Example sentences of "although it [vb past] 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 | However , serious differences continued to present obstacles to an agreement : ( i ) the Soviet Union insisted that not all combat aircraft be included in the treaty , although it made an important concession on this point in September ( see p. 36909 ) ; ( ii ) of the five categories of weapons to be included in a treaty-aircraft , helicopters , tanks , armoured vehicles and artillery ( with troops being the sixth element in an agreement ) -consensus on the definition of the weapons system and the items in that category to be included was only reached on artillery ( see below ) ; ( iii ) the Warsaw Pact insisted on an undertaking by NATO to conduct separate negotiations on the reduction of naval forces ( see Malta summit disagreement on naval forces p. 37111 ) ; and ( iv ) the Warsaw Pact demanded that no modernization of short-range missiles by NATO take place ( see also p. 37227 ) . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | She had looked everywhere else and , although it seemed a long shot , she might as well look in there . |
| 6 | The SSP 's policy was close to that of the Socialist League although it had a strong pacifist section and remained hostile to Communism . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | ‘ Here we are — a testament to the work of Woodline Design since its inception , although it had a different title then . ’ |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Although it showed an overall swing of seven per cent to Labour since the last election , in the key regions it was much bigger . |
| 12 | This was a very early version , although it worked an absolute dream the cards are not yet BT Approved . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | But they should not compare the two sets of drawings too closely , as the competition schemes were part of a larger layout , and Scott 's latest design was for a much smaller building which , although it included an official residence , hardly exceeded the bulk and cost of the original office part alone . |
| 15 | 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 ] . |
| 16 | Inside the jacket there 's a mesh liner made from a dry mesh ripstop nylon which although it held a little perspiration , dried quickly . |