Though the color pattern and habits of the Dickcissel make it stand apart from other Cardinalidae, its robust cone-shaped bill-stouter than in American sparrows or true finches which it somewhat resembles at first glance-gives away its relationships.

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as blue-green algae ) were traditionally included as " algae " in older textbooks, many modern sources regard this as outdated as they are now considered to be bacteria.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.

Though less than five percent of its land is arable, the province is agriculturally rich ( particularly in the Fraser and Okanagan Valleys ) because of its mild weather.

Though diverse, these views may be generally classified into those that hold Christ to be only divine and not differing from the Father hypostatically ; those that hold Christ to be less fully God than the Father ; in other forms being completely human and a messenger as the perfect created human.

Though it is a potentially a very lucrative field, depending on whom the agent or talent manager signs on as a client, they are less likely to become celebrities.

Though the King James Version ( KJV ) was always commonly used, it was officially adopted in the 1950s when J. Reuben Clark, of the First Presidency, argued extensively that newer translations, such as Revised Standard Version of 1952, were of lower quality and less compatible with LDS tradition.

Though it receives less attention, an understanding of human visual perception is valuable to rendering.

Though a large body of research exists for this method it is more complex, less intuitive, and not more effective than the ERM method.

" Though Zeus is often called Zeus Heraios ' Zeus, ( consort ) of Hera ', Homer's treatment of Hera is less than respectful, and in late anecdotal versions of the myths ( see below ) she appeared to spend most of her time plotting revenge on the nymphs seduced by her Consort, for Hera upheld all the old right rules of Hellene society and sorority.

Though difficult to obtain, values less than 7 % are recommended for people with T2DM.

Though these harmonicas produced a less distinctive ( and, to many ears, inferior ) sound than their metallic counterparts due to their plastic reeds, Magnus harmonicas, as well as several imitators, soon became commonplace, particularly among children.

Though using both flat wooden panel and stretched canvas paintings, Catholics traditionally have also favored images in the form of three-dimensional statuary, whereas in the East statuary is much less widely employed.

Though the heavier alkali metals can be stored in less dense substances, such as mineral oil, lithium is not dense enough to be fully submerged in these liquids.

Though there is a tendency for the most important carnivorous animal of the area to take the first place in stories and beliefs as to transformation, the less important beasts of prey and even harmless animals like the deer or rabbit also figure prominently among the were-animals.

Though less common, X-ray microscopy has also been developed since the late 1940s.

Though the stratification of food services in Beijing was no longer effected by imperial laws, the structure more or less remained despite continuous weakening due to the financial background of the local clientele.

Though Sanjō was a nephew of Michinaga ( the mother of Sanjō was another sister of Michinaga ; she had died already in Sanjō's childhood and he was relatively less influenced by his maternal line ).

Though less than 3 % of Native Americans owned slaves, divisions grew among the Native Americans over slavery.

Though less than 3 % of Native Americans owned slaves, bondage created destructive cleavages among those who were slaveholders.

Though still used for historical renovations, and for heavy-duty applications, such as attaching boards to masonry walls, cut nails are much less common today than wire nails.

Though the translation makes less use of Greek words than the Sahidic, it does employ some Greek grammar ( e. g., in word-order and the use of particles such as the syntactic construction μεν — δε ).

Though the caffeine content in a given brew of tea may vary based on the brewing method, variety of tea, and number of extractions, Oolong tea in general contains caffeine, albeit less than black tea.

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 their effects remain somewhat less well understood owing to a lack of experimental data, they have been detected in various ecological habitats far removed from industrial activity such as the Arctic, demonstrating diffusion and bioaccumulation after only a relatively brief period of widespread use.

Though this method is less developed than post Hartree – Fock methods, its significantly lower computational requirements ( scaling typically no worse than with respect to basis functions ) allow it to tackle larger polyatomic molecules and even macromolecules.

Though generally quite young and less experienced than the tribuni angusticlavii, he served as second in command of the legion, behind the legate.

Though less concerned with " episteme ", Kuhn nonetheless remarked at how coteries of scientists operated under and applied a standard praxis of ' normal science ,' deviating from a standard ' paradigm ' only in instances of irreconcilable anomalies that question a significant body of their work.