As it is, they consider that the North is now reaping the fruits of excess egalitarianism, that in spite of its high standard of living the `` American way '' has been proved inferior to the English and Scandinavian ways, although they disapprove of the socialistic features of the latter.

In late December, the American army moved from Whitemarsh to Valley Forge, and although the distance was only 13 miles, the journey took more than a week because of the bad weather, the barefooted and almost naked men.

Thus, although the agenda of external assistance in the economic sphere are cumulative, and many of the policies suggested for nations in the earlier stages remain relevant, the basic purpose of American economic policy during the later stages of development should be to assure that movement into a stage of self-sustaining growth is not prevented by lack of foreign exchange.

Authenticated pieces of Duncan Phyfe furniture are uncommon, although millions of American homes today display pieces patterned after the style trends he set 150 years ago.

As per the American Dental Association, regular brushing and proper flossing are enough in most cases although the ADA has placed its Seal of Approval on many mouthwashes containing alcohol ( in addition to regular dental check-ups ).

An unofficial standard for spoken American English has also developed, as a result of mass media and geographic and social mobility, and broadly describes the English typically heard from network newscasters, commonly referred to as non-regional diction, although local newscasters tend toward more parochial forms of speech.

Nevertheless it remains the case that, although spoken American and British English are generally mutually intelligible, there are enough differences to cause occasional misunderstandings or at times embarrassment — for example some words that are quite innocent in one dialect may be considered vulgar in the other.

The use of full stops / periods after most abbreviations can also be found in the UK, although publications generally tend to eschew the use of American punctuation.

During the 2000 Al Qaeda Summit in Kuala Lumpur, American authorities claim that immigration records show that a person named Abdulaziz al-Omari was visiting the country, although they say they are not sure that this was the same person.

During the Labor Day weekend in 1952, The Saddlemen were renamed Bill Haley with Haley's Comets ( inspired by a popular mispronunciation of Halley's Comet ), and in 1953, Haley's recording of " Crazy Man, Crazy " ( co-written by Haley and his bass player, Marshall Lytle although Lytle would not receive credit until 2001 ) became the first rock and roll song to hit the American charts, peaking at no. 15 on Billboard and no. 11 on Cash Box.

Surveys show that the majority of black Americans have no preference for " African American " or " Black ," although they have a slight preference for " black " in personal settings and " African-American " in more formal settings.

In American film, the most prominent comic actors of the silent era were Charlie Chaplin ( although born in England, his success was principally in the U. S .), Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd.

Another example is the place of The Wizard of Oz ( 1939 ) in American and British gay culture, although a widely viewed and historically important film in greater American culture.

Indeed, Catullus was never considered one of the canonical school authors, although his body of work is on the reading lists for American Ph. D. programs in the classics, and is still taught at secondary school level in the United Kingdom.

The equipment is usually purchased from an American supplier ( although some merchants have attempted to set up shop in Canada ) and the services are billed to an American postal address.

Fur colour in American wolves ranges from white, black, red, yellow, brown, grey, and grizzled skins, and others representing every shade between, although usually each locality has its prevailing tint.

Cannon serves both as the singular and plural of the noun, although in American English the plural cannons is more common.

Often, in American legal and business documents that speak of governing bodies ( e. g., a board that governs small businesses in China ) these bodies are described as " creatures of statute " to inform readers of their origins and format although the national governments that created them may not term them as creatures of statute.

The American border with New Brunswick did not have any significant action during this conflict, although British forces did occupy a portion of coastal Maine at one point.

The Cutter Expansive Classification, although adopted by comparatively few libraries, mostly in New England, has been called one of the most logical and scholarly of American classifications.

In addition, any lawyer who is convicted of a felony is automatically disbarred in most jurisdictions, a policy that, although opposed by the American Bar Association, has been described as a convicted felon's

The US state of Illinois declared " American " to be the state's official language in 1923, although linguists and politicians throughout much of the rest of the country considered American simply to be a dialect.

Douglas Engelbart independently began working on his NLS system in 1962 at Stanford Research Institute, although delays in obtaining funding, personnel, and equipment meant that its key features were not completed until 1968.

The general higher education and training that takes place in a university, college, or Institute of Technology usually includes significant theoretical and abstract elements, as well as applied aspects ( although limited offerings of internships or SURF programs attempt to provide practical applications ).

