Though the resolution is historically significant, Hideaki Uemura, professor at Keisen University in Tokyo and a specialist in indigenous peoples ' rights, commented that the motion is " weak in the sense of recognizing historical facts " as the Ainu were " forced " to become Japanese in the first place.

Though no significant damage was reported to most of the few Berkeley buildings of the time, the 1868 quake did destroy the vulnerable adobe home of Domingo Peralta in north Berkeley.

Though much attention has been focused on the security and military aspects of Colombia's situation, the administration also is spending significant time on issues such as expanding international trade, supporting alternate means of development, and reforming Colombia's judicial system.

Though the model showed no significant changes to the climate in areas other than the Tropics, this may not be the case since the model has possible errors and the results are never absolutely definite.

Though neither of the album's two singles, "( Why Don't More Women Sing ) Honky Tonk Songs " and " Salt in my Tears ", charted, videos for both songs received significant airplay on CMT.

Though the idea that brain size is unrelated to race and intelligence was popularized in the 1980s, studies continue to show significant correlations.

Though gematria is most often used to calculate the values of individual words, psukim ( Biblical verses ), Talmudical aphorisms, sentences from the standard Jewish prayers, personal, angelic and Godly names, and other religiously significant material, Kabbalists use them often for arbitrary phrases and, occasionally, for various languages.

Though typical of epic, his vocabulary features some significant differences from Homer's.

Though significant in the history of religious doctrine, the Byzantine controversy over images is not seen as of primary importance in Byzantine history.

" Though often used interchangeably in American English, Hispanic and Latino are not identical terms, and in certain contexts the choice between them can be significant.

Though today read primarily by sociologists and social philosophers, Weber's work did have a significant influence on Frank Knight, one of the founders of the neoclassical Chicago school of economics, who translated Weber's General Economic History into English in 1927.

Though antipope movements were significant at one time, they are now overwhelmingly minor fringe causes.

Though he rarely gave speeches or spoke to the press, his interventions into public debate had a significant impact when they occurred.

Though less concerned with " episteme ", Kuhn nonetheless remarked at how coteries of scientists operated under and applied a standard praxis of ' normal science ,' deviating from a standard ' paradigm ' only in instances of irreconcilable anomalies that question a significant body of their work.

Though the warmer air temperature within the UHI is generally most apparent at night, urban heat islands exhibit significant and somewhat paradoxical diurnal behavior.

Though Gibbs's research on physical optics is less well known today than his other work, it made a significant contribution to classical electromagnetism by applying Maxwell's equations to the theory of optical processes such as birefringence, dispersion, and optical activity.

Though many scholars have suggested that labor unions were leading figures in this coalition, no significant labor leaders attended the convention, with the exception of the heads of the Congress of Industrial Organizations Political Action Committee ( CIOPAC ), Jack Kroll and A. F.

Though this method was a significant improvement over the method of cauterization, it was still dangerous until infection risk was brought under control-at the time of its discovery, the concept of infection was not fully understood.

Also, the Environmental Protection Agency's ( EPA ) Clean Water Act of 1972 provided a public capital investment of $ 40 billion in constructing and upgrading sewage treatment facilities with “ significant positive impacts on the Nation ’ s water quality .” Considered by the National Academy of Engineering to be the greatest engineering achievement of the 20th century, the North American electric grid carries electricity over on high-voltage transmission lines across the U. S. Though currently facing aging facilities and equipment, this public capital investment has ubiquitously reached millions of homes and businesses.

Though most turbulence at this altitude is caused by variations in the jet stream and other local wind shears, areas of significant convective activity ( thunderstorms ) in the troposphere below may produce convective overshoot.

Though Data's striving for humanity and desire for human emotion is a significant plot point ( and source for humor ) throughout the series, he continually shows a nuanced sense of wisdom, sensitivity, and curiosity.

Though Book of Mormon authors are not explicit about the practices in these Nephite temples, they were patterned " after the manner of the temple of Solomon " () and served as gathering places for significant religious and political events ( e. g. Mosiah 1-6 ; 3rd Nephi 11-26 ).

