Though Aristotle wrote many elegant treatises and dialogues ( Cicero described his literary style as " a river of gold "), it is thought that the majority of his writings are now lost and only about one-third of the original works have survived.

Though they won a narrow majority, it fell short of the 40 per cent required, accelerating the fall of the Labour Government, in May 1979.

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 later described his presidency as the unhappiest time of his life, scholars rate John Quincy Adams in the second quartile in the majority of historical presidential rankings.

Though Jackson had won the popular vote, neither he nor any of the other candidates ( John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, and William H. Crawford ) had won a majority of the electoral vote.

Though the Libyan army had a large amount of fighting equipment at its disposal, the vast majority was bought from the Soviet Union in the 1970s and 1980s and eventually became largely obsolete.

Though holding a tiny share ( 2. 6 %) of the voice market, this new player has captured a majority of the 3G market ( 69. 11 %).

Though some ethnomusicologists primarily conduct historical studies, the majority are involved in long-term participant observation.

Though the vast majority of Igbos today are Christian, many of them still use oracles.

Though the prime minister remains an appointee of the president, the president must obey the rules of parliament, and select a leader from the house's majority holding party.

Though the majority observance of Christian Sabbath is as Sunday rest, this development was gradual.

Though coalition and minority governments have been an occasional feature of parliamentary politics, the first-past-the-post electoral system used for general elections tends to maintain the dominance of these two parties, though each has in the past century relied upon a third party to deliver a working majority in Parliament.

" Though Jewish opinion was mixed, Grant's determination to court Jewish voters ultimately resulted in his capturing the majority of that vote, though Grant did lose some Jewish votes as a result of the order.

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 Brandt remained Chancellor, he had lost his majority.

Though these events diminished Walpole's popularity, they failed to shake his majority in Parliament.

Though from the point of view of an increasing majority of archaeologists, there were always two distinct cultures in Canaan, a strong and prosperous northern kingdom and a weaker and poorer southern one, in the Biblical account the Israelite tribes were initially united in a single kingdom, and only later fractured into the northern and southern kingdoms ; this fracture is blamed by the Bible on the jealousy of Ephraim over the growing power of Judah.

Though Italy was a parliamentary democracy, under the Statuto Albertino, or constitution, the monarchy possessed considerable residual powers, including the right to appoint the Prime Minister, even if the individual in question did not command majority support in the Chamber of Deputies.

Though faced with a hostile majority in Parliament, Pitt was able to solidify his position in a few months ' time.

Though some ethnomusicologists primarily conduct historical studies, the majority are involved in long-term participant observation.

Though the majority of the album was recorded by Smith alone, friend and The Spinanes vocalist Rebecca Gates sang harmony vocals on " St. Ides Heaven ", and Heatmiser guitarist Neil Gust played guitar on " Single File ".

Though the county majority were Union sympathizers Owsley Countians, in general, had little regard for the life of a blacks.

Though a majority of Cherokees opposed the treaty and refused to leave, the U. S. and Georgia considered it binding.

Though the majority of art works on display date from the Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty, there are exquisite examples of objects dating from the Tang Dynasty and earlier periods.

Though he was created by McKimson, the majority of the cartoons with him were directed by Friz Freleng.

Though most of Grenada's population is of African descent, there is some trace of the early Arawak and Carib Indians.

Though unable to halt the bill's passage, his campaign was successful in drawing attention to the grievances of Indians in South Africa.

Though retrospectively it may seem to us that Franklin may have idealized the Indians to make a rhetorical point, the phrase " noble savage " never appears in his writings.

Though feeling that the British would not quit immediately, Patel favoured an all-out rebellion which would galvanise Indian people, who had been divided in their response to the war, In Patel's view, an all-out rebellion would force the British to concede that continuation of colonial rule had no support in India, and thus speed power transfer to Indians.

Though not a bad man, he shares his Anglo-Indian colleagues ' racist view of Indians.

Though the Choctaw Indians had inhabited the area since the 1830s with a small town located near the city today, the city was officially founded by a Baptist Missionary named J. S.

" Though the Indians are acknowledged to have an unquestionable, and, heretofore, unquestioned right to the lands they occupy, until that right shall be extinguished by a voluntary cession to our government ; yet it may well be doubted whether those tribes which reside within the acknowledged boundaries of the United States can, with strict accuracy, be denominated foreign nations.

Though both Kitsap and Sealth are often called " Chief ", this is an attribution by English speakers ; such designations were not used by the Puget Sound Indians themselves.

Though the characters have personalities rather different from their real-life counterparts, the novel borrows heavily from actual events, in particular Loving's ambush by Indians, and Goodnight's attentive care as Loving died from an arrow-induced infection.

Though its core constituency consists of Malaysian Chinese, the DAP receives support from the Malaysian Indians and Malays.

Though the Indians soon became, and remain, a majority on the island, their own linguistic fragmentation and alienation from the English-and French-speaking white elite led them to take up Mauritian Creole as their main lingua franca.

Though he pitched for the Indians for only three seasons, Hershiser became something of a folk hero in Cleveland and remains one today.

Though many claim she had significant Nazi sympathies, von Harbou claims she only joined the Nazi Party to help Indians in Germany.

Though people accepted into band membership under band rules may not be status Indians, C-31 clarified that various sections of the Indian Act would apply to such members.

Though a then-well-known cavalry officer of the Indian Wars, William Harney worked for peace with the Indians by advocating a good neighbor policy and strove throughout his career to improve the nation's treatment of the native population, vainly seeking to have them treated fairly.

Though he would later be honored as one of the Cleveland Indians ' top 100 players in team history, one of Hargrove's early visits to Cleveland was less than memorable.

Though superstar pitcher Bob Feller failed to win either of his two starts, the Indians won the Series in six games to capture their second championship and their first since ( as well as their last to the present date ).

Though historically forming the western half of the St. Croix Chippewa Indians, these communities associated with the Mille Lacs band since the 1800s and are a part of today's contemporary Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe.

Though the Edisto Indians were not happy to have the English settle permanently, the chief of the Kiawah Indians, who lived farther north along the coast, arrived to invite the English to settle among his people and protect them from the Westo tribe, slave-raiding allies of Virginia.

Though the Mississippi River Band of Chippewa Indians no longer exists legally, the majority of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe and White Earth Band of Chippewa still identify as Mississippi Chippewa.

Though the region already boasted three of the country's four largest cities: Mexico City, Puebla, and Guadalajara ( the area around Parícutin, some 200 miles west of the capital ), it was still a peaceful backwater inhabited by Tarascan Indians in the early 1940s.