Example sentences of "although this [is] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Although this is both extensive and varied by the standards of most of the human sciences , though perhaps not of history , what it illustrates is the difficulty of specifying what is to count as data beyond saying that it is whatever material that researchers need to work with in order to pursue their inquiries .
2 A good many women have never experienced orgasm at all , although this is generally due to personal impediment or lack of expertise and consideration on their partner 's part .
3 Although this is also true , we might not be surprised if the judge interrupted this witness and accused her of being facetious , or told her not to waste time .
4 The blades may also be decorated , by a method known as pattern welding , although this is rarely apparent from the corroded form in which they are found ( Wilson 1976b , pp. 265–66 ; Anstee and Beik 1961 ; Hodges 1964 , p. 47ff . ) .
5 In fact , Petrey points out that the main significance of Austin 's work stems from his concentration on illocutionary force and ( although this is completely implicit ) he seems to think that Austin 's theory is essentially a pragmatic one .
6 The common law refused to grant damages for innocent misrepresentation but would do so in the tort of deceit if the representation was fraudulent , although this is notoriously difficult to prove ( Derry v Peek ( 1889 ) 14 App Cas 337 ) .
7 Some cases do n't seem to have any physical cause at all , but have been linked to intangible factors such as times of stress , anxiety or depression , although this is quite rare .
8 Although this is quite different from retribution ( an aim that Beccaria specifically rejects ) , he retains the idea , usually associated with retribution , that the punishment should be proportional to the crime — but not , he insists , proportional to its sinfulness ( since only God can gauge that ) .
9 There may be a lot of anxiety , guilt , anger , or desperation locked away and although this is often painful to expose , therapeutic progress is unlikely to be made until openness is achieved .
10 Harp Lager have been trying to attract English horses and although this is never easy I 'm sure that if the right money was available , then the barriers would come down .
11 While this is not a particularly scientific definition , it is perfectly adequate , and the term ‘ bomb ’ is in common use in vulcanology , although this is perhaps unfortunate since it may suggest to the reader some unpleasant kind of projectile which explodes on impact .
12 Care should be taken here because it was the wording of SOGIT 1973 which was considered , and although this is substantially similar to the 1977 Act , it is , in some respects , different .
13 But — although this is very rare — you do sometimes come across one or two who seem to have a genuine interest and ‘ feel ’ for the birds ; then , obviously , I try to give them all the advice and encouragement I can .
14 They were fed up with three-door cars , which ruled out one of three they considered at the time — the Vauxhall Nova , although this is now available in five-door .
15 Low cusped molars with thick enamel ( although this is more likely to be an ancestral character for the pongine and hominine clades ( Box2 ) )
16 It is quite acceptable to ask to sample before you buy , although this is only possible if you are purchasing over the counter .
17 Higher pay is not , therefore , only about an increase in living standards , although this is crucially important , but in gaining respect and an idea of one 's worth from the rest of the community .
18 Although this is undoubtedly true , on two occasions during the period covered by this book ( 1660 and 1688 ) an invading army ( one from Scotland , the other from Holland ) had been able to exploit a severe domestic political crisis and widespread popular disaffection in order to bring about a change of political regimes .
19 Although this is less dramatic than the traditional stories of his riches , it represents a solid achievement .
20 Although this is highly plausible there are few studies of the skills possessed by older unemployed workers .
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