Though most of the State enterprises privatized during his tenure remain in private hands, perhaps the most significant economic legacy of his administration, private pension funds, have since largely been returned to the public sector.

Though several important plot points are different, there are significant parallels between the two stories, and many scenes and lines are culled directly from Hammett's novel.

Though educational reform occurred on a local level at various points throughout history, the modern notion of education reform is tied with the spread of Compulsory education-education reforms did not become widespread until after organized schooling was sufficiently systematized to be ' reformed.

Though Marcellus II desired to reform many of the inner workings of the church, his feeble constitution succumbed to the fatigues of the conclave, the exhausting ceremonies connected with his ascension, the anxieties arising from his high office, and overexertion in his performance of the pontifical functions of the Holy Week and Easter.

Though not noted as a religious painter, Wilkie made the trip with a Protestant agenda to reform religious painting, as he believed that: " a Martin Luther in painting is as much called for as in theology, to sweep away the abuses by which our divine pursuit is encumbered ", by which he meant traditional Christian iconography.

Though Dubček wanted to keep control of the reform movement, he refused to resort to any draconian measures to do so.

Though Zapata's rebel forces were primarily interested in land reform – " tierra y libertad " ( land and liberty ) was the slogan of the uprising – when his peasant troops penetrated Mexico City they carried Guadalupan banners.

Though he had lost all hope of recovering his health and returning to active politics, Chamberlain followed his son Austen's career with interest and encouraged the tariff reform movement.

Though they would reform periodically, with significant member turnover ( Roppolo and Mares were more or less the two ringleaders and constants of the group ), to make recordings, the group never played all together again.

Though concern about the existence of a duopoly had been around for some time, a press uproar sparked in 2006, when a controversial reform to the Federal Radio and Television Law, seriously hampered the entry of new competitors, like Cadena Tres.

Though in favour of national reform, he remained loyal to the royal family, and, in the trial of Marie Antoinette in 1793, bore testimony in her favour.

Though many in the US Government at that time recognized Saddam as a dictator or a potential dictator, they viewed him as the " lesser evil " when compared with the damage the Iraqi Communist Party might do with its planned nationalization measures and other reform programs that would probably have run counter to U. S. interests.

Though never a member of the National Fascist Party ( and rejected for not being a member ), or the Italian Social Republic, and constantly criticizing fascism and declaring he was an anti-fascist Evola regarded his position as that of a sympathetic right-wing intellectual, saw potential in the movement and wished to reform its errors, to a position in line with his own views.

Though the White Revolution contributed towards the economic and technological advancement of Iran, the failures of some of the land reform programs and the partial lack of democratic reforms, as well as severe antagonism towards the White Revolution from the clergy and landed elites, would ultimately contribute to the Shah's downfall and the Iranian Revolution in 1979.

Though retired from active politics he continued to take a great interest in public affairs, and when Chamberlain started his tariff reform movement in 1903, Lord Goschen was one of the weightiest champions of free trade on the Unionist side.

Though a Protestant Christian, he did not seek religious reform but rather a reform similar to what the French had with the separation of the Church institutions from the State institutions.

Though not completely eschewing political reform, China has consistently placed overwhelming priority on the opening of its economy.

Though renewed interest over the last few years in immigration reform has prompted the introduction of legislation in Congress to deny the children of the unauthorized jus soli status, these measures have been political non-starters, in large part because of the widespread view that the Supreme Court would strike down any such legislation as unconstitutional.

Though the government was mostly gridlocked by the Immortal Thirteen during Jones's first term, it did manage to enact debt reform legislation in 1842.

Though formed as a result of the general Communist administrative reform of that year, it is the long-term result of the impact of earlier border changes on Hungary's western counties.

Though a moderate supporter of reform, he continued to support the patronage machine and dominance of the True Whig party.

Though a moderate supporter of reform, he continued to support the patronage machine and dominance of the True Whig party.

Though not a proponent of free public housing, Adler spoke out about tenement reform and the rents, which he considered exorbitant.

Though C-293 had been introduced prior to the trip, according to McKay the Kenyan sojourn gave greater urgency to the need for ODA reform.