Though he was poor, he was nonetheless happy.

The Blueprints scenario is less painful, even if the start is more disorderly.

But the case of Kundera appears different though no less disturbing.

Although the economic storm has become less intense, it hasn t calmed yet.

Fortunately, there are lots of other nice albeit less spectacular inflation destinations.

A more accurate, if less reassuring, term for the ongoing crisis is the Second Great Contraction.

While few doubt the outcome will be his re election, many are intensely following the process.

Even though Lurkmore came back online barely a day after the block was implemented, that was enough time for a slight hysteria to set in.

The third drops, the fourth, the fifth.

Though political parties have not been legalized, they are nonetheless active in parliament and public life.

Though it is no longer considered a mistake to omit a comma, nevertheless it is desirable to put it in.

There are also other projects, which did not enter the top five list, but still seem to be interesting.

But just as real is the grassroots patriotic movement, and it s far stronger than the opposition, though it s less entertaining in media terms.

Though Pence seems to have invented the Russian proverb himself, it nonetheless reflects the steadily rising tensions between Washington and Moscow.

This transformation, though far from complete indeed, it may well last years has nonetheless started to bear fruit. If the 2011 uprisings had not occurred, we would now be witnessing another year of autocracy, with more talk of dynastic successions.

This transformation, though far from complete indeed, it may well last years has nonetheless started to bear fruit.

And yet,

While structural reforms have lagged, the economy is far less vulnerable than it was in the past.

The third winner, though she is mathematically in a much less favorable position, is Segolène Royal.

And yet, remarkably, even as most of the region began to burn, oil prices collapsed.

Though his group's work doesn't always get cited, its rise in popularity has been meteoric.

Except that I'm not.

Although the Soviet Union restricted and censored Western films, those that made it through had devastating political effects.

Smaller steps, however, can and should be taken.

There are a lot less expensive and less intrusive ways to do this.

No one could credibly argue that, say, Denmark is less committed to liberal democracy or is less tolerant than, say, France or Italy, despite the fact that Denmark recognizes an official state church and France and Italy are avowedly secular.

Although Jordan is at a turning point in its relations with Iraq, there remains little public support for American policy.

The European Central Bank has been more thoughtful, though no less enthusiastic, arguing that a banking union should have three objectives.

While these statements seem unreasonable to the point of lunacy, they reflect the perspective of management at some companies.

Right now, 119 people face charges of possessing two ounces or less of marijuana, though many are facing other charges.

And yet, even as Western democracies seem least able to act, more will be required of them.

However, at this point in Alexander's career, he still knew little about being a general.

While some of this criticism may be over stated or misplaced, it nonetheless underscores the need to reform financial institutions and practices.

Yet I know that he reflects a deep seated viewpoint, though one far from claiming a majority in Europe.

Victory is possible, though unlikely.

While the proposed law does not kill all the distortions favored by unions, it is clearly a step in the right direction and may be accepted by the Peronists.

Tuberculosis (TB) is an air borne disease, transmitted the same way as common flu, by coughing or sneezing, although it is much less infectious.

The government and leadership in the status quo has, however, attempted to make the agendas of Madhesi as communal and bring a split between Hill based people and Madhesi which is simply not the case.

But the enrichment provided by the humanities was no less enduring, though its subtler nature makes it harder to track.

Although 73 of Romanians approve of entering NATO, less than 20 agree with Romanian participation in a war against Iraq.

Although all the formal trappings of a true electoral contest are in place, important aspects of authenticity are glaringly absent.

Although the future geopolitical behavior of the rising new powers Brazil, China, and India remains uncertain, this shift may nonetheless provide an opportunity for the Mediterranean.

Indeed, atheists and agnostics do not behave less morally than religious believers, even if their virtuous acts rest on different principles.

Meanwhile, the Commission published a progress report on Turkey that granted that reforms were continuing, albeit at a slower pace, under Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan s mildly Islamic minded government.

America is no less militarily powerful nowadays than previously, but it does not look so strong to the wider world.