Though modern epigrams are usually thought of as very short, Greek literary epigram was not always as short as later examples, and the divide between " epigram " and " elegy " is sometimes indistinct ( they share a characteristic metre, elegiac couplets ); all the same, the origin of the genre in inscription exerted a residual pressure to keep things concise.

Though neither side intended to start a nuclear war, and, in fact, were extremely concerned about the possibility of it, neither side adopted strategies to calm things down, so sure were they of their adversaries ' bad faith.

Though, like all things which God has made, the Yetzer is good: for without it, man would never marry, beget a child, build a house, or trade.

Though they read like fantasy, there are science-fictional explanations for some things.

Though fire and water fight, humidity and warmth create all things ; that harmony ” ( Ovid – pg 15 ).

Though their efforts to fight Bartleby are unsuccessful ( in fact, Jay accidentally helps Bartleby out by shooting his wings off with a MAC-10, turning him to a mortal ), God ( Alanis Morissette ) arrives, and proceeds to set things in order.

Though the style grew out of Cubism, it is more closely related to Futurism in its embrace of dynamism, the machine age and all things modern ( cf.

Though Lynn has been outspoken about her views on often-controversial social and political subjects, she stated, " I don't like to talk about things where you're going to get one side or the other unhappy.

Though never married, he was fond of children and of all weak things except weak-minded clergymen.

Though, to confuse things even further, there are many hardtop / pillarless two-and four-door sedans.

Though standards do exist for measuring and reporting sound power output by such things as computer components, they are often ignored.

Though sometimes described as works of popularization, Proust and Consolations were attempts to develop original ideas about friendship, art, envy, desire, and inadequacy, among other things, with the help of thoughts of other thinkers.

Though he was not a winner in all of those fights, he did some things to make every one of his fights interesting and controversial in some regard.

Fétis later applied this same system of ordres to rhythm, “ the least advanced part of music ... great things remain to be discovered .” Though he did not publish these theories in any of his treatises, they appear in several articles for the Revue musicale and in some lectures which had a profound impact on Liszt.

Though the news saddens us as much as we are sure it does you, we feel it is important to reassure everyone that things ended amicably and there is no bad feelings between anyone concerned.

Though such concepts may seem strangely out of place they can coincide with things that one is interested in, and can describe ideas that could not be considered otherwise — or at least describe them more economically.

Though he often does things that are considered dorky, such as playing air guitar or laughing maniacally, he has the capacity for intelligent wit and will make remarks that are subtly sarcastic.

Though Venn-Thomas has been moved in time, he is still in the same area of southern France where he lived before and after World War II, and he compares the conditions in his own time to those under the New Cretan civilization ( mostly to the disfavor of the 20th century, though some things seem " too good to be true ").

Though some cash registers accommodate it, its slot is often used for things like checks and rolls of coins.

Though such feelings are common with children, Guru Har Rai Sahib Ji would throughout His life be noted for His compassion for life and living things.

Though limited by the $ 4 million budget, McKean viewed this as a good thing, saying " It's very good to have a box to fight against, and to know where your limitations are, because it immediately implies a certain kind of thing ... a certain kind of shape ... a certain approach to things.

Though she spoke of her troubled personal life, her parents, her marriages, the scandals, her battle with alcoholism, and other things about her life, she did not mention the movie industry or her career in any detail.

Though bombarded with many horrible films, he tends to take his captivity in benign stride, delivering most of his riffs in dead pan, holding no ill will against his captors and even affectionately calling them " the Mads " ( among other amusing nicknames such as " the Overlords ") while riffing on popular culture (" Auntie Em and Toto ") or things found in Minnesota (" Milavetz and Associates ", a prominent Twin Cities-area law firm ).

Though brave, his lust for power and ' standing ' often lead him to do stupid or selfish things.

Though that may be unfair since Ben Cooper, John's first son, came along early in 1938, the cutest baby you ever saw and a blessing that he looked all Cooper from fontanel to pink toes, nary a trace of Edythe.

