Example sentences of "though [pron] is [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | , Francis ( c. 1583–1658 ) , goldsmith , MP , and regicide , was probably born in London , though nothing is known of his early life . |
| 2 | Otherwise there is little of the ritual of the courts , though everyone is expected to stand when the tribunal members enter or leave . |
| 3 | even though she is crippled . |
| 4 | Several other Scottish education authorities — including Dumfries and Galloway , Highland , Tayside and Strathclyde — have already developed strong anti-smoking policies , though none is thought to have rejected the case for smokers ' areas . |
| 5 | The spatial units can be related to census areas in a number of ways , though none is judged to be very satisfactory . |
| 6 | This has been observed in a large number of deep sea cores from both high and low latitudes , though one is tempted to ask how many other species did not become extinct during this period . |
| 7 | Though one is lost and another damaged , the survivor is sent off into space with the forest when the scientist destroys himself with his ship to conceal the fact that the forest still exists . |
| 8 | Even though one is registered , the second may be accepted for registration , especially if there is little danger of confusion between the two . |
| 9 | No material is given about their activities as Mufti , and no anecdotes are related about them in their capacity as Mufti , though something is related about each in his capacity as kadi . |
| 10 | Though it is mistaken to suppose that the British made no effort to leave the Masai better than they found them , it is clear that their potential emergence from the colonial period much as they had entered it was something their administrators could in the end accept with equanimity . |
| 11 | SunDragon , the Sun Microsystems Inc multi-processor due out on November 10 , will be initially limited to maximum configurations of eight CPUs , we 're told , even though it is bound to talk about a ceiling of twenty-processors which is further down the road . |
| 12 | Such a policy is clearly unlawful discrimination under the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 because it differentiates between men and women , even though it is based on the unequal state pension age . |
| 13 | It denies the existence of a general obligation to obey the law even in a reasonably just society , though it is argued that just governments may exist , and that in certain circumstances their existence is preferable to any alternative method of social organization . |
| 14 | Plus , of course , there 's Emma 's violin which will always draw folk-rock comparisons , even though it is employed more as a second guitar or lead keyboard . |
| 15 | They include ‘ speed restraint points ’ ( which appear similar to speed tables or raised crossings ) ; speed control bends of more than 90 degrees deflection and with tight radii and mountable shoulders ; speed control islands to interrupt unavoidably long and straight stretches of road where speeds would otherwise be excessive ; and speed control humps , though it is warned that these ‘ ought not to be used in new housing schemes when other speed reducing features would be effective . ’ |
| 16 | The exact cost , and hence the viability , of the energy source remains to be determined , though it is projected to be about 10 pence a unit , five times the existing price of coal but only twice the cost of nuclear power . |
| 17 | I wanted the garment to seem feminine even though it is made out of a yarn as heavy and warm as pure wool . |
| 18 | As a result , there is a continued shortage of residential care facilities for the full-time residence of mentally handicapped people which is perpetuating the need for mental handicap hospitals to house them , even though it is recognised by all parties that this is to be avoided at all costs . |
| 19 | The differing viewpoints are here polarised into the two major value positions set out below , though it is recognised that these positions represent relatively extreme points on a dimension of views , rather than two all-embracing categories . |
| 20 | The origin of the duty is to be found at common law though it is reinforced by certain provisions in the Partnership Act . |
| 21 | A County Court has decided that a paying bank is under no obligation to pay a forged cheque even though it is supported by the bank 's guarantee card ( p 95 ) . |
| 22 | A County Court has decided that a paying bank is under no obligation to pay a forged cheque even though it is supported by the bank 's guarantee card ( see First Sport v Barclays Bank , Current Law , September 1992 , para 20 ) . |
| 23 | The quantity n is called the principal quantum number and though it is related to angular momentum it is not identical with it as Bohr had supposed . |
| 24 | There is a carved cupboard here dated 1687 , though it is believed that the cottage is older . |
| 25 | Nature , produced by Robin Hellier , has a lot of pace as did Horizon 's The Geneva event ( BBC2 , 24 January ) What the latter did not have was much patience with the aspirant but relatively unlearned student of what is going on in the world of high energy physics The main Geneva event — the identification of the W subatomic particle which , with the Z , will enable the theory that the four fundamental forces of nature can be unified within a single framework to be sustained — has yet to be announced , though it is believed imminent Horizon had been patiently filming for four years . |
| 26 | He was convicted of entering the country illegally , though it is believed he accidentally strayed over the border from Kuwait , where he was working . |
| 27 | … Under such a rule , would-be critics of official conduct may be deterred from voicing their criticism , even though it is believed to be true and even though it is in fact true , because of doubt whether it can be proved in court or fear of the expense of having to do so . |
| 28 | ‘ Under such a rule , would-be critics of official conduct may be deterred from voicing their criticism , even though it is believed to be true and even though it is in fact true , because of doubt whether it can be proved in court or fear of the expense of having to do so . |
| 29 | Then an insect that resembles a stick in only one limited respect will fool one kind of predator , even though it is eaten by all other kinds of predators . |
| 30 | The Corrado feels subjectively as though it is screwed together just a little more tightly but neither car suffers from rattles or shakes . |