Example sentences of "although [noun] gave " in BNC.

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1 A law against obscene libel was created by the judges , although Parliament gave some assistance in 1857 with an Obscene Publications Act which permitted magistrates to destroy immoral books found within their jurisdiction .
2 But the almost perverse acceptance of this backwardness began to wilt before the spirit of improvement which gripped much of English society after mid-century , although Sussex gave up its secrets only with a hard battle .
3 Although subjects gave the risk rating immediately on hearing the tone it was stressed that their safety should be the main consideration , thus they should not attempt to perform any judgment task until they felt comfortable with the driving situation .
4 Ewen obviously knew his way , but although Neil gave him room he made no further attempt to break free , or even to reach open water .
5 Although Aquino gave assurances that the Kabisig would not be turned into a political party , the leadership of the LDP treated the new movement with great suspicion , believing that it represented an independent vehicle which could be used by Aquino to run her own favoured candidates in the 1992 elections .
6 Although Grant gave evidence in thousands of cases in which his wide experience was invaluable , he will be particularly remembered for the prominent part he played in the exposure of the forged Mussolini and Hitler diaries .
7 Although China gave no guarantee that it would end missile sales , it indicated that it was " seriously considering " signing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ( NPT ) .
8 She smiled at Aggie ; although Aggie gave her no answering smile , but just said , ‘ Well , the day 's Thursday .
9 Although reporters gave the impression that the troupes were new to the American stage , they had in fact made their debut as far back as 1900 when George Lederer booked them to perform their original Pony Trot .
10 Although Innocent gave his college an international flavour and outlook with the appointment of such men as Stephen Langton , Robert of Courson and Peter of Corbeil , the solid Roman basis , supported by cardinals from the neighbourhood of Rome , remained intact from 1198 to 1216 .
11 Although Park gave no detailed explanation for his decision to resign , the deep antipathy between him and Kim was universally seen as the key factor in his decision .
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