As Catherine the Great ’ s advisor Potemkin posited, this adoration was due to the fact that she was “ the only woman who looked truly fine, and completely a man … As she was tall and powerful, male attire suited her .” Though the balls were by far her most personally beloved and lavish events, Elizabeth often threw children ’ s birthday parties and wedding receptions for those affiliated with her Court, going so far as to provide dowries for each of her ladies-in-waiting.

Though it didn't do well commercially ( many critics felt Burton, at 33, looked too old for the part ) and Burton's Hollywood box office aura seemed to be diminishing, Burton was proud of the effort and wrote to his mentor Philip Burton, " I promise you that there isn't a shred of self-pity in my performance.

Though at first looked down on and mistrusted ( a result of his past and him being a high school dropout ), he eventually became accepted by Richie's family, especially when he rented an attic room over their garage.

Though far-left political enemies characterised him as having supposed " fascist " tendencies, O ' Higgins was to the fore in resisting the small wing of Cumann na nGaedheal who looked to Italy for inspiration.

Though they often earned far more than workers in agriculture, weavers were looked down upon by both Maʻdān and farmers alike: however, financial concerns meant that it gradually gained acceptance as a respectable profession.

Though the future looked bright as two brand new A319 were planned to arrive in April 2010.

Though he often agreed with the reformers, he looked upon them with the same cynical eye as his fictional Chicago everyman, Slats Grobnik.

Though such a council has not been summoned since then, and was considered obsolete at the time, each peer is commonly considered a counsellor of the Sovereign, and, according to Sir William Blackstone in 1765, " it is usually looked upon to be the right of each particular peer of the realm, to demand an audience of the King, and to lay before him, with decency and respect, such matters as he shall judge of importance to the public weal.

Though not of legal age he at once took charge of this important institution, with the assurance from the board of directors, of which Mr. Kendall was president, that they looked with favor on his scheme, then definitely proposed, to develop the new school into a college.

Though the 30-year-old gamely fought on, the knockout he needed to win never appeared remotely likely and he looked a spent man by the end as he picked up the second loss of his 31-fight pro career.

Though his attendance made him no friends in Prussia, he developed such strong contacts in Austria that many looked to him as a potential leader in the mounting conflict between the northern and southern powers.

Though an unbeliever, he always looked in his journeys for the spiritual aspects of the countries he was visiting.

Though many of these looked like computer graphics, they were created using techniques Trumbull had used for 2001.

Though the maps in the Stieler looked dense with information they were mainly filled out with information where space in the image allowed, and the cartographers had little choice what to depict by the lack of known phenomena.

" Quoique Steinbock eût vingt-neuf ans, il paraissait, comme certains blonds, avoir cinq ou six ans de moins ... cette jeunesse ... avait cédé sous les fatigues et les misères de l ' exil " (" Though Steinbock was nine-and-twenty, like many fair men, he looked five or six years younger ... his youth ... had faded under the fatigue and stress of life in exile ".

Though he hadn't looked at the score in years, Thomas performed the role at age of 54, relying on a strong memory of the Siegmund role and some expert prompting.

Though Harrison continued to write for the Negro World into 1922, he looked to develop political alternatives to Garvey.

Though new head coach George Seifert had traded for quarterback Jeff Lewis during the offseason-John Elway's former " heir apparent " in Denver-Beuerlein went into camp as the number-one quarterback and never looked back.

Though it was welcome in the populous eastern provinces, the NEP was unpopular in the western regionespecially oil-rich Albertawhere populists felt the western provinces had been excluded from debate on the energy program, and looked towards the United States with the belief that, had Canada's Senate been more like its American counterpart, senators from the four western provinces could have forced the Senate to drop the program, or at least allow for significant amendments to it.

Though the British Empire looked upon Hodson as somewhat of a hero, he is remembered in India mostly for his excesses while trying to curb the 1857 Revolt.

Though in the squads for the last two qualifiers, England coach Ron Greenwood looked a little to the future by selecting Russell Osman and then Alvin Martin to replace Watson at the back.

Though Wada had ruptured his left triceps muscle the previous fall and struggled to even reach with his fastball during the tournament, Teikyo High players remarked after facing Wada that " fastball looked like it was.

Though he constantly looked for the best fabrics, Galanos often felt compelled to create his own.