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

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1 The latest attraction , Universal Studios Florida , opened last year to rave reviews , and although it 's popular with kids it 's really one of the few theme parks built for adults .
2 The descent from the second Munro was knee-wrenching , and although it 's a relief to regain the track in the glen , it 's not such a relief to remember how far away the starting point is .
3 The chain of volcanoes which girdles the Pacific is known appropriately enough as the ‘ Ring of Fire ’ , and although it 's a much more complex , disjointed affair than it may seem from this brief summary , it is unquestionably one of the Earth 's greatest physical features , and contains a large proportion of all the world 's volcanoes .
4 Acoustically , the KH has a promising blurry ring to it and although it 's not loud , due to the Floyd , it does seem to sustain particularly well .
5 Francis and Richard tend to play slightly ahead of the beat , and although it 's more than likely psychological I always felt that playing fingerstyle meant a sort of delay between playing something and hearing it , which seemed to mess up the impact of the songs .
6 In true Eko fashion the guitars have bound fingerboards , zero frets and aluminium nuts/string-guides , and although it 's difficult to be sure , the fingerboard material is so dense and dark — almost black — that it could well be that rare and prized commodity , Brazilian , or Rio , rosewood .
7 Other than that the neck feels really good and solid , and although it 's of the slim , wide variety ( 43.75mm at nut ) the fingerboard is n't so wide that you ca n't wrap a thumb over the top if you 're so inclined .
8 And although it 's beautiful , it 's also child-proof — the slipcovers are machine washable and none of the ornaments are valuable .
9 And although it 's a year since he left Selhurst Park , his spirit lives on .
10 Quite remarkable , and although it 's a difficult route to grade , I feel it 's closer to Hard Very Severe than the traditional Very Severe .
11 And although it 's quite easy to it 's quite difficult to Sorry , it 's quite difficult to erm to generalize , I mean how have you found the people compared erm people ever discuss the flats or
12 And although it 's not strictly my business , and I do n't want to pry into things that are n't my concern , I do need to know why you told everyone that Gramps was Phena 's father — No … ’
13 Tony in charge of services and communication , Simon in charge of policy and development , Richard in charge of resource development , and although it 's not on the script and she said I must n't to the script , I ought to mention also Samantha who has joined us as head of communications on whom , you may thank for all the sort of visuals that we 're having , and the bright idea of videoing er , our Chairman .
14 Over and above that we think in a sense that it 's a series of disabilities , of intellectual functioning , and although it 's not by any means proven , we think that these are probably constitutional in origin .
15 But United are now fifteenth with thirty six points and although it 's very close behind them ; Port Vale have thirty six , West Brom thirty five , Charlton thirty five , Plymouth thirty five , Portsmouth thirty five , Blackburn and Leicester both have thirty three .
16 Although the Spirit of the Lord has permeated the church through what is called ‘ charismatic renewal ’ , and although it is like leaven in a lump which has begun to spread its influence , there are still many parts of the church unreached and unaffected .
17 It is a superbly-run event staged upon a sumptuous golf course , and although it is the youngest of the four major championships , it has built itself a tradition founded on the legendary career of Bobby Jones .
18 Dividend growth last year was 10.3 p.c. in France and although it is expected to slow in 1992 , will recover to similar levels in 1993 , according to Mr Rooney .
19 It is funny , painful and moving , and although it is rooted in the detail of individual lives , it says far more about the way we live than the windy bellicosity of much of Brenton 's previous work .
20 The rich carving of the High Altar is by Johann Ferdinand Schorr and although it is difficult to see without binoculars , above the High Altar is a painting depicting the victory of the Battle of the White Mountain , showing the Carmelites holding aloft the small icon of the Madonna .
21 Courses of treatment vary from one to seven days and although it is always preferable to examine the male sexual partner of an infected woman , because of the difficulties of making the diagnosis in men it is sometimes justifiable to treat the male without confirming the diagnosis , particularly if it can be shown that reinfection has taken place .
22 If the house has a solid floor , that too must have a membrane which extends over the whole of it , and although it is not possible to see it , any defects will show in the form of damp patches under floor coverings , discoloration or loose vinyl tiles .
23 It was built in 1907 to serve the local soft fruit trade , and although it is an elegant bridge it is actually built of concrete blocks which were made on the site .
24 The rights to Presley 's ‘ Sun ’ recordings were acquired by RCA Victor together with the rights to the artist , and although it is now known that the tapes in RCA Victor 's vault are not actually the 1955 originals , they are extremely good copies , and all have been reissued on compact disc .
25 Both sides seemed satisfied and although it is unlikely that a two-tier Champagne classification would have been workable in the long term , it sufficed for the present although it was still being debated in the Senate when war broke out three years later .
26 Although it has recently become fashionable to subject judges to ( usually ill-informed ) public criticism , even in Parliament , and although it is no longer unknown for demands for the removal of judges to be voiced in the House of Commons ( as when Sir John Donaldson incurred opprobrium as President of the National Industrial Relations Court for applying the law which Parliament itself had passed ) Parliament has still , in modern times , to remove a judge in this manner .
27 Most elderly people find that the visiting officers are friendly , patient , and helpful , and although it is not necessary for a relative to be present , no objection will be raised to this if the elderly person wishes it .
28 I am more certain of that than I am of anything in my life , and although it is a slow and at times agonizing road I tread , the time will come when I shall be heard and cleared of the indictment held against me .
29 In most cases the horn will be fitted and although it is not necessary to prove why the horn did n't work when operated it may be of assistance to the court .
30 ‘ Stand ’ is proved by the observations of the officer concerned and although it is not necessary to prove the vehicle had been in the offending position for a particular period of time the court may find it helpful if the officer could give evidence , ‘ The vehicle was parked on Bradford Road from 20.00 hours to 21.00 hours etc . ’
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