Example sentences of "although in [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 So although in Britain we have a national system of health care provision the way services have developed shows considerable variation between districts .
2 The answer is that they dispense justice , or they 're supposed to , although in Britain I 'm afraid only sometimes .
3 The human population , and the livestock , of a dozen townships was moving , like an organised but somewhat undisciplined army , from the cultivated area of the crofts to the summer grazings , or shielings , on the hill , where each township , and indeed each family , had its own special area , recognised and protected by custom , although in law they all had equal rights in the whole common , and had a joint committee to regulate its use .
4 In London , just before the war , almost no one had heard of Paul Klee , although in Germany he had been famous for some years .
5 Although in adults it exhibits flu like symptoms , it can be disastrous if passed on to a baby .
6 The first is a survival if not of feudalism ( although in Northumberland it is exactly that ) then of early modern social relations .
7 Although in English we do on occasions say yes or no and on other occasions yes or no , no speaker of English would say that the meaning of the words ‘ yes ’ and ‘ no ’ was different with the different tones .
8 Although in principle we know the equations that govern the whole of biology , we have not been able to reduce the study of human behavior to a branch of applied mathematics .
9 Instead , uncharacteristically , he went and signed up with the Maharishi , paid out £146 , and has never regretted it for a single minute , although in fairness it has to be said that his wife has .
10 If we do as the Russians want and hand over all these prisoners to them whether or not the prisoners are willing to go back to Russia , we are … sending some of them to their death ; and although in war we can not , as you point out … afford to be sentimental , I confess that I find the prospect somewhat revolting , and I should expect public opinion to reflect the same feeling …
11 He had a mental age of 11 , although in body he was 19 , and evidence of his mental incapacity was never produced during the trial .
12 Hess has protected them , although in theory they are people he should not even know .
13 Although in theory we do not know how it would have turned out if that had been the only option available to Mr. Thorpe , we know that the principles are clearly set out in the health service management documents and at a political level by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State .
14 As far as Comfort knew , they had returned to the States for the duration , although in fact they had been in London for part of the time , working for the Free French , and back in France for most of the rest .
15 Although in fact they accepted all three Beveridge ‘ assumptions ’ on behalf of the coalition government , the impression they gave was one of hesitancy and caution ; and the result was that the Parliamentary Labour Party , for the one and only time during the coalition years , decided to put down an amendment to the government motion and thus divide the House .
16 Although in fact you have n't pleaded it er .
17 At one point , John decided that he wanted to learn about music , although in fact he newer acquired much technical knowledge of the subject , and could not read a score .
18 The sensation of sharing airspace with a murderous enemy — although in fact he saw no other aircraft — was disconcerting , as was the coming to terms with the idea that not all the world was locked in war , but only parts of it .
19 although in fact he ends up paying just twenty shillings ( one pound ) when Dame Sirith agrees to help ( 270 ) .
20 So Nigel thought , ‘ Oh yes , he 's got Carla to write it , ’ although in fact she had nothing to do with it .
21 The approximate location of the main eruptive vent for the 1991–92 activity is also shown , although in fact it is slightly to the east of this profile ( into the page ) .
22 although in fact it still had some way to run ; the third were presents given when the case really was over .
23 It might have been a uniform although in fact it was not .
24 She 's enjoying herself , we met her at John 's house I felt nervous this morning for sleeping home late although in fact I have been awake quite a lot in between , but
25 A deciduous or sombre evergreen hedge in a prominent position may look bleak in winter , although in summer they often enhance the brilliance of adjacent flowers .
26 Although in places you may feel the canned laughter machine is exaggerating — the script is n't that funny — the show definitely has its moments .
27 The 1958 Act could be interpreted simply in terms of the needs of departments themselves for information , although in practice we do attempt to apply historical selection criteria .
28 Each sect accused the other of wishing to observe the prescribed religious festivals at the wrong times , although in practice they had to keep to the same dates .
29 The well-known American research by Hill ( 1970 ) has demonstrated the interlocking nature of support structures across the three generations , and has shown that grandchildren do feel responsibility to give assistance to their grandparents in this context , although in practice they actually do less than the intervening generation .
30 In 1977 , however , it was decided that inter-city ( as well as freight ) rail services should not in principle be subsidized ( Department of Transport 1977 : chs. 6 , 7 ) , although in practice they continued to be .
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