring him back after 2 minutes, the Doctor asserts that it is enough time for Scaroth to stop the explosion of the Jagaroth ship, itself the source of the spark of energy that created the beginnings of life on Earth ; should Scaroth prevent the explosion, every native living being on the planet will never have existed.

Though devoid of every good quality, he had been involved in no scandal.

Though most civic leaders and journalists had been optimistic -– one reporter claimed " almost every indicator of economic, population, and civic growth points to the fact that Moline's potential for growth is greater than ever.

Though there are no longer any supporters of the " Pan Giorgionismus " which a century ago claimed for Giorgione nearly every painting of the time that at all resembles his manner, there are still, as then, exclusive critics who reduce to half a dozen the list of extant pictures which they will admit to be actually by this master.