Though discouraging, the failure of choice to lead to overall improvement often seems to reflect weaknesses in the way that choice is implemented rather than a failure of the basic principle itself.

Though often seen as static, isolated ‘ powerhouses ’ hijacked for cellular metabolism through an ancient endosymbiotic event, the evolution of the MAM underscores the extent to which mitochondria have been integrated into overall cellular physiology, with intimate physical and functional coupling to the endomembrane system.

Though the Indigenous only make up less than 2 % of Taiwan ’ s overall population, it is notable that their foods eaten and ways of preparation are distinguishable from the more typical Chinese-influenced cuisine.

Though these are a lot like mudflows, overall they are slower moving and are covered with solid material carried along by flow from within.

Though Thackeray does not settle definitively whether Becky murders Jos, such a development is in keeping with the overall trend of character development in the novel.

Though in the city of Katowice the plebiscite resulted 22, 774 votes to remain in Germany and 3, 900 votes for Poland, it was however attached to Poland as the district in which it was located the overall ( combined with rural areas near the city and castle area ) they were 66, 119 votes for Poland and 52, 992 for Germany.

Though at the time of the release of the movie, it did not have a great overall impact, once reunification began in 1990, the hip-hop scene began to flourish.

Though these bands had a regional touch to their output, the overall sound was a homogenized mixture of Polish styles.

Though historians, journalists, and learned priests published, overall the total output that remain from this period and that had been kept out of the burned parliament is small.

Though U. S. Route 101 remains a major coastal north – south link along the Pacific coast north of San Francisco, it has been replaced in overall importance for transport through the West Coast states by Interstate 5, which is more modern in its physical design, goes through more major cities, and has more direct routing due to significantly easier geography over much of the route.

Though Ellicott made revisions to the original plans, including changes to some street patterns, L ' Enfant is still credited with the overall design of the city.

Though defeated at Mogilev ( 23 July 1812 ), Bagration led his forces to join the 1st army at Smolensk under Barclay de Tolly, to whom he ceded overall command of both armies on 2 August.

* Capacity: 400 ( Though this 400 is included in the overall Spion Kop capacity of 11, 210 )

Though the colour of the bill changes from black in summer to pale grey in winter, the timing of the colour change does not necessarily correspond to that of the bird's overall plumage change.

Though fairly similar to females and immatures of the European Stonechat S. rubicola, the Whinchat can readily be distinguished by its conspicuous supercilium and whiter belly, and also in western Europe, by being paler overall than the western European Stonechat subspecies S. rubicola hibernans.

Though Leonov was able to complete his spacewalk successfully, both that task and the overall mission were plagued with problems.

Though by the end of 1987 Orion had slipped to fourth overall in box office receipts, the company had won seven Oscars and scored box office hits with Platoon, RoboCop, and No Way Out.

Though receiving critical acclaim the overall sales of the album were disappointing, though it went straight in at No. 1 in Reading's local chart.

Though this may improve overall welfare, by giving more consumers access to the market, such price discrimination can also transfer consumer surpluses to the producer.

Though Burnham maintained overall control of the design process, he was not directly connected with the details of the structure as built ; credit should be shared with his designer Frederick P. Dinkelberg, a Pennsylvania-born architect in Burnham's office, who first worked for Burnham in putting together the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, for which Burnham was the chief of construction and master designer.

Though studies have demonstrated mental health care to reduce overall health care costs, demonstrate efficacy, and reduce employee absenteeism while improving employee functioning, the availability of comprehensive mental health services is in decline.

Though Passions was historically top-rated in key demographics, the series was plagued since its inception by low overall Nielsen ratings and the final episode aired on August 7, 2008.

Though it should be noted that the Confederates suffered a considerably lower amount of overall casualties than the Union, at roughly 260, 000 total casualties to the Union's 360, 000.

" Though it is sometimes common to define an attitude as affect toward an object, affect ( i. e., discrete emotions or overall arousal ) is generally understood to be distinct from attitude as a measure of favorability.

Though currently unresearched, this effect possibly occurs as a result of sunlight-dependent vitamin D production.

