Though defeated, Ra's does cause the exit of Batman from the JLA, who now distrust the Caped Crusader.

Though still heavy, critics detected a more americanized sound on Crusader and fans began to wonder what direction the band was taking.

Though the single " Calling America " placed in the Top 30 in the United Kingdom ( number 28 ) and Top 20 in the States, subsequent singles failed to chart.

Though the country has dissolved, the islands are all still under the Kingdom with different legal status and the term is still used to refer to these Dutch Caribbean islands.

Though Satsuma maintained strong influence over the islands, the Ryūkyū Kingdom maintained a considerable degree of domestic political freedom for over two hundred years.

Though his films range widely in setting and period, they frequently showcase memorable imagery of urban environments, whether 12th century Jerusalem ( Kingdom of Heaven ), contemporary Osaka ( Black Rain ) or Mogadishu ( Black Hawk Down ), or the future cityscapes of Blade Runner.

Though during most of the second half of the 2nd millennium BCE several regional powers competed relentlessly for hegemony, many developments occurred: there was new emphasis on grandiose architecture, new clothing fashions, vivid diplomatic correspondence on clay tablets, renewed economic exchanges, and the New Kingdom of Egypt played the role of the main superpower.

Though less than expected by the Sinn Féin leadership, it was substantially more than the initial form of home rule within the United Kingdom sought by Charles Stewart Parnell from 1880, and a serious advancement on the Home Rule Act of 1914 that the Irish nationalist leader John Redmond had achieved through parliamentary proceedings.

Though primarily an albums artist, several of Baez ' singles have charted and the first being her 1965 cover of Phil Ochs ' " There but for Fortune ", which became a mid-level chart hit in the U. S. and a top-ten single in the United Kingdom.

Though collectors often focus on dōjinshi based on particular manga, any male character may become the subject of a yaoi dōjinshi, even characters from non-manga titles such as Harry Potter or The Lord of the Rings, or video games such as Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy, real people such as politicians, or personifications such as Hetalia: Axis Powers, or complementary items such as salt and pepper or peanut butter and jelly.

Though the group is predominantly based in the United Kingdom, the sovereign and those amongst her relations who do not meet the requirements of Canadian citizenship law are still considered Canadian ; as early as 1959, it was recognized that the Queen was " equally at home in all her realms.

Though originally ruled by the Kingdom of Dahomey, in 1851 the French made a treaty with the Dahomean King Ghezo that allowed them to establish a trading post at Cotonou.

Though there were many anti-secession movements and actions throughout the Confederacy, the " Free and Sovereign State of Jones " ( or sometimes " Kingdom of Jones ") had from the very beginning posed the most serious and persistent threat, and even went as far as drafting its own constitution.

Though he preferred that the United Kingdom be neutral in the Cold War, he felt that if Britain should have to align itself with a major power, the best partner was the Soviet Union rather than America, which in Taylor's opinion was carrying out reckless policies that increased the risk of World War Three.

Though there were a number of leaders vying for leadership role, most were based in United Kingdom and Canada, and had limited influence.

Though the huge scale of the ruins along with Caerleon's importance as an urban centre in early mediæval Kingdom of Gwent may have inspired Geoffrey, the main historical source for Arthur's link with " the camp of the legion " is the list of the twelve battles of Arthur in the 9th century Historia Brittonum.

Though there is no accreditation and central body for Reiki, nor any regulation of its practice, there exist organisations within the United Kingdom that seek to standardise Reiki and Reiki practises, such as the UK Reiki Federation and the Reiki Council ( UK ).

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 influences on the genre can be traced as far back as the 1940s, modern dream pop originated in the United Kingdom in the mid-1980s-the term, however, was used almost exclusively in the United States.

Though early compositions in completely differentiated Assamese varieties exist from the fourteenth century, the earliest relics of the language can be found in paleographic records of the Kamarupa Kingdom from the fifth century to the twelfth century.

Though Polydor's American branch is defunct, in the United Kingdom Polydor remains one of the strongest labels in the country — with artists such as Esmée Denters, Take That, Girls Aloud, N-Dubz, La Roux, Cheryl Cole, Nicola Roberts, Duffy, Klaxons, Delphic, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, The Saturdays, James Morrison, Kaiser Chiefs, Boyzone, Alphabeat, The Courteeners, S Club 7, S Club 8, Rachel Stevens and Ellie Goulding.

Though a republic since 1949, the Crown of Ireland Act 1542 that had established the Kingdom of Ireland was not finally repealed until 1962, along with many other obsolete Parliament of Ireland statutes.

Though a Gaullist, Pompidou was more pragmatic than de Gaulle, notably facilitating the accession of the United Kingdom to the European Community on 1st January 1973.

Though the King never left the United Kingdom in his life, he sent his younger sons to Germany in their adolescence.

" Though their titles as derived from their parents ' designations, as bestowed by Queen Victoria, were essentially British, they were not officially Princesses of the United Kingdom.

Though the United Kingdom often set the precedence for postage stamps and their designs, they were the late runners with the issue of their first commemorative stamp, not issuing one until 1924 when it printed and released the British Empire Exhibition issue of 1924.

Though influenced by Byzantine and Italian traditions in the illuminations, the artists who contributed to it had a unique and decidedly ' Jerusalem style '.

Though the Crusaders extorted many supplies from the population for their troops who were en route to Jerusalem, they did not sack the city, presumably because of the large Christian population there.

