Though the progressive rock genre was beginning to decrease in popularity, concept albums had become a medium that continued.

Though he gave the impression of sympathy with progressive and liberal causes, he had no enthusiasm for the New Deal of American President Franklin D. Roosevelt ( which Bennett eventually tried to emulate, after floundering without solutions for several years ), and he never advocated massive government action to alleviate depression in Canada.

Though progressive metal was, and has remained, primarily an album-oriented genre, this mainstream exposure increased the genre's profile, and opened doors for other bands.

Though adhering to neither the progressive or conservative factions among French musicians of the era, Dukas had the friendship and respect of both.

Though SMPT: e contained the thirty-one minute opus " All of the Above ", the band's second studio album, 2001's Bridge Across Forever, found the band flexing their muscles further in the long form for which progressive rock is known.

Though there are many individualistic variants of Illbient, the music is characterized by interesting dub-wise layering of soundscapes, hip hop-influenced use of samples and a progressive approach to beat programming that encompasses all genres of world groove and electronic music.

Though the work is often described as being in the key of D major, the tonal scheme of the symphony as whole is progressive.

Though the people here are progressive in thought, they prefer traditional way of life.

Though progressive in its intent, this legislation was gutted by the British Parliament which did not want to lose its legal superiority.

Though the Westons were not wealthy, they were well connected and through her uncle ’ s patronage Weston was educated in England, where she lived until she returned to Boston in 1828, to serve as principal of a newly founded and socially progressive girls ’ high school.

Though the common law was sometimes comparatively progressive, sometimes not, the first statutes to prohibit discrimination focused on gender and race emerged in the 1960s as the Civil Rights Act was passed in the United States.

Though he gave the impression of sympathy with progressive and liberal causes, he had no enthusiasm for the New Deal of American President Franklin D. Roosevelt ( which Bennett tried to emulate ), and he never advocated massive government action to alleviate depression in Canada.

Though that vision was never achieved two factors led to a more innovative and experimental nature at Kirkland: first, the introduction of progressive views of undergraduate education on the part of Millicent C. McIntosh, former President of Barnard College, and second, the mandate to " make a fresh attack on introducing major fields of learning " without being constrained by the more traditional patterns at Hamilton-a mandate embraced by Kirkland's president, Samuel F. Babbitt.

Though progressive in that regard, Berlin was still planning on opening with a minstrel skit.

Though his earlier works, influenced by the progressive writers of his times, showed a marked leftist and socialist leanings, his later work progressively became stark in portraying the darkness of the human psyche, as humanist values progressively declined around the Partition.

Though it initially focused on more progressive rock and heavy metal, as the decade progressed it would also embrace the emergence of ( and become a seminal label of ) alternative rock, particularly grunge, with influential acts like Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Weezer and Beck.

Though most of these bands maintain a progressive attitude as to the nature of their sound ( Remains of the Day actually includes a violinist among its members ), there is a staunch refusal to separate themselves categorically from their hardcore punk provenances.

Though following progressive dogma at every turn, such as the introduction of child labor laws, factory inspection codes, safety codes for mines, health and sanitary laws, and employer ’ s liability for workers, Haskell ’ s legislative schedule also included Jim Crow laws for Oklahoma.

Though her character was criticised for not being a progressive interpretation of a woman, Manning felt both that feminism was not a contemporary concern and Jo had her virtues aside from her intelligence, such as her loyalty.

Though now vastly different from the original concept, the school still represents a progressive approach to alternative education.

Though the coeducational college was considered progressive at the time, the women were dissatisfied with the fact that while men enjoyed membership in fraternities, women had no such equivalent organizations for companionship, support and advancement and were instead limited to literary societies ( such as the Monmouth College Literary Society that became Pi Beta Phi women's fraternity in 1867 ).

Though a member of the conservative Civic Election Committee, he again showed himself to be a progressive representative on issues relating to workers, pensioners and the handicapped, and often voted with the CCF group.

Though the album was seen by some as one of the worst examples of the progressive rock genre, the record was well received by others.

Though once Tuurngaq simply meant " helping spirit ", it has, with Christianisation, taken on the meaning of demon in the Christian belief system.

Though the title " abbot " is not given in the Western Church to any but actual abbots of monasteries today, the title archimandrite is given to " monastics " ( i. e., celibate ) priests in the East, even when not attached to a monastery, as an honor for service, similar to the title of monsignor in the Western / Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church.

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 associated with the Sassanid Persians and with Mithradates VI Eupator ( who for a time incorporated the city into his empire ), by the late Hellenistic or early Roman period, the star and crescent motif had been associated to some degree with Byzantium.

Though Western culture contained several polytheistic religions during its early years under the Greek and Roman empires, as the centralized Roman power waned, the dominance of the Catholic Church was the only consistent force in Europe.

Though outside the limits of the Roman Empire, these depictions appear to be derived from Classical prototypes.

Though normally distinguishing itself from other churches by calling itself the " Catholic Church ", it also uses the description " Roman Catholic Church ".

Though some Roman patrons ordered marble replicas of the specifically Anatolian " Diana " of Ephesus, where the Temple of Artemis stood, Diana was usually depicted for educated Romans in her Greek guise.

Though present and allowed to speak before the council, members of the Imperial Roman / Byzantine court, abbots, priests, monks and laymen were not allowed to vote.

Though all episcopal sees may be considered " holy ", the expression " the Holy See " ( without further specification ) is normally used in international relations ( and in the canon law of the Roman Catholic Church ) to refer to the See of Rome viewed as the central government of the Roman Catholic Church.

Though place names survived the deurbanized Sub-Roman and early Anglo-Saxon periods, and historiography has been at pains to signal the expected survivals, archaeology shows that a bare handful of Roman towns were continuously occupied.

Though no longer mentioned in the General Roman Catholic calendar of saints, he may now, according to the rules in the present-day Roman Missal, be celebrated everywhere on his feast day with a " Memorial ", unless in some locality an obligatory celebration is assigned to that day.

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 declining slowly by the years, Syracuse maintained the status of capital of the Roman government of Sicily and seat of the praetor.

Though Roman satire is sometimes linked to the Greek satyr plays, satire's only connection to the satyric drama is through the subversive nature of the satyrs themselves, as forces in opposition to urbanity, decorum, and civilization itself.

Though the people of Venice generally remained orthodox Roman Catholics, the state of Venice was notable for its freedom from religious fanaticism and it enacted not a single execution for religious heresy during the Counter-Reformation.

Though few historical records are left from that period, Western Sahara's modern history has its roots linked to some nomadic groups ( living under Berber tribal rule and in contact with the Roman Empire ) such as the Sanhaja group and the introduction of Islam and the Arabic language the end from the 8th century AD.

Though the decline of the Roman Empire was the main subject which Zosimus selected, it was perhaps his ambition to imitate Polybius which led him to introduce various matters connected with Persian, Grecian, and Macedonian history, which are not very intimately connected with his main design.

Though Jobst had the greater support among the electors, he died on January 18, 1411, clearing the way for Sigismund's election as king and later Holy Roman Emperor.

Though settlement in the area goes back to Roman times, the medieval town of Perpignan seems to have been founded around the beginning of the 10th century ( first mentioned in a document as villa Perpiniarum in 927 ).

Though baptized Roman Catholic, he was raised Anglican and in his later life he returned to the Roman Catholic faith.