Though most of these laws have been relaxed or repealed in most states, they are still strictly enforced in some other states.

* Though not strictly speaking exposed, a bird's beak is primarily bone covered in a layer of keratin over a vascular layer containing blood vessels and nerve endings.

Though designed strictly as a mechanism to support " natural language conversation " with a computer, ELIZA's DOCTOR script was found to be surprisingly successful in eliciting emotional responses from users who, in the course of interacting with the program, began to ascribe understanding and motivation to the program's output.

Though few physical barriers exist above the mesopelagic, specific species of zooplankton are strictly restricted by salinity and temperature gradients ; while other species can withstand wide temperature and salinity gradients.

Though strictly not musical, the Muslim call to prayer ( azan ) is always chanted by tenors, possibly due to the highly placed resonance of the tenor voice which allows it to be heard from a longer distance than baritones or basses during pre-amplification times.

Though not strictly a resource fork, AmigaOS stores meta data in files known as files.

Though Christmas and Easter were times of celebration and extravagance, Lent was strictly observed — meat, dairy products and any form of entertainment were avoided.

Though not strictly " demogroups " by definition, the scene always had various polyhistors who excelled in all areas of demomaking ; rather than gathering various other persons to aid them in a creative process, they perform all jobs of programming, musicmaking and visual art themselves.

Though Brown is a comedian, not all of the songs are strictly comedic in nature ( though most feature comedic lyrics.

Though strictly speaking, Georgian architecture could only exist during the reigns of the four Georges, it had its antecedents prior to 1714 and its style of building continued to be erected after 1830, until replaced by later styles named after the then monarch, Queen Victoria, i. e. Victorian.

Though not strictly military ranks, these honorary titles have been exclusively bestowed upon successful military leaders, such as the famous Grand Marshal of Ayacucho Antonio José de Sucre.

Though not strictly speaking a postal history topic can be collected as such.

Though its strictly prohbited to consumes for pleasure in Sikhism and is followed very loyally.

Though matrix representations are not strictly necessary for Galilean transformation, they provide the means for direct comparison to transformation methods in special relativity.

Though the sets started out strictly as a collection of various coloured shapes, countless themes Fuzzy Felt sets became available through the years.

Though strictly inaccurate, these are often called ' administrative counties ' to distinguish them from both the historic counties, and the ceremonial counties.

Though the lizards prefer dry and sparsely vegetated regions, it is not strictly tied to an arid terrain, so it is not uncommon to come across it in various environments.

Though European academies usually strictly insisted on this hierarchy, over their reign, many artists were able to invent new genres which raised the lower subjects to the importance of history painting.

The film received mixed reviews, gaining a " Rotten " rating at Rotten Tomatoes of 43 %, with the site's consensus stating " Though there's nothing that offensive about Big Fat Liar, it is filled with Hollywood cliches and cartoonish slapstick, making it strictly for kids.

Though many tales claim that the incubus is bisexual, others indicate that it is strictly heterosexual and finds attacking a male victim either unpleasant or detrimental.

Though GNB's music is often fast pace & rich with swara prastharas, he has also rendered numerous compositions in strictly in the 2nd kala and not letting speed destroy the lyrical beauty of Carnatic compositions.

" Though the project name was strictly internal and never used in public marketing, when Sagan learned of this internal usage he sued Apple Computer to force the use of a different project name.

Though strictly speaking not a Quaker, Michael attended meetings with Ruth.

Though its use is not strictly defined, URLs of this form are intended to be used to open the new message window of the user's email client when the URL is activated, with the address as defined by the URL in the " To :" field.

Though these machines are early forerunners to computer engineering, the calculator failed to be a great commercial success.

Though the unit was sold as a development machine it could be modified to enable the creation and use of commercial game backups.

Though not a commercial success, Gilded was measured by rock critic Robert Christgau as " an ominous, obsessive, tongue-in-cheek country-rock synthesis, absorbing rural and urban, traditional and contemporary, at point of impact.

Though regarded as a commercial failure in the States, it nevertheless went on to be nominated for and won several industry awards for its brilliant animation quality.

Though practices differ by region and format, what follows is a typical arrangement in a North American urban commercial radio station.

Though the band only achieved limited commercial success, they were acclaimed both by music industry professionals and critics.

Though Edison's recording technology was better than Berliner's, there were commercial advantages to a disc system since the disc could be easily mass produced by molding and stamping and it required less storage space for a collection of recordings.

Though a major commercial failure on release, some argue the film has gone on to become a cult favourite.

Though not expected to be either a commercial or critical success, The Terminator topped the American box office for two weeks and helped launch the film career of Cameron and consolidate that of Schwarzenegger.

Though able to record the majority of their work themselves, they also used major commercial studios ( including Abbey Road Studios in London ) for some sessions.

Though " nutritional yeast " usually refers to commercial products, inadequately fed prisoners have used " home-grown " yeast to prevent vitamin deficiency.

Though he hoped to establish a sea trading route for tin from Cornwall, his trip was not a commercial success, and it was not repeated.

Though this hotel is now also gone, the memory is preserved in commercial offices facing the Strand named Golden Cross House.

Though it has generally proven difficult to find sustainable commercial applications for SIMD-only processors, one that has had some measure of success is the GAPP, which was developed by Lockheed Martin and taken to the commercial sector by their spin-off Teranex.

Though the Velvet Underground were a commercial failure in the late 1960s, the group has gained a considerable cult following in the years since its demise and has gone on to become one of the most widely cited and influential bands of the era .< ref name =" HoF ">

Though it had little commercial success in the US, it was well received in Europe, particularly by critics like future filmmaker François Truffaut.

Though he started writing his lyrics during his lower league days in Japan, it was not until 2006 that he released his first commercial single " Accepterais-tu ", a French song with lyrics that fit well with his present personal status — asking his loved one to marry him.

Though commercial concerns continued to dominate foreign policy, conflict resolution was again ventured into when President Arturo Frondizi initiated negotiations between U. S. President John F. Kennedy and Cuban representative Ernesto Che Guevara during a Western Hemisphere summit in Uruguay in August 1961.

Though few in the industry predicted it, silent film as a viable commercial medium in the United States would soon be little more than a memory.

Though It failed commercially and fame was still elusive, the band continued to seek commercial success even to the point of recording a single, " Everybody's Problem "/" There Was ".

Though the book has been a commercial success, it is disparaged by historians as an unreliable source of " misleading and misguided " information.

Though his early career met with no commercial success, word quickly spread about the " young man with the powerful voice ".

Though not a widespread commercial release, it was considered of sufficient quality and worth to be subsequently re-pressed in 2002.