Example sentences of "although [adv] a [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although predominantly a disease of older men and rare in people under 30 , he said heart disease was by no means unknown in people of Mr Souness 's age . |
| 2 | ISF officials are selecting researchers on the basis of the quality and quantity of their published output ( see Nature 362 , 95 ; 1993 ) , although only a portion of the 35,000 who are eligible are applying for money to keep their laboratories going . |
| 3 | Infection of the fallopian tubes must remain the most important cause of infertility today , although only a minority of cases will be due to gonorrhoea . |
| 4 | So , although only a minority of people deciding about credit reckon that its cost is of primary importance , insofar as they do consider the cost of credit they are very much more likely to be swayed by the amount of each instalment and the length of the repayment period than by other cost factors . |
| 5 | Although only a minority of parties were favourable to the Left , it was that minority which was most active at Party conferences and in political propaganda in the country . |
| 6 | Relations with Austen Chamberlain were never quite the same and although only a handful of MPs refused to sign the memorial they included personal friends of Law like Amery and Aitken . |
| 7 | Although only a handful of species in this large genus ( the biggest in the family with perhaps 110 species ) were examined , and only a single sample from each , while other nutrients such as minerals and vitamins were not assessed , the results are rather indicative of a pair of chemomorphological dispersal ‘ syndromes ’ within the genus . |
| 8 | Finally , although not a criticism of our method — indeed , if anything , quite the contrary — it should be noted that for several of our chosen authors it was possible to arrive at more than one ‘ diagnosis ’ that fell within the general category of psychosis . |
| 9 | Although not a feature of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 , a major justification for the introduction of literary forfeiture legislation in the United States of America and Australia was that it would facilitate compensation for victims of crime . |
| 10 | So it would actually be very straightforward to do this , although not a couple of problems in this model that we ought to just say something about alright , the specification of four does present a couple of problems right . |
| 11 | The right of rescission may also extend to the occurrence of certain events which , although not a breach of warranty , may lead to the acquirer being unwilling to proceed ( for example , a major fire ) . |
| 12 | Boyfriends are encouraged to visit , although not a lot of them do . |
| 13 | Relations between the two countries had been severely strained because of persistent allegations of support by the Solomons for the secessionist rebellion on the island of Bougainville which , although formally a part of Papua New Guinea , was geographically and ethnically closer to the Solomon Islands . |
| 14 | Contemporaries regarded the party as one of reform , although probably a majority of Liberal members in the new Parliament still were radicals of the old Gladstonian kind , placing financial retrenchment and self-help before costly reform . |
| 15 | Although mainly a director of low budget productions , he told me that before the war he concerned it a poor year if he did not earn six thousand pounds , quite a sum for those days . |
| 16 | Although geographically a part of continental Europe , Denmark is ethnically Scandinavian and originally its cattle were similar to those of Sweden and Norway . |
| 17 | I 'm not a vegetarian although quite a number of my friends are . |
| 18 | It 's very interesting work , although quite a lot of it is elementary . |
| 19 | Wide wooden verandas often surrounded a house on all four sides , although sometimes a part of the veranda had been enclosed to provide extra living space . |
| 20 | Although primarily a disease of young dairy cattle , ostertagiasis can nevertheless affect groups of older cattle in the herd , particularly if these have had little previous exposure to the parasite , since there is no significant age immunity to infection . |
| 21 | Although outwardly a man of the Establishment , Bill McEwan Younger had the self-confidence to adopt unorthodox views which stood the test of time . |
| 22 | Although outwardly a lot of disassembly , cleaning , refurbishing and re-riveting was accomplished , it was to US spec rivets and fixings , largely unco-ordinated and more importantly , undocumented . |
| 23 | Guy 's Hospital in London has been rumoured to be heading down the opting out path , although recently a group of consultants at the hospital expressed their opposition to the idea . |