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Though the Conservatives were reduced to a minority government in 1975 and 1977, they stayed in power as they moved to the left of the rural-based Liberals.
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Though he voted for the Labour Party in their 1945 landslide victory, because he wanted to punish the Conservative Party for the Munich agreement, after the war he joined the Conservatives and worked for the Conservative Research Department under Rab Butler, where his colleagues included Iain Macleod and Reginald Maudling.
Though he voted with the Conservatives in a vote of confidence that brought down the Labour government on 28 March, Powell did not welcome the victory of Margaret Thatcher in the May 1979 election.
Though a few Liberal Unionists like Goschen formally joined the Conservatives ( by becoming member of the exclusive Tory Carlton Club ), the party still continued to maintain a separate identity and to raise their own funds.
Though he had joined the Liberal Unionists late on, he was more determined to maintain their separate status in the alliance with the Conservatives, perhaps hoping and wishing that he would be able to refashion the combination under his own leadership at a later date.
Though its electorate was a small part of the population ( as elsewhere in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ), those Irish privileged to vote up continued until the mid-1880s to vote for the two major British political parties, the Conservatives and the Liberals, with more votes and seats going to the latter, even though it had been the party of government during the Famine.
Though not facing a majority, the inability of the Liberal parties ( themselves unable to form a single faction until 1934 ), the Conservatives and Agrarians to form a majority government pressed for a minority government led by Hansson, expecting support from the Farmers ' League through an agriculture policy favoring the interests of the League ( kohandeln ), although stopping short of inviting it into the cabinet.
Though some UFA legislators preferred Arthur Meighen's Conservatives, Brownlee personally supported the King government, and even appeared to consider an offer from the Prime Minister to take Brownlee into his cabinet.
Though the Liberals ' fortunes had been sagging in the post-war years, there remained no doubt that they could again defeat the Conservatives ; their real challenge was evidently from the newly politicized UFA.
Though they recovered slightly in the 1997 election, the Progressive Conservatives lost seats in 2000 and would never be a major force in Canadian politics again.
Though Tory out-polled McGuinty in the category of preferred premier, the Liberals held a lead over the Progressive Conservatives, while the NDP held around 20 % support.
Though many Conservatives would still identify with the Kirk, most members of the established Church of Scotland did not identify themselves as Conservatives.
Though the party not only recovered many seats but also gained more votes overall than Devine's Progressive Conservatives, he fell short of defeating the government and resigned in 1987 to be succeeded by Roy Romanow.
Though he supported the federal Conservatives of Sir John A. Macdonald he was a cautious supporter who opposed a strong central government.
Though the Conservatives returned to government in the 1899 election, Davidson was once again defeated in Beautiful Plains, losing to Liberal Robert Ennis by ninety votes.
Though he had been known as a strongly partisan MLA, Miller opposed this opposition and left the Progressive Conservatives to sit with the Liberal-Progressives.
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Though they would produce some very memorable and lasting songs, Arlen and Mercer were not given strong material to work on.
Though Catherine was vexed at the number of French officers streaming to the Turkish standard, there were several under her own, such as the Prince De Nassau ; ;
Though, taken individually, the big rooms were, or seemed to be, square, the apartment as a whole formed a triangle.
Though the spread of this type of decoration in the Aegean has not yet been precisely determined, it seems to appear first in the Cyclades, which were among the leading exporters of pottery throughout the century.
Though the makeshift airports were ready, the York State Guard flyers proved unable to keep any kind of mail schedule.
Though they are often heard clairaudiently, as if a voice were speaking them, in other cases they are apprehended visually as symbols: a slope to signify the name `` Hill '', for instance.
Though the proportions were always important in Greek art, the appeal of the Greek sculptures eludes any explanation by proportion alone.
Though the prokaryotic cyanobacteria ( commonly referred to as blue-green algae ) were traditionally included as " algae " in older textbooks, many modern sources regard this as outdated as they are now considered to be bacteria.
Though a world championship match between Karpov and Fischer was highly anticipated, those hopes were never realised.
Though simple and compound walls were often used, Great Houses were primarily constructed of core-and-veneer walls: two parallel load-bearing walls comprising dressed, flat sandstone blocks bound in clay mortar were erected.
Though the resolution is historically significant, Hideaki Uemura, professor at Keisen University in Tokyo and a specialist in indigenous peoples ' rights, commented that the motion is " weak in the sense of recognizing historical facts " as the Ainu were " forced " to become Japanese in the first place.
Though there might be blocs of opinion, sometimes enduring, on important matters, there were no political parties and likewise no government or opposition ( as in the Westminster system ).
