Example sentences of "although it [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Association proved to be more resilient than the defunct N.D.D.S. although it led a precarious existence for a number of years before becoming established . |
| 2 | The first , which is currently out of favour , although it made a brief reappearance in Commercial Plastics Ltd v Vincent , is the literal approach . |
| 3 | In the case of the APT , the approach is diametrically opposite in that although it derives a causal relationship , it does not identify the determinant factors . |
| 4 | She also talked of naked greed , although it takes a curious kind of logic to see the deprived as greedy while company directors were awarding themselves large pay increases and the ‘ yuppies ’ in the city were making a great deal of money and spending it as conspicuously as possible . |
| 5 | Although it takes a few minutes for the body to send out any strong signals of satiety it is probable that chewing and swallowing movements do begin to send messages to the brain . |
| 6 | The policy , which aimed to reserve 27 per cent of public-sector jobs for members of the lower castes , provoked caste-based violence across northern India ( although it received a large measure of support in the predominantly low-caste south ) and provided an issue around which Singh 's opponents within the Janata Dal could coalesce . |
| 7 | She had looked everywhere else and , although it seemed a long shot , she might as well look in there . |
| 8 | The SSP 's policy was close to that of the Socialist League although it had a strong pacifist section and remained hostile to Communism . |
| 9 | The assessors chose 116a for their schedules which , although it had a flat elevation to Parliament Street , had the large internal quadrangle which was ultimately incorporated into the executed building . |
| 10 | In India , the Congress Party , although it had a socialist wing , was to a large extent a middle-class independence movement ; and the partition of India after the ending of British rule created in Pakistan a state dominated by landowners and the military , and in India a liberal democratic regime in which there was a mixture of socialist and capitalist elements . |
| 11 | ‘ Here we are — a testament to the work of Woodline Design since its inception , although it had a different title then . ’ |
| 12 | Although it remains a popular option , for many organisations it is not without problems . |
| 13 | It is clearly related to the Horta figure work although it came a few months later , and it shows the same intensive analysis of the nature of solid forms . |
| 14 | The conception of the international economy held by world-system theories is , in my view , less effective , although it gives a forceful account of contemporary changes in comparison with earlier periods . |
| 15 | Although it contains a considerable depth of sediment shed from the adjacent mountain ranges its floor still has a maximum elevation of just 74 m below sea level . |
| 16 | It was at this point that Laba had effected the only feasible escape procedure for such circumstances , although it required a good deal of luck . |
| 17 | On June 11 the Supreme Court struck down a federal law prohibiting the desecration of the flag ; a proposed constitutional amendment — supported by Bush — to prohibit such activities failed to generate sufficient support in Congress , although it obtained a simple majority in each chamber [ see pp. 37241 ; 37525 ] . |
| 18 | It sounds rather weird , and so in a way it is , although it finds a natural expression in terms of the quantum mechanical formalism . |
| 19 | Although it seems a good opportunity , it is no long term basis for a good relationship with our paymasters . |
| 20 | If such a strategy were to be an effective one — and the jury is still out , although it seems a promising idea — then reintegrative shaming would be a valuable method of reforming offenders , which ( as we have said ) is a valid reductivist aim to be pursued within a morally defensible penal system . |
| 21 | Inside the jacket there 's a mesh liner made from a dry mesh ripstop nylon which although it held a little perspiration , dried quickly . |
| 22 | Although it carries a slight risk of giving false positive results , if followed by a rectal examination it gives a good indication of the presence of prostate malignancy , which can be further confirmed by ultrasound and biopsy . |
| 23 | It 's not just a little bit of science for the sake of science although it has a strong content there . |
| 24 | Although it has a long history , the paradox of the Prisoners ' Dilemma has recently been much studied for the light it may shed on the evolution of altruistic or cooperative behaviour . |
| 25 | Although it has a malevolent appearance , the primary chancre is usually completely painless and , unless secondary bacterial infection occurs , there may be no symptoms . |
| 26 | Chained to the chair is a Daemonette of unusually human and attractive appearance ( although it has a normal profile ) , captured as a concubine by Drachenfels long ago . |
| 27 | Arthur W. Adamson 's Physical Chemistry ( Academic , 2nd ed 1980 ) has less spectroscopy ( 80 pages ) although it has a useful table of 65 spectroscopy abbreviations . |
| 28 | Although it has a high price , this is a top quality tent . |
| 29 | Although it eschews a commercial position , optimised database packages and a transaction processing monitor are promised for the new servers in future and new relationships with Silicon Graphics ' existing suppliers are under negotiation . |