Though little democracy had ever been practised in this region, and much of it was still ruled by feudalistic means, it was taken for granted that at least the forms of Western democracy would be established in this area and Western capitalism preserved within it.

Though the general structure of all antibodies is very similar, a small region at the tip of the protein is extremely variable, allowing millions of antibodies with slightly different tip structures, or antigen binding sites, to exist.

Though there is little evidence supporting Aksumite control of the region at that time, his title, which includes king of Saba and Salhen, Himyar and Dhu-Raydan ( all in modern-day Yemen ), along with gold Aksumite coins with the inscriptions, " king of the Habshat " or " Habashite ," indicate that Aksum might have retained some legal or actual footing in the area.

Though uninhabited, it is part of the " Scattered Islands " of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands administrative region.

Though in the next two centuries it would become the most important city in the region, at that time it was a small and growing city.

Though the composition of a bocadillo varies by region, it is usually a baguette filled with salad and a choice of meats, fish ( usually tuna ), or omelette.

Though practices differ by region and format, what follows is a typical arrangement in a North American urban commercial radio station.

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 the Asian Financial Crisis struck in the late 1990s and left many crippled, the economy of the region has started to pick up again at a more sustainable rate as demand from the United States and People's Republic of China soar.

The Alcubierre drive, however, remains a hypothetical concept with seemingly insuperable problems: Though the amount of energy required is no longer thought to be unobtainably large, there is no method to create a warp bubble in a region that does not already contain one, and there is no method to move from the warp-bubble once having arrived at an intended destination.

Though Christianity grow in the region under Olga's rule, Vladimir had remained a thoroughgoing pagan, taking eight hundred concubines ( besides numerous wives ) and erecting pagan statues and shrines to gods.

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 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 the campaign against Korea was primarily the work of the ranking French diplomat in China and not formally authorized by the French government, its failure nevertheless resulted in the decline of French influence in the region.

Though the interpretation of various cards varies by region, the common significators for the future are as follows:

Though this was unofficial, private cult ( sacra privata ) its annual feast on the Ides of September, the same day as the Epulum Jovis, was attended by pilgrims from all over the region.

Though there is a large Fiat plant ( Termoli ), the industrial sector is dominated by the construction industry with small and medium-sized farms spread widely throughout the region.

Though not as well known as the Napa Valley AVA or Sonoma Valley AVA viticultural regions of California, the Shenandoah Valley was once the principal viticultural region of California.

Though GDP per person is higher than elsewhere in Canada, the region remains relatively poor, mostly because of the extremely high cost of most consumer goods, and the region is heavily subsidised by the government of Canada.

Though its civic pride was wounded by losing the capital to Montgomery, the planters and merchants of the region continued to flourish throughout the antebellum period.

Though the Jacksonville Beaches region was one of the first parts of what is now the continental United States to see settlement during the period of European colonization, the area of Jacksonville Beach itself was not settled until the 19th century.

Though their region included all of Baltimore County, their primary settlement was along the mouth of the Susquehanna River.

Though the economy runs above average in the region and the city attracts new residents ( mainly young people ), the city itself still has a fairly high unemployment rate of 10. 7 % and the average income is lower than the national average.

Though Spanish sailors probably frequented the island on their way to intercept the Gulf Stream off Cape Hatteras, Pedro de Quexos was the first documented explorer of the region in the 1520s, naming what is now Santee River the " River Jordan.

Though there is obviously great need for continued experimentation with various types of short-term intervention to further efforts in developing an operational definition of prevention at the secondary -- or perhaps, in some instances, primary -- level, the place of short-term intervention has already been documented by a number of investigators in a wide variety of settings.

" Though already an apostle, Apollos was open to instruction on a fine point of Christian doctrine.

Though a contest was planned for 2000 the interest in the N64 was already fading and so did the event.

Though Ichijō already had an empress, a daughter of Michitaka, he claimed there were two types of empresshood and therefore it was legal for an emperor to have two empresses at the same time.

Though Sanjō was a nephew of Michinaga ( the mother of Sanjō was another sister of Michinaga ; she had died already in Sanjō's childhood and he was relatively less influenced by his maternal line ).

Though some of the techniques frequently employed by Paganini were already present, most accomplished violinists of the time focused on intonation and bowing techniques.

Though Snatcher was already available on several platforms, the Mega-CD version was the only one released in English.

Though only proclaimed the national anthem in 1932, the Wilhelmus already had a centuries-old prior history.

Though Artois had already been largely French-speaking, it was considered part of the Netherlands until the French annexation.

Though the first attack was not successful, already in the autumn of 1004 the German forces deposed Bolesław I from the Bohemian throne.

Though Spielberg was interested in casting Ford in the lead role from the start, Lucas was not, due to having already worked with the actor in American Graffiti and Star Wars, but he eventually relented after Tom Selleck was unable to accept.

Though defenders on a high ground already have a direct line of sight, a glacis allows defenders to sweep the field more efficiently by minimizing changes to the angle of their guns while firing.

Though, by 1929, Argentina was already home to over 400, 000 vehicles ( more than half the total in Latin America, at the time ), virtually all long-distance travel was done on the nation's vast railways.

Though Chinese troops were already leaving Korea, finding themselves unwanted there, the new pro-Japanese Korean government granted Japan the right to expel the Chinese troops forcefully, while Japan shipped more troops to Korea.

Though the success of The Jazz Singer was due largely to Jolson, already established as one of America's biggest music stars, and its limited use of synchronized sound hardly qualified it as an innovative sound film ( let alone the " first "), the movie's profits were proof enough to the industry that the technology was worth investing in.

Though already named a town in the 17th century, Biała officially was granted city rights by the Polish king Augustus II the Strong in 1723.

Though the Russians claim to have improved their operations, they continue to use the same borehole, which has already been filled with kerosene.

Though the EU is still evolving, it already has many attributes of a federal government, such as open internal borders, a directly elected parliament, a court system, an official currency ( Euro ) and a centralized economic policy.

Though Bonifacio already considered the Katipunan to be a government, he acquiesced and presided over elections held during the Tejeros Convention in Tejeros, Cavite on March 22, 1897.

Though some television series were already being filmed in Hollywood, most used the single-camera format familiar from movies, with a laugh track added to comedies to simulate audience response.

Though already wealthy, Dr.

Though on a technicality William was bound to uphold all aspects of the status quo before Edward's death, the monks had already been expelled 10 years before that death.

Though he accepted an appointment as professor of mathematics and philosophy at Amsterdam in his twentieth year, he had already directed his attention to the study of the ancient languages.

Though the perception of the Quiet Revolution as a great upheaval in Quebec society persists ( with significant merit ), the revisionist argument that describes this period as a natural continuation of innovations already occurring in Québec cannot be omitted from any discussion on the merits of the Quiet Revolution.