Developed by the Institute of Knowledge on Jinx, it is said to be made from genetically engineered ragweed ( although early stories have it ingested in the form of edible seeds ).

A new development, called the rotating-wheel braille display, was developed in 2000 by the National Institute of Standards and Technology ( NIST ) and although a second rotating display was designed at the Leuven University in Belgium both wheels are still in the process of commercialization.

The most used standards are those of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry ( IUPAC ) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology ( NIST ), although these are not universally accepted standards.

One of the most influential Spanish think tanks is the Elcano Royal Institute, created in 2001 following the example of the Royal Institute of International Affairs ( Chatham House ) in the UK, although it is closely linked to ( and receives funding from ) the Socialist government in power.

In Israel, the Shalom Hartman Institute, founded by Orthodox Rabbi David Hartman, opened a program in 2009 that will grant semicha to women and men of all Jewish denominations, including Orthodox Judaism, although the students are meant to " assume the role of ' rabbi-educators ' – not pulpit rabbis-in North American community day schools.

But although many people were introduced to general semantics — perhaps the majority through Hayakawa's more limited ' semantics '— superficial lip service seemed more common than the deep internalization that Korzybski and his co-workers at the Institute aimed for.

Vliet made claim to have been a lecturer at the Barnsdall Art Institute in Los Angeles at the age of eleven, although it is likely he simply gave a form of artistic dissertation.

Whereas he had been required to undertake much fieldwork and excavation whilst at Edinburgh, at the Institute his position as Director meant that this was not necessary, although he did undertake one excavation at Maes Howe, a Neolithic burial tomb plundered by Early Medieaval Norse raiders, during 1954 – 55.

Brown's father became a supporter of the Oberlin Institute ( original name of Oberlin College ) in its early stage, although he was ultimately critical of the school's " Perfectionist " leanings, especially renowned in the preaching and teaching of Charles Finney and Asa Mahan.

The letters are included in the second edition of House of Leaves, in Appendix II, under the name E-The Three Attic Whalestoe Institute Letters, although the companion piece includes eleven additional letters not found in House of Leaves.

" In 1999 the American Film Institute left Bow outside its final " 100 Years ... 100 Stars " list, although she was on the list of nominees.

Later that year he also portrayed Jacob Marley in a 1977 BBC television adaptation of A Christmas Carol, which starred Michael Hordern as Scrooge ; Sergio Angelini, writing for the British Film Institute considered that " although never frightening, he does exert a strong sense of melancholy, his every move and inflection seemingly tinged with regret and remorse ".

The most notable is the Müller-Thurgau developed in the Geisenheim Grape Breeding Institute in 1882, which is a cross of Riesling and Madeleine Royale ( although long believed to be Riesling x Silvaner ).

March 1958 to October 1963, he was Associate Professor, Institute of Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, although from November 1959 to August 1962 he was on leave from the above as Senior Research Associate with the honorary rank of Associate Professor and as the Acting Director, Laboratory of High Energy Physics and Cosmic Radiation, Department of Physics, University of Chicago.

His work included the formation of a graduate division on the Westchester campus occurred in June 1950, although the graduate work had formed an integral part of the Teacher Education Program during the preceding two years, expanding campus infrastructure, and started the Institute of Human Relations to promote improved racial relations in business and in government.

Results from the monitoring programs of the Swiss Ornithological Institute show that the breeding populations of several forest species for which deadwood is an important habitat element ( Black Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Middle Spotted Woodpecker, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, European Green Woodpecker, Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker as well as European Crested Tit, Willow Tit and Eurasian Treecreeper ) have increased in the period 1990 to 2008, although not to the same extent in all species.

The name of the institution became " GMI Engineering & Management Institute " although the letters " GMI " were retained to allow easy identification with the old General Motors Institute.

The next year, he was made secretary of the Nobel Committee of the Norwegian Parliament and, although he gave up the position in 1909, he would play a key role in the early days of the Norwegian Nobel Institute.

Ferraris demonstrated a working model of his motor in 1885 and Tesla built his working model in 1887 and demonstrated it at the American Institute of Electrical Engineers in a 1888 ( although Tesla claimed that he conceived the rotating magnetic field in 1882 ).

The painting was in " badly damaged " condition when it was donated to the Institute, although it has subsequently been conserved and restored.