Though her personal contact with Alfred Nobel had been brief, she corresponded with him until his death in 1896, and it is believed that she was a major influence in his decision to include a peace prize among those prizes provided in his will.

Though the Cayman Islands are involved in no major international disputes, they have come under some criticism due to the use of their territory for narcotics trafficking and money laundering.

Though there were craftsmen in several cities ( such as Antwerp, Brussels, and Ghent ), the major handicraft center for this cordwain was Mechelen, where it was mentioned as early as 1504.

Though Orthwein's period as owner was short and controversial, he did oversee major changes to the team, first with the hiring of former New York Giants coach Bill Parcells in 1993.

" Though the press showed up, no major news organization published the story.

Though OMIM is a major resource for gathering information on the relationship between mutations and natural variation in gene sequence and susceptibility to hundreds of diseases, a sophisticated search strategy is required to extract diseases associated with defects in transcriptional control where the promoter is believed to have direct involvement.

Though a major commercial failure on release, some argue the film has gone on to become a cult favourite.

Though Pope Pius X's revision made few corrections, omissions and additions to the text of the prayers in the Roman Missal, there were major changes in the rubrics, changes which were not incorporated in the section entitled " Rubricae generales ", but were instead printed as an additional section under the heading " Additiones et variationes in rubricis Missalis ".

Though metallic sodium has some important uses, the major applications of sodium use it in its many compounds ; millions of tons of the chloride, hydroxide, and carbonate are produced annually.

Though Hassan threatened to drive the Christians into the sea, he committed the first attack by launching his first major military offensive with his 1, 500 Dervish equipped with 20 modern rifles on the British soldiers stationed in the region.

Though table tennis players grip their rackets in various ways, their grips can be classified into two major families of styles, penhold and shakehand.

Though their project, like others in the state, had to contend with the Great Depression and World War II, work continued as Colonial Williamsburg became a major tourist attraction.

Though trouble in Southeast Asia was shown in Jack L. Warner's Brushfire ( 1961 ), and Marshall Thompson's A Yank in Viet-Nam ( 1964 ) and To the Shores of Hell ( 1966 ), the major Hollywood studios refused to make any Vietnam War films with the exception of John Wayne's The Green Berets based on the best-selling book by Robin Moore and using the theme song " Ballad of the Green Berets ".

Though able to record the majority of their work themselves, they also used major commercial studios ( including Abbey Road Studios in London ) for some sessions.

Though quarter-comma meantone is the most common type, other systems that flatten the fifth by some amount, but that still equate the major whole tone ( 9 / 8 in just intonation ) with the minor whole tone ( 10 / 9 in just intonation ), are also called meantone systems.

Though he wrote no major works for the organ, his improvisation sessions sometimes yielded ideas for the symphonies.

Though historically a predominantly Afrikaner settlement, Bloemfontein was officially founded in 1846 as a fort by British army major Henry Douglas Warden as a British outpost in the Transoranje region, at that stage occupied by various groups of peoples including Cape Colony Trek Boers, Griqua and Basotho.

Though initially the major market for the PC was for business applications, games capability became an important factor motivating PC purchases as prices decreased.

Though silk was certainly the major trade item from China, many other goods were traded, and various technologies, religions and philosophies, as well as the bubonic plague ( the " Black Death "), also traveled along the Silk Routes.

Though her personal contact with Alfred Nobel had been brief, she corresponded with him until his death in 1896, and it is believed that she was a major influence in his decision to include a peace prize among those prizes provided in his will, which she won in 1905.

Though their power was restricted to nominating colonists to fill vacancies on the three major governmental councils, these electoral colleges provided a setting for political agitation by the planters.

Though musicological study of popular music has vastly increased in quantity recently, Middleton's assertion in 1990 — that most major " works of musicology, theoretical or historical, act as though popular music did not exist "— holds true.

Though other sources describe the apparently positive blessings he delivers upon the Israelites, he is reviled as a " wicked man " in the major story concerning him.

Though it is believed to have been a major political and military event, there is no certainty about its date, location or the details of the fighting.

Though his work crossed many stylistic boundaries, his involvement with the other major figures of Impressionism and their exhibitions, his dynamic paintings and sketches of everyday life and activities, and his bold color experiments, served to finally tie him to the Impressionist movement as one of its greatest artists.

Though by the close of the 1989 season the team boasted a powerhouse bullpen in the AL Cy Young Award winner Bret Saberhagen ( set franchise record with 23 wins in ), two time All-Star Mark Gubicza ( 15 game winner in 1989 ) and 1989 AL Rookie of the Year runner-up Tom Gordon ( won 17 games in 1989 ), the organization felt they were still missing a few pieces that would give the divisional rivals Oakland Athletics a run for their money.

Though they were the road team, the Vikings were actually favored to win the game ( since most considered their 11 – 2 record with Culpepper more indicative than their 0 – 3 record when he was out ).

Though the Brewers only went 68 – 94 in 2003, the Brewers did raise hopes with a winning record in August during the season.

Though early electrical pickup tonearms were light, their full weight rested on the record.

Though there is no explicit record of this, it is usually assumed that Sappho returned from exile at some point and that she spent most of her life in Lesbos.

Though Fox's work has now been to some extent revised, it remains a vital record of stretches of the Dyke that still existed between 1926 and 1928, when his three field surveys took place, but that are now destroyed.

Though he only batted. 259 for the Expos, his average jumped to. 365 with the Reds, as he managed them to a 19 – 22 record for the remainder of the season.

Though considered a failure by some scholars because the expenditures outweighed the results, it nevertheless had a substantial record of achievement.

" Though lawyers once complained of the character's implausibly perfect track record, Ide complimented Burr because he " strove for such authenticity in his courtroom characterizations that we regard his passing as though we lost one of our own.

Though only in New York for four and a half seasons, Henderson set the Yankees ' franchise record with 326 stolen bases ; the previous high ( 248 ) had been held by Hal Chase.

Though his record wasn't as strong against top international bowlers, he was effective at punishing lesser attacks.

Though the Bulls were swept, Jordan recorded a playoff single-game record 63 points in Game 2 ( which still stands to this day ), prompting Bird to call him ' God disguised as Michael Jordan.

Though it is said that the band never saw any money from the release, the Overkill EP garnered the band massive underground interest, and the attention of Jon Zazula, the owner of Megaforce Records, one of the most prominent independent heavy metal record labels at the time.

Though frontman Mille Petrozza never cared about this: " For us, success doesn't define in record sales.

Though he continues to play, and extends his consecutive-game streak to a seemingly insurmountable record, his physical condition continues its inexorable decline.

Though Mitchum continued to use his singing voice in his film work, he waited until 1967 to record his follow-up record, That Man, Robert Mitchum, Sings.

Though Miles ' work is closely associated with Blue Note, and has earned iconic status and frequent homage, Miles was only a casual jazz fan, according to Richard Cook ; Blue Note gave him several copies of each of the many dozens of albums he designed, but Miles gave most to friends or sold them to second-hand record shops.

Though he moved to Richmond shortly before the Civil War, he paid homage to his Southside roots through his music and story-telling, in which he engaged himself professionally in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, sharing a stage on occasion with Mark Twain, and becoming the first known artist to record music with a mixed-race ensemble.

Though he never appeared in the NCAA tournament, Maravich played a key role in turning around a lackluster program that had posted a 3 – 20 record in the season prior to his arrival.

Though James continued to record for Chess, she was devastated by the death of Chess founder Leonard Chess in 1969.

Though they are included among the listing of 21 Genji lineages, no concrete record of the names of his descendants made Minamoto is known to survive.