Example sentences of "although [adv] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although only a recent feature of modern financial systems , options have existed at various times in the past . |
| 2 | The reports have attracted considerable publicity although only a tiny proportion of the reports have been debated in the House . |
| 3 | Candida is a yeast — the same sort of organism that we use to brew beer and make bread , although only a distant relative of these domesticated microbes . |
| 4 | Although only a small minority of Europeans live in disadvantaged rural areas the land which they occupy constitutes as much as half of the total surface area of western Europe . |
| 5 | Although only a small minority of elderly households lack basic amenities or live in unfit dwellings , it is also important to question the suitability of the housing stock for older people 's needs . |
| 6 | The starting point for the three readings that follow is the increased numbers of children under 5 whose parents both work , and who are cared for outside the family ( whether in a day nursery or with a child minder ) for a major part of the day ( 25 per cent of children under 5 in the United Kingdom had working mothers in 1976 , although only a small proportion of these were working full-time ) . |
| 7 | Although only a small proportion receive free food , about half of all farm workers in Britain live in tied accommodation . |
| 8 | However , Marine Harvest , the former Unilever subsidiary which was bought over by the US MariFarms Inc Group last year , has remained in the US market although only a small proportion of its 10,000 tonnes production from Scotland is sent there . |
| 9 | Although only a small number of pupils in Wales completed the tests in Welsh , no problems were found specifically relating to the Welsh language in translated tests . |
| 10 | Although only a small number of weapons had been eliminated , scientists had calculated that just 5 per cent of the weapons that existed were sufficient to destroy the world . |
| 11 | It is believed that the Yukagir people had many languages and dialects at the time of the Russian conquest , although only a small remnant of this nationality survives today . |
| 12 | Although only a damned fool would believe it . |
| 13 | Although not a complete survey , the ninety-seven paintings assembled by Adriani , director of the Kunsthalle , and Walter Feilchenfeldt , a Swiss dealer who inherited from his father the archives of the Cassirer Gallery in Berlin with account books tracing sales of paintings by Cezanne , are balanced chronologically and include both of revered icons and surprises . |
| 14 | Although not a digital medium , the videodisc was the starting point for modern multimedia development . |
| 15 | Although not a political organisation , B'nai B'rith Women has taken high-profile stands on contentious political issues . |
| 16 | Although not a political organisation , B'nai B'rith Women has taken high-profile stands on contentious political issues . |
| 17 | Although not a political animal she saw the need to speak up for the Africans ; articulate on their behalf when so often they were not given opportunity to speak for themselves . |
| 18 | Although not a political party , MAAK aimed to play a significant role in Macedonian politics . |
| 19 | Although not a young man , there was , nevertheless , nothing stiff or cramped about him . |
| 20 | Although not a tall man , he had considerable stature . |
| 21 | Although not a great speaker , Gore was generally considered to be hard-working and conscientious and was renowned as an expert in arms control , defence and foreign policy matters . |
| 22 | His position in life , although not a great revenue-earner , was obviously supplemented by an endless supply of young girls who found his lifestyle exciting . |
| 23 | Although not a primary source to the local historian heraldry is , nevertheless , an important element which on occasion can contribute significantly to the progress of a study and , because of its artistic components , pleasantly-illuminate it . |
| 24 | Although not a new phenomenon abroad , occurrences of listeria were relatively rare in Britain until 1989 when the number of cases rose to an estimated 800 , one third of which were pregnant women . |
| 25 | Although not a legal obligation , the director of a public company was supposed to notify the chairman before he dealt in company shares . |
| 26 | The burgh of Paisley , although not a royal burgh and thus not forming part of one of the parliamentary districts , had a vote in the county elections for Renfrewshire in right of the burgh lands , and it was the burgh vote which provided the candidate with his strongest argument for preferment . |
| 27 | Although not a difficult duty , it is intriguing , and develops an unusual working relationship with the Soviets . |
| 28 | Although not a high form of participation , employees were likely to be informed of the reasons for change , how and when it will be implemented , what the new system will mean to them and its benefits . |
| 29 | Although not a profound scholar like some of his immediate predecessors as clerk of the parliaments , Browne consolidated their work during his long term of office by bringing order and regularity to the procedure of the House of Lords . |
| 30 | Although not a true source in that it is not found in published material , the other main source of information about the applications of expert determination is provided by the instances encountered in the course of practice . |