• The ads have an amateurish feel, albeit that the amateurishness is executed in a totally professional manner.

    BBC: Magazine

  • It has also been tried (albeit that the water in question was frozen) by putting detectors down a hole at the South Pole.

    ECONOMIST: Neutrino astronomy

  • It has been overhasty and undemocratic in amending the constitution, albeit that in March a large majority of Egyptians endorsed the changes it proposed.

    ECONOMIST: Egypt��s turmoil

  • It is a relic of British colonial days, outrageous now and outrageous then, albeit that it was introduced in response to an armed communist rebellion.

    ECONOMIST: The shaming of Malaysia

  • Alternatively, it could scarcely object to taking over management of the stock itself and finding a few buyers of its own choosing albeit that a 9% ceiling on foreign ownership might have to give way in the process.

    ECONOMIST: Gazprom

  • It so happens that I think that there is a tax incidence argument, albeit that tax charges borne by companies (as distinct from sales and payroll taxes and their like, for which they act as agent) almost invariably impact on shareholders.

    FORBES: Whose Money Is It Anyway?

  • It now seems safe to say that Mr Spielberg and his colleagues have proved that you can establish a studio albeit one that still lacks a permanent home with little more than your reputations and your artistic skills.

    ECONOMIST: How well Mr Spielberg wears a suit

  • Anyone even remotely schooled in teen comedy will recognize that "Superbad" is an old, old story, albeit one that seems unreasonably determined to lower the taste bar.

    CNN: Review: 'Superbad' funniest comedy since 'Borat'

  • But issues such as privacy or consumer protection that could undermine support for e-commerce need a different answer, albeit one that draws on laws and policies developed in the offline world.

    ECONOMIST: Regulating the Internet

  • Those requirements generate a share-price premium over other markets (albeit one that has fallen a bit).

    ECONOMIST: America's capital markets

  • In the 1950s Racine was a prosperous all-American Pleasantville, albeit one that permanently reeked of hot, sweet palm wax.

    FORBES: Profligate Son: A Billionaire Scion's Sex Crime Allegations Rock A Company Town

  • Baldyga called the attack "an isolated incident, " albeit one that has greatly shaken those on the island, be they residents or tourists.

    CNN: Knife-wielding attacker kills at least 2, wounds 11 on Guam

  • At core, there is a profound relationship between the West and the Islamic world that, albeit oversimplified, resembles that between an addict and its enablers.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

  • There were suits in Paris too, albeit suits that are long and lean like those at Hermes, which were, typical of the house, all about luxury.

    FORBES: Paris Men's Shows Fall 2012: Louis Vuitton, Lanvin, Hermes, 3.1 Phillip Lim And More

  • This playboy image has always been a caricature, albeit one that was easy to paint, partly because Mr Ellison has done so much to create it.

    ECONOMIST: Face value

  • Arsenal, called after Woolwich Arsenal, has long been a top club, albeit one that is rooted in gritty inner London, where the legend of local-boy-made-good still resonates.

    ECONOMIST: Ars��ne Wenger, a football coach for Europe

  • In the spring of 2012, he signed a long-term contract, albeit one that included a "release clause, " a fixed price for which the club would have to sell him.

    WSJ: Soccer's Borussa Dortmund Faces Uphill Battle to Maintain Success

  • There's no shortage of art supplies in our household, and our refrigerator looks like a traveling exhibit at the Guggenheim, albeit one that's been curated by the Disney princesses.

    WSJ: Our Child Hates Math��and We Parents Are Partly to Blame

  • The extent of Birmingham's dominance will have them regretting having to settle for a draw, albeit one that extends their unbeaten home run of Premier League matches to 17.

    BBC: Birmingham 0-0 Liverpool

  • This has been a key benefit touted by Microsoft for Windows Phone, albeit one that hasn't been a compelling enough proposition to dramatically boost Windows Phone's market share yet.

    ENGADGET: Switched On: Extreme takeover, Home edition

  • In many ways, Korean brokers still behave like a cartel, all offering the same service at the same price, albeit one that has fallen to a suicidally low level.

    ECONOMIST: Korean finance

  • Although the proposition of four types is not new (Plato, Jung), her nomenclature and their biochemical foundation represent a frontier of relationship science, albeit one that is thinly populated and open to flanking attack.

    NEWYORKER: Looking for Someone

  • Erste's profitability over the next few years, by contrast, will depend on a few fragile economies in one small part of the world albeit ones that are not moving in unison, and for which Austria has mustered an international bail-out.

    ECONOMIST: Face value

  • And Video Kinect makes video chat from the living room an easier and more accessible experience to users who are less tech-savvy, albeit one that can only connect you to other Kinect users of Windows Live Messenger users right now.

    FORBES: Kinect Is A Flashy Diversion, Microsoft's Real Xbox Strategy: Online Video

  • The "Watch This Space" Award goes to the Abacus Smart Watch 2006 , a great improvement over previous smart watches using Microsoft's SPOT technology albeit one that Fossil itself seemed less excited about than the category runner-up, the Fossil Men's Bluetooth Watch .

    ENGADGET: Switched On: The 2006 Switchies -- Portable Products

  • On the one hand, China is a very important trading partner with this country, albeit one that engages systematically in unfair practices, often in violation of obligations it assumed upon entry to the World Trade Organization, at enormous cost to this country's balance of payments.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Friend of China

  • For those who want to combine the secrecy of a spy cam with the flexibility and superior video quality of the Lukwerks system, the company will soon offer its own clock camera, albeit one that looks even more conspicuous than the barely passable Sharper Image unit.

    ENGADGET: Switched On: Creep spy for the cheap guy

  • They assert that the Security Council would vote for another resolution, albeit one demanding that Iraq accept intrusive, even "anywhere-anytime" inspections.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

  • That is progress of a sort, albeit not the sort that poses the slightest danger of raising high expectations.

    ECONOMIST: Lexington

  • The government in Havana appears to be denying that, albeit in a roundabout way, while also reminding Cubans that hostility to Cuba has remained constant in the US for five decades, regardless of who is in the White House, our correspondent adds.

    BBC: Woman uses computer (file image)

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