Example sentences of "although [det] [be] [adv] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The remainder — Va'aiga Tuigamala and Walter Little in the backs , Paul Henderson and Graham Purvis in the pack — have largely been back-up strength in recent times , although Little was busily occupied at first five-eighths in four of the tests this season . |
| 2 | And , although this is probably hoping for too much , the by now traditional attempt to pin the blame on the auditors might have been avoided . |
| 3 | Like all Champagne varieties , it too has the advantage of ripening early , although this is often accompanied by a sensitivity to powdery mildew and to botrytis . |
| 4 | Sinn Fein 's increased vote will be a worrying factor for Sir Patrick , although this is somewhat balanced by an increase in Alliance 's poll . |
| 5 | The deficit follows a slump in turnover from £74.8m to £31m , and is after a £4.62m exceptional charge , mainly additional provision on a City Road , London , office development , although this was partly offset by a £3.7m fall in the net interest bill to £15.4m . |
| 6 | More recently he was criticized for failing to exploit possibilities created by the improvement in church-state relations at the time of the Russian Orthodox millennium in 1988 [ see p. 36040 ] , although this was partly excused by commentators on the grounds of his serious ill health . |
| 7 | Although this was later found to be correct , there was no way of telling how true it was at the time . |
| 8 | The terms respondents used to describe the advantages of early retirement , or to rationalize it in retrospect , often showed concern for the position of young people in the labour market , although this was rarely cited as a reason for taking early retirement . |
| 9 | Such activity fuelled the rumours of an imminent presidential-style coup , on the lines of that in Peru in April [ see pp. 38846-47 ] , although this was formally denied by army C.-in-C . |
| 10 | The crackdown provoked an international outcry , although this was greatly tempered by Western recognition of the need to maintain Soviet support for the campaign against Iraq in the Gulf war [ see pp. 37934-43 ] . |
| 11 | Although this was initially done as a form of self-healing , the work was later used in my exhibition The Picture of Health ? in 1984 . |
| 12 | The evaluators found that in some schools library committees had become moribund , and although this was often blamed on industrial action , some people did seem to have lost interest once they had received and spent their grant . |
| 13 | In 1902 he founded the Public Schools Alpine Sports Club and although this was snobbishly restricted to those who had been to a British public school , the club was instrumental in establishing winter sports as a popular type of holiday . |
| 14 | With some modifications the structure lasted until the 1972 Local Government Act ushered in a new pattern of elected local administration which became operative from 1 April 1974 , although this was further amended by the 1985 Local Government Act . |
| 15 | ECU CDs are typically held by EC nationals , although some are also held by central banks . |
| 16 | Today , it is difficult to define a particular Hautvillers style : all have a good fruit content , and although some are perhaps lacking in definition , the finest attain great distinction , balancing high extract with a delicacy of flavour . |
| 17 | Although twice as high a proportion of tropical plants contain potentially toxic alkaloids compared with extra-tropical ones and , although these are often concentrated in the young tissues of plants , insects specializing on such tissues may have rather unsophisticated problems compared with those feeding on mature leaves , where so much ‘ secondary chemistry ’ is manifest . |
| 18 | Always check whether there are any payments in addition to the hammer price before the auction begins ; it is customary to have local taxes and a buyer 's premium added on to the final bid , although these are sometimes included in the hammer price . |
| 19 | It has to be said , however , that most employers still apply actuarial reductions ( although these are sometimes waived in special cases such as redundancy ) so , if you are thinking of taking early retirement it is advisable to work out very carefully how this might affect your pension . |
| 20 | Although these were obliquely referred to under the article dealing with confidence-building measures , the longstanding Northern demand that the South renounce the US nuclear weapons based on its soil was not addressed , nor was the more recent Western demand that North Korea allow international inspection of its nuclear facilities . |
| 21 | Five passengers on board killed but the pilot and one passenger were thrown clear and survived although both were seriously injured with severe burns . |
| 22 | Although both were impeccably dressed in dark suits , there was just something about them that reminded Fran of the old wolf in sheep 's clothing story . |