Though it was a great relief when the big brains on these shows turned out to be frauds and phonies, it did irreparable damage to the ego of the editor and many another intelligent, well-informed American.

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 there is obviously nothing new about these techniques, they do challenge the worker's skill to articulate them precisely on the spot and on the basis of quick and accurate diagnostic assessments.

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 the service is no longer offered, these laws remain in force.

Though most of these laws have been relaxed or repealed in most states, they are still strictly enforced in some other states.

Though these machines are early forerunners to computer engineering, the calculator failed to be a great commercial success.

Though there are a variety of positions in which the outfield ( non-goalkeeper ) players are strategically placed by a coach, these positions are not defined or required by the rules of the game.

" Though apparent to very few historians at the time, these defeats were the beginning of the decline of Europe as the center of world politics.

Though diverse, these views may be generally classified into those that hold Christ to be only divine and not differing from the Father hypostatically ; those that hold Christ to be less fully God than the Father ; in other forms being completely human and a messenger as the perfect created human.

Though virtually any game in which there are winning and losing outcomes can be wagered on, these games are specifically designed to make the betting process a strategic part of the game.

Though these sees are now seven ( Ostia and Velletri having been separated in 1914 ), there are only six cardinal bishops, since the Dean always adds the title of Ostia to his original suburbicarian diocese.

Though sufficient for many purposes, these descriptions are not precisely correct.

Though the name came to be commonly used to refer to the whole of southern Mesopotamia, Chaldea proper was in fact the vast plain in the far south east formed by the deposits of the Euphrates and the Tigris, extending to about four hundred miles along the course of these rivers, and about a hundred miles in average width.

Though the structures found in the ruins of Mohenjo-daro were walled, it is far from clear that these structures were defensive against enemy attacks.

* Processes: Though these systems have many technological components, business processes lie at its core.

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

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 in theory subject directly to the pope, these rulers had been practically independent or dependent on other states for generations.

Though may differ in nature and functionality, these various types typically have to comply with the usability requirements below to comply as databases.

Though it is unclear when these groups of hunters and gatherers turned to agricultural cultivation, pollen samples from Petén and the Pacific coast indicate maize cultivation as early as 3500 BC.

Though it was initially envisaged that these cellular automata would run on special computers, such as MIT's " Cellular Automata Machine-8 " ( CAM-8 ), by 1996 it was realised that the model originally proposed, which required cellular automata with thousands of states, was too complex to be realised in hardware.

Though not in wide use, these methods frequently appeal to homeowners who may become actively involved in the construction process.

Though the original armiger may have placed particular meaning on a charge, these meanings are not necessarily retained from generation to generation.

Though the civil clock incorporates local adoptions of various conventions such as time zones, standard times and daylight saving, these have no place in the Jewish scheme.

Though Walter Ulbricht, by grace of Soviet tanks, may be head man in East Germany, that does not give him any right to usurp the government of East Berlin or to absorb that semi-city into the Soviet zone.

Though the Type A barges were capable of disembarking several medium tanks onto an open beach, this could be accomplished only at low tide when the barges were firmly grounded.

Though ecologically logical as well as economical, pig toilets are waning in popularity as use of septic tanks and / or sewerage system is increasing in rural areas.

Though other light tanks were evaluated, the wheeled M1128 Mobile Gun System currently provides an armored 105mm gun platform that is lighter than a battle tank for fire support.

Though initially crude and unreliable, tanks eventually became a mainstay of ground armies.

Though it was not designed for the role, the vehicle inherited the nickname Zveroboy (" beast killer ") from its predecessor, the SU-152, for its rare ability to reliably kill the best protected German fighting vehicles ; the Panther tank, the Tiger and Tiger B tanks, and even the Elefant and Jagdtiger tank destroyers.

Though tanks and armoured cars were vulnerable to artillery, mortars, and grenades, infantry was at a significant disadvantage when facing armoured fighting vehicles since they had no effective direct fire weapon, with the exception of the ubiquitous trench mortar, improvised on the spot.

Though, facing stiff enemy resistance ( a total of almost 200 enemy shells fell around the tanks and infantry during the attack ) and inoperable terrain for tanks, he dominated the battlefield by his numerous and successive acts of superb gallantry.

Though the U. S. had established the Tank Corps in WWI using French Renault FT ( and Six Ton Model 1917 tanks, copies of Renault FTs ) and British MK tanks, and some officers like Dwight D. Eisenhower and George S. Patton, Jr. emerged from that war initially as avid proponents of continuing and developing an American armoured force, the rapid reduction of the forces and apathy and even antipathy towards funding and maintaining armed forces in the inter-war years led to relative stagnation of armoured doctrine in the United States.

Though the experience of limited conflicts such as the insurgency in Iraq rarely involves combat between armoured vehicles, the lack of security has resulted in the application of armour to light vehicles, and the continued use of armoured transports, fighting vehicles and tanks to protect against ambushes and Improvised Explosive Devices ( IEDs ).

Though the problem was not that evident as tanks fired rounds at a higher velocity than normal artillery, making aiming less of a hassle.

Though light sweet oil has been used directly as a burner fuel, these lighter fragments form explosive vapors in fuel tanks, and thus are dangerous.

Though Cid's Enterprise gets caught in the crossfire between the Red Wings and Giott's tanks, the dwarves soon befriend Cecil and the rest of the party.

Though ecologically logical as well as economical pig toilets are waning in popularity as use of septic tanks and / or sewerage system is increasing in rural areas.

Though the 75 mm had a good HE shell, it was still thought that a more powerful close support weapon was needed and as such the Ordnance QF 95 mm howitzer was agreed for a limited number of tanks.

Though not usually called community tanks, most marine aquaria fit into this category too, using fish from places as diverse as the Caribbean, Red Sea, and western Pacific Ocean.