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Though the Hannay books stop short of World War Two, Buchan's last novel, Sick Heart River ( published just after the author died in 1940 ) offers a hint about Hannay's future: dying in Canada, Hannay's friend Sir Edward Leithen hears of the outbreak of war in Europe and guesses that many of his old friends, including Hannay, will have taken up arms again.
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In 1934, she earned a Ph. D. in mathematics from Yale under the direction of Øystein Ore .< ref > Though some books, including Kurt Beyer's Grace Hopper and the Invention of the Information Age, reported that Hopper was the first woman to earn a Yale PhD in mathematics, the first of ten women prior to 1934 was Charlotte Cynthia Barnum ( 1860-1934 ).
Though Sayers lived until 1957, she never again took up the Wimsey books after this final effort.
Though Vegetius had no military experience, and De re militari was derived from the works of Cato and Frontinus, his books were the standard for military discourse in western Europe from their production until the 16th century.
Though his most influential books were written in the 1920s, he continued to write prolifically until his death ( in academic quasi-exile ) in 1985.
Its iconography illustrating the donor's career gives an edited version of Pius ' life, passing over his former support of the antipope Felix V. Though Pinturrichio labored for five years, the books never reached their splendid destination ; yet the Piccolomini Library is a monument of the High Renaissance in Siena.
Though the story is set at the turn of the 19th century, it retains a fascination for modern readers, continuing near the top of lists of ' most loved books ' such as The Big Read.
Though plausible, the transfer of books is unsubstantiated.
Though it is mostly unknown to laypeople, Simpson's Paradox is well known to statisticians, and it is described in a few introductory statistics books.
Though he and his wife co-authored several additional books at the end of the century, these two have proved most influential .< ref > Mark Alan Hewitt.
Though she published Flower Fairy books with spring, summer, and autumn themes, it wasn't until 1985 that a winter collection was assembled from her remaining work and published posthumously.
Though Danish, Blixen wrote her books in English and then translated her work into her native tongue.
Though Zachariae's works have been superseded, they were in their day epoch-making, and they have been superseded by books which, without them, could not have been written.
Though sagging slightly from the massive weight of books, the inspectors pronounced that "... the whole Fabrick of the said Theatre is, in our Opinion, like to remain and continue in such Repair and Condition, for one hundred or two hundred Years yet to come.
* The books Illium and Olympos by Dan Simmons refer to numerous vision and information functions that have been become incorporated into the human body through design ( Though the humans in question have no knowledge of these functions, rediscovering them as the story progresses ).
Though University members may borrow some books from dependent libraries ( such as the Radcliffe Science Library ), the Bodleian operates principally as a reference library and in general documents may not be removed from the reading rooms.
" Though Irving refused at this time to appear at conferences sponsored by the Holocaust-denying Institute for Historical Review ( IHR ), he did grant the institute the right to distribute his books in the United States.
Though Callimachus was an opponent of " big books ", the Suda puts his number of works at ( a possibly exaggerated ) 800, suggesting that he found large quantities of small works more acceptable.
" Though these writings are mostly of the same origin as those from the older lists of apocryphal books, they underwent a modification at the hands of their Bogomil editors, so as to be useful for the propagation of their own specific doctrines.
Though initially introduced as obstacles to the human characters, some individuals from those groups become main characters in later books of the series.
Though many more works have been attributed to Hermes Trismegistus, Hermeticists commonly accept forty-two books to his credit.
Though the services offered vary from local branch to local branch, public libraries in Canada are not only places to read and borrow books ; they are also hubs of community services, such as early reading programs, computer access, and tutoring and literacy help for children and adults.
Though the Kanon may be represented by his Doryphoros, the bronze has not survived, but references to it in other ancient books imply that its main principle was expressed by the Greek words symmetria, the Hippocratic principle of isonomia (" equilibrium "), and rhythmos.
Though written into the history books, housing and minor industrial structures were still erected atop hundreds of acres of the fields.
