Though direct imaging may become more important in the future, the vast majority of known extrasolar planets have only been detected through indirect methods.

Though he had a happy childhood surrounded by his many siblings, his family knew Francis was likely to be a future Emperor ( his uncle Joseph had no surviving issue from either of his two marriages ), and so in 1784 the young Archduke was sent to the Imperial Court in Vienna to educate and prepare him for his future role.

Though Kepler took a dim view of the attempts of contemporary astrologers to precisely predict the future or divine specific events, he had been casting well-received detailed horoscopes for friends, family and patrons since his time as a student in Tübingen.

Though it was published almost ten years before Kim Stanley Robinson's acclaimed Mars trilogy and takes place in a different version of the future, Icehenge contains elements that should be familiar to readers of the Mars series.

Though his recovery was reasonably quick, his future career was marred with frequent cancellations due to various health problems, from the common cold to depression, which lasted from days to months.

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 the pod's equipment was removed after initial tests, NASA decided to leave it in place, mainly to save costs, along with the agency's plans to use it for future experiments.

Though only a third alternate for an appointment, through disciplined self-directed study and good fortune the future four-star admiral passed the entrance exam and was accepted.

Though Provence was generally conservative, it often elected reformist leaders ; Prime Minister Léon Gambetta was the son of a Marseille grocer, and future prime minister Georges Clemenceau was elected deputy from the Var in 1885.

Though viewed as a military liability by the United States, the ROC viewed its remaining islands in Fujian as vital for any future campaign to defeat the PRC and retake mainland China.

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

Though the speech was not published in the USSR for a long time, it was a break with the most atrocious practices of the Gulag system ; Solzhenitsyn was aware, however, that the outlines of the system had survived and could be revived and expanded by future leaders.

Though the interpretation of various cards varies by region, the common significators for the future are as follows:

Though he is commonly portrayed as ignorant in the show, Cartman does speak fluent Spanish in the episodes ' My future self ' n ' me ' and ' Pandemic part 1 '.

Though the town is experiencing moderate growth now, especially along I-25, in the near future there is a high possibility of its becoming a booming bedroom community for lakesiders from Elephant Butte.

Though Munny initially refuses to help with the assassination, his farm is failing, putting his children's future in jeopardy.

Though it only covers part of the manga, critics felt the ending brought the story to a good stopping point while making it clear that there was much left for the Sohma and Tohru to deal with, including the curse and Tohru's future choice between Kyo and Yuki.

* Though not generally a motivation for the inclusion of grave goods with a corpse, it is worth considering that future archaeologists may find the remains ( compare time capsule ).

" Though Medar died before Maddux graduated from Valley High School in Las Vegas, he instilled a firm foundation that would anchor Maddux ’ future career.

Though the intention was still to avoid the creation of a creed and denomination, the members ' consensus on certain endeavors and standards laid the groundwork for the future denomination.

Though West Francia ( the future France ) was far less menaced by the Vikings than the Low Countries, it was heavily hit nonetheless.

Though little read nowadays, in Virginia Woolf's opinion Religio Medici paved the way for all future confessionals, private memoirs and personal writings.

Though absolute sales might grow in an expanding market, a firm's share of the market can decrease which bodes ill for future sales when the market starts to drop.

Though the experience as a stripper has been documented in journalistic and academic research to have lasting negative impacts on practitioners, being a stripper does not preclude a balanced life while in the business or personally satisfying future.

Though not used in official communication, the nickname " Illinois Tech " has long been a favorite of students, inspiring the name of the student newspaper ; ( renamed in 1928 from Armour Tech News to TechNews ), and the former mascot of the university's collegiate sports teams, the Techawks.

Though the name would not be made official for several months, newspaper accounts immediately dubbed the new entity the " Big 12 ".

Though the print building doesn ’ t appear too much, the newspaper itself is often the base of the jokes, using the news to start misunderstandings.

Though Bullinger did not leave Switzerland after becoming antistes of Zurich, he conducted an extended correspondence all over Europe and was so well informed that he edited a kind of newspaper about political developments.

Though she remained silent during Reagan's political career, she told a newspaper interviewer in 1968 that this was not because she was:

Though Beer's son Frederick became the owner upon Julius's death in 1880, he had little interest in the newspaper and was content to leave Dicey as editor until 1889.

Though circulation declined during her tenure, she remained as editor for thirteen years, combining it in 1893 with the editorship of The Sunday Times, a newspaper that she had also bought.

Though former Nobel Peace Prize and Lenin Peace Prize winner Seán MacBride made it known in the Sunday Press newspaper that he wanted to contest the office, only Hillery was nominated and was declared re-elected without the need for a poll.

Though Martin had intended to attend Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, he instead remained with his newspaper work, where his future prospects seemed promising.

Though its official publication date is 1939, references in newspaper humor columns are made to his manuscript of a book without an " e " years earlier.

Though initially deeply unsympathetic to the Rising ( the leading Irish nationalist newspaper, the Irish Independent called for their execution ), Irish public opinion switched and became more sympathetic due to manner of their treatment and executions.

Though the Appeal to Reason was not the influential newspaper it had been, its printing presses ( and more importantly the 175, 000 names on its subscriber lists ) would prove to be crucial.

Though the term " cash for questions affair " is used to refer to the events that followed the publication of The Guardians story, it was not the first time that a British newspaper had accused MPs of taking bribes to table questions.

Though he remained a Quaker until his death, Eichenberg was also associated with Catholic charity work through his friendship with Dorothy Day — whom he met at a Quaker conference on religion and publishing in 1949 — and frequently contributed illustrations to Day's newspaper the Catholic Worker.

Though nominally favouring a classless, moneyless, egalitarian society, in recent years the Bund's newspaper has printed a number of nationalistic, anti-immigration articles.

Though he returned to his family, he did not return to school, instead getting a job at the Salt Lake Telegram, a smaller afternoon daily newspaper.

Though the area was annexed by Oklahoma City, it has retained its own chamber of commerce, community newspaper and even its own downtown along Commerce Street.

Though he could not move, he remained lucid, and had newspaper headlines read to him for fifteen minutes at a time.

Though seen partly as a " matter of prestige " brought on by contemporary newspaper reports that claimed "' certain Foreign Powers '" were planning such a journey, and also as a " reaction " by Williams to Goble's 1924 expedition, it was notable as the first international flight undertaken by an RAAF plane and crew.

Though he turned down a financially lucrative offer to write for Northcliffe's flagship publication, the Daily Mail, in 1908 Garvin agreed to take over the editorship of the historic Sunday newspaper The Observer.

Though independent, the newspaper has been, since 1971, owned by a group of Jewish leaders involved with Canadian Jewish Congress.

Though militants published a newspaper, " The Waterfront Worker ", that focused on longshoremen's most pressing demands: more men on each gang, lighter loads and an independent union.

Though he hoped to become a Roman Catholic priest, at age the of fourteen he started working at a newspaper, first as an errand boy, then as a linotypist, then eventually as a writer.