Though she did not then know its name, this strange new fruit was a banana.

Though there is obviously nothing new about these techniques, they do challenge the worker's skill to articulate them precisely on the spot and on the basis of quick and accurate diagnostic assessments.

Though President John F. Kennedy was primarily concerned with the crucial problems of Berlin and disarmament adviser McCloy's unexpected report from Khrushchev, his new enthusiasm and reliance on personal diplomacy involved him in other key problems of U.S. foreign policy last week.

Though the ceremony installs the new abbot into a position of legal authority, it does not confer further sacramental authority-it is not a further degree of Holy Orders ( although some abbots have been ordained to the episcopacy ).

Though the merger process was traumatic and the new party suffered a few years of extremely poor poll results, it gradually found much greater electoral success than the Liberal Party had done in the post-war era.

Though both policies are presented in the Honor Code Handbook given to new members of the Caltech Community, some undergraduates regard them as a slight against the Honor Code and the implicit trust and respect it represents within the community.

Though astronomers are not sure what has caused this ring of new stars, some hypothesize that it is from shock waves caused by a bar that is thus far invisible.

Though politically authoritarian and, to some extent, dominated by government-owned industries, Chiang's new Taiwanese state also encouraged economic development, especially in the export sector.

Though unsatisfied with Adorno and Horkeimer's thought presented in Dialectic of Enlightenment, Habermas shares the view that, in the form of instrumental rationality, the era of modernity marks a move away from the liberation of enlightenment and toward a new form of enslavement.

Though some new cable car systems were still being built, by 1890 the cheaper to construct and simpler to operate electrically-powered trolley or tram started to become the norm, and eventually started to replace existing cable car systems.

Though Davros talks about his " new empire ", he at one point in time has actually been overthrown by his creatures and is kept prisoner in the Vault, being used for his scientific knowledge.

Though the Early Church used the Old Testament according to the canon of the Septuagint ( LXX ), the apostles did not otherwise leave a defined set of new scriptures ; instead the New Testament developed over time.

Though the new Apocalypse was defeated, Cyclops seemed lost forever.

Though the essay did not earn him a place in Ferdinand's court, it did detail a new method for measuring lunar eclipses, which he applied during the July 10 eclipse in Graz.

Though few in the new congress wanted to debate a possible Bill of Rights ( for the next century, most thought that the Declaration of Independence, not the first ten constitutional amendments, constituted the true Bill of Rights ), Madison pressed the issue.

Though the original Lada, and as of the early part of the new millennium, the Samara, have now been withdrawn, the Lada 110 and the Niva are still sold in certain Western European markets, as are the more modern models.

Though it was a private institution to be located in the middle of urban Boston, the new institute had a mission that matched the intent of the 1862 Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act to fund institutions " to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes ", and was thus named a land-grant school.

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 initially sarcastic and self-possessed to the point of arrogance ( Leiko is actually a Japanese name meaning " arrogant ") her relationship with her new lover causes her to become more contemplative.

Though it was not intended, these new modes made the 68020 very suitable for page printing ; most laser printers in the early ' 90s had a 68EC020 at their core.

Though the concept of a shared universe was not new or unique to comics in 1961, writer / editor Stan Lee, together with several artists including Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, created a series of titles where events in one book would have repercussions in another title and serialized stories would show characters ' growth and change.

Though the Reagans leased the new house at their expense, the move was viewed as snobbish.

Though his rule was rather short, his place among the rulers in the Valley is eminent for the various social and economic reforms such as the ' Sanskritization ' of the Valley people, new methods of land measurement and allocation etc.

Though unaware of the British intention to settle Norfolk Island, which was not announced until 5 December 1786, Forster referred to “ the nearness of New Zealand ; the excellent flax plant ( Phormium ) that grows so abundantly there ; its incomparable shipbuilding timber ”, as among the advantages of the new colony.