Though Antlia was technically visible to ancient Greek astronomers, its stars were too faint to have been included in any constellations.
Though from vastly different backgrounds, within three months Patrick Brontë and Maria Branwell were married on 29 December 1812.
Though most of the early Waldorf schools were teacher-founded, the schools today are usually initiated and later supported by an active parent community.
Though the marriage was annulled, Nin and Pole continued to live together as if they were married, up until her death in 1977.
Though a law-breaker, he gave the public what they were denied by strident, self-appointed arbiters of morality.
Though there were few initial changes to the service, usage increased and the network became profitable.
Though the anticipated benefits to traffic flow were not as large as hoped, pedestrian injuries dropped dramatically and foot traffic increased in the designated areas ; the project was popular with both residents and businesses.
Though there was much argument in the past, it is now generally accepted that brochs were roofed, probably with a conical timber framed roof covered with a locally sourced thatch.
Though witnesses against them were numerous, the evidence cited was nearly all hearsay or outright fabrications.
" Though apparent to very few historians at the time, these defeats were the beginning of the decline of Europe as the center of world politics.
Though some trade restrictions were lifted on the north to alleviate economic isolation for the Turkish Cypriots, further negotiations have not been a priority.
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Though the fort was reduced to rubble during the bombardments, when the Ottomans abandoned the siege the fort was rebuilt and reinforced, becoming partially incorporated into the seaward bastion of the fortress city of Valletta.
* Leafy inflorescences: Though often reduced in size, the bracts are unspecialised and look like the typical leaves of the plant, so that the term flowering stem is usually applied instead of inflorescence.
Though this disaster was reduced by the capture and successful defence of Edessa by George Maniakes in 1032 and by the sound defeat of a Saracen fleet in the Adriatic, Romanos never recovered his early popularity.
Though this is no longer a major problem, the eagle's numbers were also reduced by being captured for zoos.
Though the rural community was never very large, its population was reduced to 150 by the mid-1950s and to 135 by 1961.
Though reduced to the status of a puppet king, Alexander supported Greek troops in the war against Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire.
Though it was reduced to a strength of seven or eight divisions, the RGFC was reconstituted, taking equipment from Army heavy divisions.
Though Parliament itself was based on the exclusion of the vast Irish Catholic majority in Ireland, many nationalist historians and writers blamed the absence of Parliament for the increased impoverishment of Dublin, with many of the large mansions in areas like Henrietta Street sold to property developers and landlords who reduced them to tenements.
Though some manufacturers still use manual embroidery to embellish garments, many prefer computerized embroidery's ease and reduced costs.
Though its geographical range has been severely reduced since European colonisation, the tammar remains common within its reduced range and it is listed as of Least Concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ).
Though Copeland's songwriting contribution was reduced to a couple of songs per album as Sting started writing more material, he continued to co-arrange all The Police's songs with his two bandmates.
Though Hill never used the term " universal service ", his postal system had the hallmarks of early universal service ; postal rates were reduced to uniform rates throughout the nation which were affordable to most Britons, enabled by the postage stamp ( first introduced here ) and a General Post Office monopoly on mail.
Though Carthage had been reduced in power following the Second Punic War, there was still lingering resentment in Rome.
Though it had reduced its retail outlets to 64, it finished 1998 with a net loss of $ 72 million, and it announced further closures and a corporate restructuring plan.
Though not usually affecting stroke volume in healthy individuals, increased afterload will hinder the ventricles in ejecting blood, causing reduced stroke volume.
Though this change to Duos reduced the weight from, the price remained the same.
Though winds were reduced by the time Georges hit Cuba, it still retained winds of, along with stronger gusts in squalls.
Though the breed has a plush coat, it consists mainly of long guard hairs, while the lack of a dense undercoat results in, according to the Cat Fanciers ' Association, " reduced shedding and matting ".
Though once a thriving community, Booneville eventually saw a decline in population with reduced use of the local railroad as well as urban sprawl.
Though rebel activities have reduced greatly after the treaty, the region remains a hotbed of tension.
Though mostly due to the reduced yield stress at higher temperatures, the Collapse of the World Trade Center was due in part to creep from increased temperature operation.
Though IOLs enable many patients to have reduced dependence on glasses, most patients still rely on glasses for certain activities, such as reading.
Though the period of strict abstinence from meat on Fridays was reduced to Lent, the year-round tradition of serving clam chowder on Fridays remains.
Though it opened as a four-lane bridge, the lanes were reduced in a 1996 – 97 1½-year bridge deck-replacement project to three wider lanes ( two toll lanes northwestward into Philadelphia, and one free lane southeastward into New Jersey ).
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