Example sentences of "although it [is] " in BNC.

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1 Although it is robust , there are some basic cleaning rules for both stainless and silver-plated .
2 Although it is associated with Italy , similar peasant foods are found in many parts of the world — from noodles in China to pierogi , the ravioli-like dish , from Poland .
3 Although it is mostly made up of perennial plants which will come up fresh in spring , there are one or two evergreen shrubs added for structure : an upright rosemary and a couple of spiky yuccas .
4 Although it is obviously accurate to call an incipient spin a stall with a wing-drop , I think that this is trying to avoid the issue , which is that it is really the beginning of a spin and at least a potential spin .
5 Although it is vital not to get too high , there is no advantage trying to fly very close to the ground , except perhaps when taking off from a very short field .
6 Surprising though it may seem , although it is now well established that this is a serious problem with gliding , it is almost unknown in power flying circles or in the Air Force and it is taking many years to convince authorities .
7 For although it is constantly argued that the police represent and are drawn from the community they serve , the cultural style required in the body of the police officer inevitably sets him slightly apart from the ‘ civvies ’ outside the institution , especially where such symbolic use of clothing and beards or hair is the province of the youthful innovator .
8 Although it is a great advantage to be just inside your weight category , some contestants forget that even a glass of water can tip them over .
9 Although it is tempting to do so , non-conservation can not be assimilated to the phenomenalist tendency shown up in Martin Braine 's experiment .
10 It is difficult to relate the proposals in the review to prospects for services for elderly people , as although it is entitled ‘ Working for Patients ’ , the Review makes little mention of health care for individuals or particular client groups .
11 Although it is now possible to use a system of notation , choreographers still prefer to create directly on the human material , working on it and relying on the dancers ' own memories to repeat what has been designed on and for them .
12 Any type of wood can be waxed , although it is usually applied to pine or oak .
13 Where the technique was first practised is unknown , although it is traditionally thought to be of Chinese origin , although there are accounts of it being used in India around 550 BC .
14 It was also — although it is now forgotten in the West — the scene of some of the fiercest fighting between Axis and Allied forces in the Middle East .
15 Although it is argued that fear of punitive jury awards has made the US business safety-conscious , quite a price has had to be paid for that by way of corporate and insurance company bankruptcy , the closing of municipal facilities and the practice of defensive medicine . ’
16 He is aggrieved because , although it is being sold at the NBA price of £15.95 , purchasers are also receiving special prints with the book .
17 IRPC 's Personal Legal Assistance Plan costs £70 a year , although it is shortly to rise to £80 .
18 Although it is by no means the universal view , some City analysts believe the increase in rates makes a short-lived recession inevitable next year .
19 He refused to give details of the type , quantity and condition of the explosive or identify the ‘ terrorist paraphernalia ’ , although it is possible this might include timing devices or detonators .
20 — Margaret Thatcher ‘ Although it is uncomfortable , the note which is being sounded is not bad ; it is one of being prepared to take occasionally rough and unpopular decisions in the belief that they will work through successfully . ’
21 Although it is a means of asserting authority , coming as it does at the start of the shift , parade is very relaxed and , from the point of view of the ordinary constables , serves as a way of casually reorientating themselves to the demands of work .
22 Community policing is a preventive rather than a crime control made of policing and in the United Kingdom it has become associated in the popular image particularly with those inner-city areas where crime rates have risen sharply and where police relations with ethnic minorities have deteriorated , although it is also a response to the police 's loss of contact with other sections of the community , especially young people ( Schaffer 1980 ) .
23 The Japanese launch was a success , although it is open to question how much of the success can be attributed to innovative marketing and how much to the technical qualities of the product .
24 Although it is a difficult route to ascend by , we reached the summit and were rewarded by some spectacular views .
25 Although it is already fashionable to explain away the scale of the election successes — by such factors as the Falklands , Foot , Benn , and an inept Labour campaign in 1983 , and prosperity and the disproportional electoral system in 1987 — the results marked a further stage in the decline of the Labour party .
26 Although it is winter time I am not afraid to move my bait higher in the water to keep in touch with the fish .
27 Even the references to classical antiquity and feudalism remain vague and unspecific , although it is clear that , unlike their discussion of tribal society , these are based on much greater knowledge , obtained largely from the classical education they both shared .
28 The journey to Reykjavik is not so good , and , although it is along a very reasonable road , it can be a bit daunting for the newcomer .
29 Although it is direct , there is not enough feel or weight to give a proper impression of how much grip is left .
30 Although it is a natural fibre , it tends not to weather well .
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