Though Oxford died in 1604 before approximately 12 of the plays were written according to the generally-accepted chronology, Oxfordians say that regular publication of new, " newly augmented ", and " corrected " Shakespeare plays stopped with Oxford's death in 1604, and they interpret certain written references to Shakespeare between 1604 and 1616 to mean that the writer was dead.

Though God commanded instruments to be used in Temple worship, and the daily life of Israel, the first recorded example of a musical instrument in Roman Catholic worship was an organ introduced by Pope Vitalian into a cathedral in Rome around 670.

Though the anthem of the Church of England is analogous to the motet of the Roman Catholic and Lutheran Churches, both being written for a trained choir and not for the congregation, it is as a musical form essentially English in its origin and development.

" Though it had little impact on the American charts, The Who's mod anthem presaged a more cerebral mix of musical ferocity and rebellious posture that characterized much early British punk rock: John Reed describes The Clash's emergence as a " tight ball of energy with both an image and rhetoric reminiscent of a young Pete Townshend — speed obsession, pop-art clothing, art school ambition ".

Though a Broadway production starring Nathan Lane and Victor Garber and directed by Sam Mendes was announced for Spring 2000, the New York debut of the musical was delayed.

Though the washboard is generally used today as a musical instrument or sound-making device, many parts of the world still use them for washing clothes.

Though a part of Poland, Podhale's musical life is more closely related to that found in the Carpathian mountains of Ukraine, Slovakia, Moravia in Czech Republic and Transsylvania.

Though the school included highly distinct musical personalities ( the styles of Berg and Webern are in fact very different from each other, and from Schoenberg — for example, only the works of Webern conform to the rule stated by Schoenberg that only a single row be used throughout all movements of a composition — while Gerhard and Skalkottas were closely involved with the folk music of their respective countries ) the impression of cohesiveness was enhanced by the literary efforts of some of its members.

Though strictly not musical, the Muslim call to prayer ( azan ) is always chanted by tenors, possibly due to the highly placed resonance of the tenor voice which allows it to be heard from a longer distance than baritones or basses during pre-amplification times.

Though it was not the best musical piece, the jury praised Ravel's work for its " melodic charm " and " sincerity of dramatic sentiment ".

Though Shaffer was at the piano and appeared to be directing the band's actions, Howard Shore was credited as SNLs musical director, eventually turning the actual conducting of the band to sax player Howard Johnson.

" Though he was a pioneer in musical film, his star honors him as a recording artist.

Though he had a few friends among Mexican composers, he was largely ignored by the Mexican musical establishment.

Though his fiery temperament was not ideally suited to teaching, Wolf's musical gifts, as well as his personal charm, earned him attention and patronage.

Though he ventured into new territory during a lifetime of innovation, he kept his contact with his musical point of origin.

Though almost bereft of dialogue, this musical anthology expands beyond its form to become a resurrection of a great black artist's soul.

Though originally made as a child's toy, the toy piano has been used in serious classical and contemporary musical contexts.

Though aspects of American music can be traced back to specific origins, claiming any particular original culture for a musical element is inherently problematic, due to the constant evolution of American music through transplanting and hybridizing techniques, instruments and genres.

Though squarely in the blues tradition, rock took elements from Afro-Caribbean and Latin musical techniques.

Though it had never been a full critical success relative to other Rodgers and Hammerstein productions such as South Pacific and The King and I, it inspired another generation of Asian Americans to re-imagine the musical.

Though Flower Drum Song is often called the first musical with an all-Asian cast, it was the 2002 revival of the play which was finally produced with an all-Asian cast of actor-singers.

Though the ODJB and the NORK seem to be the two leading white bands of the day, their musical styles were very different.

Though he worked mostly in comedy, Cline also directed some melodramas, and the musical Leathernecking ( 1930 ), Irene Dunne's film debut.

Though this musical did not achieve the popularity of the team's five most famous musicals, it was nevertheless a success, and broke new ground by using a mostly Asian cast.

Though he came to stardom as a musical comedy performer, he successfully transformed into a hardbitten leading man of darker projects.