Though far from completion, these studies indicated beyond a doubt that savings would result which would be of unprecedented benefit to the railroads concerned, their investors, their customers, their users, and to the public at large.

Though the sales gains these two dealers are experiencing are above average for their business, farm equipment sales are climbing in most rural areas.

Though their holding-power-to-weight ratio is significantly lower than admiralty pattern anchors, their ease of handling and stowage aboard large ships led to almost universal adoption.

Though both ended up as rogue governments and did not follow through on their constitutional promises, they began as responses from the Athenian elite to what they saw as the inherent arbitrariness of government by the masses ( Plato in the Seventh Epistle does remark that the Thirty made the preceding democratic regime look like a Golden Age ).

Though respected for their contributions to various academic disciplines ( respectively mathematics, linguistics, and literature ), the three men became known to the general public only by making often-controversial and disputed pronouncements on politics and public policy that would not be regarded as noteworthy if offered by a medical doctor or skilled tradesman.

Though authors are not allowed to charge for access to copies of their work, downloading a copy from the ACM site requires a paid subscription.

Though Oceania's Ministry of Truth, Ministry of Plenty, and Ministry of Peace each have names with meanings deliberately opposite to their real purpose, the Ministry of Love is perhaps the most straightforward: " rehabilitated thought criminals " leave the Ministry as loyal subjects who have been brainwashed into genuinely loving Big Brother.

Though initially a source of pride, many blacks feared the use of African as an identity would be a hindrance to their fight for full citizenship in the US.

Though both investigators reported their findings, a series of confusing and contradictory statements by Kitasato eventually led to the acceptance of Yersin as the primary discoverer of the organism.

Though the Balkan allies had fought together against the common enemy, that was not enough to overcome their mutual rivalries.

Though the Boers accepted British rule without resistance in 1877, they fought two wars in the late 19th century to defend their internationally recognized independent countries, the republics of the Transvaal ( the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, or ZAR ) and the Orange Free State ( OFS ), against the threat of annexation by the British Crown.

Though there are many important differences of interpretation and opinion of the Bible on which Christianity is based, Christians share a set of beliefs that they hold as essential to their faith.

Though the Cayman Islands are involved in no major international disputes, they have come under some criticism due to the use of their territory for narcotics trafficking and money laundering.

Though upon his elder brother's death Catullus lamented that their “ whole house was buried along ” with the deceased, the existence ( and prominence ) of Valerii Catulli is attested in the following centuries.

Though the Shang did not have a concept of " medicine " as distinct from other fields, their oracular inscriptions on bones and tortoise shells refer to illnesses that affected the Shang royal family: eye disorders, toothaches, bloated abdomen, etc., which Shang elites usually attributed to curses sent by their ancestors.

Though Common Lisp is not as popular as some non-Lisp languages, many of its features have made their way into other, more widely used programming languages and systems ( see Greenspun's Tenth Rule ).

Though they wanted a more democratic society, their proposed franchise did not extend to women or to the lowest orders of society.

Though their flesh has died and rotted away, their minds still live on within their skeletons, which communicate telepathically.

Though these companies have successfully developed their software, they have not considered or defined or managed their processes as the CMM described as level 3 or above, and so would have fitted level 1 or 2 of the model.

Though this method can backfire, as the general opinion of feet can depend on the culture and society of the area.

Though foemen have trampled my land ' neath their feet,

Though there should be three feet of snow

Though the reading was taken about 100 feet ( 30 m ) above the ground, this is a testament to the power of the strongest tornadoes.

Though some people remain partial to the earthy scent, some may find it to be unpleasant, comparing the odor to that of unwashed feet.

Though it is apparent that they are actually the distances where the balls ended up after bouncing several times, there is no doubt that they both landed more than 500 feet ( 152 m ) from home plate.

Though very near the coast the hill of Condolden ( or Kingsdown ) is among the very few areas in Cornwall outside Bodmin Moor which exceeds 1000 feet.

Though it normally dives and swims using only its feet for propulsion, it may use its wings as well if it needs to turn or accelerate quickly.

Though it is not a true amphibian-it cannot breathe water-it does possess an integral snorkel enabling it to move undetected beneath several feet of water.

Though born an infant of normal size into a family of normal-sized people in Letcher County, Kentucky, he is said to at one time have been 7 feet 11 inches ( 2. 41 m ) in height.

Though life during the Depression was difficult with his mother having to work to provide for the family, and with himself having to make a three-hour daily commute by train, he was a good student, making his name at Northcote High School due to entering the school's broad jump championship and winning it easily with a jump of twenty feet and two inches, his competitors producing jumps of sixteen to seventeen feet.

Though the normal Su-9 service ceiling was 55, 000 feet ( 16, 760 meters ), Mentyukov's aircraft had been modified to achieve higher altitudes, having its weapons removed.

Though the wearing of sandals might necessitate washing the feet, the water was also offered as a courtesy even when shoes were worn.

Though not considered an ordinance, some of the churches also engage in the practice of feet washing.

Though he played the bulk of his career in an era when goaltenders could not leave their feet to make a save ( the rule was changed in 1918 ), Vézina is regarded as one of the greatest goaltenders in hockey history ; the Montreal Standard referred to him as the " greatest goaltender of the last two decades " in their obituary.

Though only 189 feet ( 55m ) tall, it benefits from a technique known as forced perspective.

Though in the Middle Ages, the crucifixion of Christ typically depicted four nails, beginning in the thirteenth century, some Western art began to represent Christ on the cross with his feet placed one over the other and pierced with single nail.

Though the audience is initially awed by seeing Gerry's " two left feet " ( the result of a birth defect ), ultimately Winky takes Best in Show.

Though Dubuque's actual skull now lies buried under many feet of concrete, Taylor was able to use the multiple 1887 photographs, along with historic and anthropological inputs to create a reasonable depiction of his appearance in life.

Though he has the white face, green hair, red nose, huge feet and polka-dotted jumpsuit one might expect, he's fairly grouchy, a chain-smoker, and twice divorced.

Though my stabilization chute opens at 96, 000 feet, I accelerate for 6, 000 feet more before hitting a peak of 614 miles an hour, nine-tenths the speed of sound at my altitude.

Though still a large hurricane, Gloria hit at low tide, resulting in low to moderate storm surges of 5 feet ( 1. 5 m ) in Groton, Connecticut, 6 feet ( 1. 8 m ) in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and 3 feet ( 1 m ) in Portland, Maine.