Though the effect is most associated with IQ increases, a similar effect has been found with increases of semantic and episodic memory.

Though this method of approximation ( also known as a " cheat " because it's not really a global illumination method ) is easy to perform computationally, when used alone it does not provide an adequately realistic effect.

Though by no means a unified movement with a set of shared axioms or methodologies, Post-structuralism emphasizes the ways in which different aspects of a cultural order, from its most banal material details to its most abstract theoretical exponents, determine one another ( rather than espousing a series of strict, uni-directional, cause and effect relationships – see Reductionism – or resorting to Epiphenomenalism ).

Though this defensive loophole slightly narrows the types of cases which may be prosecuted for perjury, the effect of this statutory defense is to promote a truthful retelling of facts by witnesses, thus helping to ensure the reliability of American court proceedings just as broadened perjury statutes aimed to do.

Though a single shell could have disastrous local effect, the guns were susceptible to air attack in addition to being slow to move.

Though scientists often contribute to the field, many prominent scientists have felt that the practical effect on their work is limited ; a popular quote attributed to physicist Richard Feynman goes, " Philosophy of science is about as useful to scientists as ornithology is to birds.

Though the noise level of 16-bit audio systems ( such as CD players ) is commonly quoted ( on the basis of calculations that take no account of subjective effect ) as − 96 dB relative to FS ( full scale ), the best 468-weighted results are in the region of − 68 dB relative to Alignment Level ( commonly defined as 18 dB below FS ) i. e. − 86 dB relative to FS.

Though the change may have been meant to enhance direct control of the rescue of the downed SEAL atop Takur Ghar, it had the critical effect of severely limiting communications between the different teams participating in the battle.

Though devastated by his friend's death, Aykroyd presented the award alone, remarking from the stage " My partner would have loved to have been here to present this, given that he was something of a visual effect himself.

Though the money supply is related indirectly to interest rates in the very short run, the money supply in effect is perfectly inelastic with respect to nominal interest rates ( assuming the central bank chooses to control the money supply rather than focusing directly on the interest rate ).

Though a radiological dispersal device ( RDD ) would be designed to disperse radioactive material over a large area, a bomb that uses conventional explosives would likely have far more lethal effect than the radioactive material.

Though engine manufacturers have refused to release details of the effect of EGR on fuel economy, the EPA regulations of 2002 that led to the introduction of cooled EGR were associated with a 3 % drop in engine efficiency, bucking a trend of a. 5 % a year increase.

Though the Orbs defy scientific analysis, they stimulate what are known as " Orb Experiences ", visions and images which have a measurable effect on the nervous system of humanoids.

Though at least one of these factors have been shown to directly and largely effect an individual's gender identity.

Though most antidepressants selectively inhibit REM sleep due to their action on monoamines, this effect decreases after long-term use.

** Less visible motion blur, thanks in large part to very high refresh rates and a faster response time, contributing to superior performance when displaying content with significant amounts of rapid motion ( Though newer LCD screens have similar refresh rates, that also introduces the soap opera effect ).

Though unable to effect a durable peace with the Basotho, or to realise his ambition for the creation of one powerful Boer republic, Pretorius saw the Free State begin to grow in strength.

Though unlikely to directly hit and therefore destroy armoured vehicles, the rockets did have a significant effect on soft targets and the " taxi rank " patrols of rocket-armed aircraft over the Normandy disrupted or even completely paralysed road traffic.

Though the effect he discovered has been proven to exist by many others, Brown's work was controversial because others and even he himself believed that this effect could explain the existence and operation of unidentified flying objects ( UFOs ).

Though not marketed as such due to federal regulations, the biocidal effect of glutaraldehyde kills most algae at concentrations of 0. 5 – 5. 0 ppm.

Though having previously stated that some authoritarian measures would need to be put in effect in order to reorganize the United States government, Windrip goes so far as to outlaw dissent, incarcerate political enemies in concentration camps, create a paramilitary force, called the Minute Men, who terrorize citizens and enforce the policies of Windrip and his " corporatist " regime.