Example sentences of "although [pron] is [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Although there is disagreement in the City over whether recession is inevitable , there were warnings yesterday that high rates could reduce package holiday bookings by as much as 40 per cent next summer — something that would help to narrow the current account deficit . |
| 2 | There are questions about knowledge which may , or must , be answered using limited resources , although there is disagreement about what the available resources are . |
| 3 | Despite the problems we are inclined to accept some homologies in the nervous system , although there is disagreement about how far one should take it . |
| 4 | Although there is parity of esteem among academic subjects , and dog is careful not to eat dog , at least in public , a scientific model of knowledge has , I believe , come to dominate the modern academy , and to affect attitudes to and within humanistic learning . |
| 5 | Does the Prime Minister agree that although there is scope for compromise on many matters at Maastricht , the one issue on which it is impossible to compromise is the difference between those who believe that Britain could and should join in a single currency and those who believe that we should not do so at any price and that we should never even have joined the exchange rate mechanism ? |
| 6 | Although there is logic behind this statement , it often provokes argument . |
| 7 | Similarly , although there is competition for the viewer this does not usually impact on the financial fortunes of either organization . |
| 8 | Dichloro-diphenyl trichlorethane , dicophane or DDT , was the first really specific agent to become available and it is still effective against the adult lice , although there is evidence of the development of resistance . |
| 9 | Although there is evidence that those who choose to learn sign language after the age of 30 years will not reach the level of understanding of those who begin earlier ; and although there is a declining performance as the age of sign language learning increases , it does not mean that all those over the age of 30 years can not learn BSL , nor that they will be unable to communicate . |
| 10 | In the present generations of younger women , very few never marry so this particular source of family care has almost dried up , although there is evidence that never-married women still account for a disproportionate number of unpaid carers ( Finch and Groves , 1980 ; Lewis and Meredith , 1988 ) . |
| 11 | The range of real organisms obeying these constraints is limited ( although there is evidence suggesting ‘ tit-for-tat ’ strategies among some fish , birds , bats and monkeys ) . |
| 12 | Evidence from the wear patterns of teeth shows that they also shared similar diets of soft fruit and young leaves , and it seems likely that the various species operated within similar ecological constraints , although there is evidence of some ecological diversification in contemporaneous hominoids both in diet , for example the more folivorous Rangwapithecus , and in locomotion , for example the long-limbed Dendropithecus . |
| 13 | Clearly the site suffered a sudden change in the middle of the fourth century , although there is evidence of a decline before this . |
| 14 | Although there is evidence to support Kinsbourne 's hypothesis ( Kinsbourne , 1975a ; Cohen , 1975a ) it can not account for the results of those studies in which opposite field superiorities have been obtained for verbal and non-verbal stimuli presented randomly or simultaneously to each half field of vision ( Terrace , 1959 ; Berlucchi , Brizzolara , Marzi , Rizzolatti and Umilta , 1974 ; Hines , 1975 ; Klein , Moscovitch and Vigna , 1976 ; Pirozollo and Rayner , 1977 ) . |
| 15 | Although there is evidence that both hemispheres can control movements of the upper arm ( Sperry , Gazzaniga and Bogen , 1969 ; Van Der Staak , 1975 ) the extremities appear to be under exclusively contralateral control ( Brinkman and Kuypers , 1972 ; 1973 ) . |
| 16 | Although there is evidence that the left hemisphere is better at dealing with sequences of stimuli in different modalities ( Carmon and Nachson , 1971 ; Swisher and Hirsch , 1972 ; Brookshire , 1975 ; Nachson and Carmon , 1975 ; Tallal and Newcombe , 1978 ; Sherwin and Efron , 1980 ; Mills and Rollman , 1980 ) this does not necessarily entail that the left hemisphere itself processes information sequentially . |
| 17 | Although there is evidence to the contrary , another benefit attributed to general practitioners undertaking their own visits is that , through their familiarity with the situation , they are more selective in referring patients to hospital , and hospital costs are therefore reduced . |
| 18 | Taekwondo practitioners build up the calluses on their knuckles by performing press-ups on them , although there is evidence that prolonged conditioning in this way causes metacarpal damage . |
| 19 | Dietary fibre supplements have not been successful in the treatment of IBS as measured by double-blind trials , although there is evidence that at least 30 g of dietary fibre a day will improve constipation and some other symptoms . |
| 20 | Although there is evidence for a great growth in lay piety in England there was no equivalent to the free association of mulieres sanctae on the Continent . |
| 21 | In Denmark , although there is assessment and provision of interpreters there is no training course but a series of starter courses to support the skills that the interpreters ( usually people with deaf parents ) already have ( Hansen , 1980 ) . |
| 22 | The phenomenon of second homes in rural areas has been quite widely researched , although there is debate as to their definition ( Dower 1977 ; Davies and O'Farrell 1981 ) and little agreement as to whether they constitute a ‘ curse or a blessing ’ ( Coppock 1977 ) . |
| 23 | Although there is confusion about exactly what social workers do , there is a belief that they ‘ help people ’ . |
| 24 | Private law proceedings are in the main the province of the court welfare officer although there is power to request a report from a welfare officer in any proceedings under the Children Act ( s7 ) . |
| 25 | In Canada the Human Rights Act 1978 does not go as far as removing mandatory retirement ages ( although there is pressure growing to do so ) but does make it unlawful to deprive people of employment opportunities on grounds of age , as a result of policies or practices relating to recruitment promotion , training , or other personnel matters . |
| 26 | The form also tends to distance itself from passion , although there is passion aplenty in the events described . |
| 27 | The fine church of St Wilfrid dates back to the 12th century , although there is mention of a church in the Domesday Book . |
| 28 | Although there is room for improvement in the way the programme is managed ( more involvement of aid recipients , a more flexible approach to reporting requirements ) , the Russian environment has proved particularly difficult to deal with and it is understandable that Tacis needs time to adjust . |
| 29 | It may be that from a stockbroker they would have done , although there is room for argument . |
| 30 | Temperatures will level off at a cool eight or nine degrees celsius , that 's forty six to forty eight fahrenheit- although it is Novemver , still cool for the time of year . |