Though the Newbery Honor was initiated in 1971, specially cited runners-up for the Newbery Medal from previous years were retroactively named Newbery Honor books.
Though Rand was a recluse in his creative process, doing the vast majority of the design load despite having a large staff at varying points in his career, he was very interested in producing books of theory to illuminate his philosophies.
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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 they both relate to network security, an intrusion detection system ( IDS ) differs from a firewall in that a firewall looks outwardly for intrusions in order to stop them from happening.
Though undermined by nearby Branson, Kimberling City is a quick stop for anyone passing through to spend a day at the lake.
Though he rapidly recovered, the doctors insisted that he stop smoking.
Though that did not stop the destruction of some of Georgian Dublin.
Though not an active member of any team, Warren reunites with the other surviving original X-Men — Cyclops, Iceman, and Beast — in a mission to stop Bishop from recapturing the fugitive mutants known as the 198, though Bishop later joins them in their rescue attempt.
Though the trend faded it did not stop Latinos from having hits in the mainstream market.
Though the armour could not protect against contemporary flintlock musket fire, it could deflect shots fired from long-range, stop ricochets and offer protection from all but very close range pistol fire.
Though a nearby bus stop is named Rajōmon, those unfamiliar with the area are likely to miss the Rashōmon site.
Though it is merely a pit stop on the way to Shirakawa or Takayama, it boasts an onsen.
Though the first stop ( Tallaght Cross ) of the Red Line is called ' Tallaght ', the entire ' Red 4 ' zone lies within the broader Tallaght area.
Though it was written as a serious and tender moment, Grey was exhausted, found the move ticklish, and could not stop giggling each time Swayze tried it, no matter how many takes Ardolino asked for.
Though the partnership came to an end in 1926, with Westinghouse buying out Edison's interest in KYW, Insull's interest in broadcasting did not stop there.
Though Optimus tries to stop him from opening the space bridge, Sentinel compromises him, but lets him live in hope that Optimus would come to accept and realize the moral of what he was doing.
Though Suetake is completely oblivious to Kudo's affections, everyone else is aware of them, and they are constantly rolling their eyes over his actions ( which is very similar to how they react to Kitagawa's love for Mika, the only difference being that Mika is aware of Kitagawa's feelings, but can do little to stop her advances ).
Though currently a terminating halt, a planned line extension would see the stop used as a connecting station between the existing Luas Green line and the planned Luas BXD line-projected to open in 2017.
Though sufficient right-of-way was provided for interchanges at both ends as well as two additional lanes, this segment presently has stop signs at both ends ; however, it is a true controlled-access, two-lane freeway in between.
Though the Master Chief and Arbiter form a tenuous alliance with the Flood to stop the activation of all the Halo rings, as soon as the firing sequence is stopped Gravemind turns on the humans.
Though he campaigned tirelessly and seems to have won frequently, the king proved unable to stop the empire's unwinding.
Though Jay is easily floored, the Shade proves difficult to defeat ( as he is technically not a " hero ", meaning Prometheus has no file on how to stop him ), and ultimately ends up stopping Donna Troy from killing the supervillain after he has been beaten into submission.
Though in French it originally denoted a barrier implemented to stop the spread of disease, it has often been used in English in a metaphorical sense to refer to attempts to prevent the spread of an ideology deemed unwanted or dangerous, such as the containment policy adopted by George F. Kennan against the Soviet Union.
Though it was a bloody game, Primal Rage was rated " T " for Teen, yet that did not stop its critics from lumping it together with the Mature rated Mortal Kombat.
Though the Arbiter does not accept the truth immediately, Gravemind sends the Master Chief to the Covenant city High Charity and the Arbiter to the Halo's control room in order to stop the deluded Covenant from killing all sentient life a second time.
Though G ' nort is initially presented as somewhat incompetent, he proves vital in helping Batman stop the brainwashed Mogo by draining Mogo's internal Lantern Battery.
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