Though Jerusalem was in the territory allocated to the tribe of Benjamin (), it continued to be under the independent control of the Jebusites.

Though his impassioned call to his contemporaries to return to " Zion " might be received with indifference, or even with mockery ; his own decision to go to Jerusalem never wavered.

Justin wrote in chapter 80 of his work Dialogue with Trypho, “ I and others who are right-minded Christians on all points are assured that there will be a resurrection of the dead, and a thousand years in Jerusalem, which will then be built … For Isaiah spoke in that manner concerning this period of a thousand years .” Though he conceded earlier in the same chapter that his view was not universal by saying that he “ and many who belong to the pure and pious faith, and are true Christians, think otherwise .”

Though the Stone of Jacob is not explicitly mentioned after the book of Genesis, it likely played a role in Bet-El's function as an important sacral centre, especially after the split between the southern kingdom of Judah, with Jerusalem as its political and religious centre, and the northern kingdom of Israel, with Bet-El and Dan as the religious centres.

Though Jerusalem Cherry is distributed by certain birds in the wild – both where native and where introduced, e. g. in Australia by the Pied Currawong ( Strepera graculina ) –, most popular pet birds, namely parrots and relatives, are not immune to its poison.

Though there is no dispute that Jerusalem fell the second time in the summer month of Tammuz (), Albright dates the end of Zedekiah's reign ( and the fall of Jerusalem ) to 587 BCE, whereas Thiele offers 586 BCE.

Though among the Twelve Peter is predominant in the first chapters of Acts of the Apostles, James " the brother of the Lord " is shown to be a leader in his own right in later chapters, indeed he is commonly considered the first Bishop of Jerusalem.

Though there was certainly a movement against goddess-worship at the Jerusalem Temple in the time of king Josiah, it did not long survive his reign, as the following four kings " did what was evil in the eyes of Yahweh " ( 2 Kings 23: 32, 37 ; 24: 9, 19 ).

Though the form pterux (" large wing ") is used for the point of a building by Pollianus, Schweizer feels that little tower or parapet would be more accurate, and the New Jerusalem Bible does use the translation " parapet ".

Though the terminology of trasubstantiation was used by the Orthodox Church's Synod of Jerusalem ( 1672 ), this synod is not recognized by Eastern Orthodox believers as having the universal authority of an Ecumenical Council.

Though I doubted that he would understand me, I told the director my motives for applying.

Though I had a great dread of the island and felt I would never leave it alive, I eagerly wrote down everything she told me about its women.

Though they would produce some very memorable and lasting songs, Arlen and Mercer were not given strong material to work on.

Though far from completion, these studies indicated beyond a doubt that savings would result which would be of unprecedented benefit to the railroads concerned, their investors, their customers, their users, and to the public at large.

Though little democracy had ever been practised in this region, and much of it was still ruled by feudalistic means, it was taken for granted that at least the forms of Western democracy would be established in this area and Western capitalism preserved within it.

Though it might be that we would have much to give you, you have nothing to give us ''.

Though respected for their contributions to various academic disciplines ( respectively mathematics, linguistics, and literature ), the three men became known to the general public only by making often-controversial and disputed pronouncements on politics and public policy that would not be regarded as noteworthy if offered by a medical doctor or skilled tradesman.

Though Steiner saw that spiritual vision itself is difficult for others to achieve, he recommended open-mindedly exploring and rationally testing the results of such research ; he also urged others to follow a spiritual training that would allow them directly to apply the methods he used eventually to achieve comparable results.

Though the malady faded away, he would be plagued with bouts of illness for the rest of his life.

Though she did not categorically confirm that she was approached to do the reboot, Morris is not opposed to the idea, provided that production would not interfere with her Glee duties.

Though initially a source of pride, many blacks feared the use of African as an identity would be a hindrance to their fight for full citizenship in the US.

* " Though the hippopotamus has no sting, the wise man would prefer to be sat upon by the bee.

Though Chiang lost militarily, the battle dispelled Japanese claims that it could conquer China in three months and demonstrated to the Western powers that the Chinese would continue the fight.

Though Beaux was an individualist, comparisons to Sargent would prove inevitable, and often favorable.

Though Le Fanu portrays his vampire's sexuality with the circumspection that one would expect for his time, it is evident that lesbian attraction is the main dynamic between Carmilla and the narrator of the story:

Though the CPC charges a limited due on its members for its expenditure, its total amount would be insignificant for the continued operation of this hegemony.

Though these companies have successfully developed their software, they have not considered or defined or managed their processes as the CMM described as level 3 or above, and so would have fitted level 1 or 2 of the model.

Though her solo singles and the Wagoner duets were successful, her biggest hit of this period would be " Jolene ".

Though what constitutes sex discrimination varies between countries, the essence is that it is an adverse action taken by one person against another person that would not have occurred had the person been of another sex.

Though Bung never sold backup enabled V64s many re-sellers would modify the units themselves.

Though her condition worsened steadily, she rejected medical help and all proffered remedies, saying that she would have " no poisoning doctor " near her.

Though he had many children, none of them would ever become emperor.

Though Fascism adopted a number of positions designed to appeal to reactionaries, the Fascists sought to maintain Fascism's revolutionary character, with Angelo Oliviero Olivetti saying " Fascism would like to be conservative, but it will by being revolutionary.

Though Selective Availability capability still exists, on 19 September 2007 the US Department of Defense announced that newer GPS satellites would not be capable of implementing Selective Availability ;