And even though a great civil war was being fought, citizens of the North prepared to choose a leader.

VOA: special.2009.12.10

Mister Chavez asked that the strikers remain non-violent even though the farm owners and their supporters sometimes used violence.

VOA: special.2009.09.06

John Grogan,his wife Jenny and their three children all loved Marley even though the dog almost destroyed their home a number of times.

VOA: special.2009.02.23

The United States and Turkey are leading producers of cherries, though not all cherry trees produce fruit.

VOA: special.2010.02.23

The waters can look so still and blue, like a painting, though they can also become rough with waves when the wind blows.

VOA: special.2009.01.05

Men and women often live in the same building, though they may live on separate floors.

VOA: special.2009.08.07

"And ultimately saved, though,by -- " "And ultimately saved, of course,by the white, I don't know,soldier."

VOA: special.2010.03.01

And it almost fell at the Alamo Beside the Texas flag, But she waved on though.

VOA: special.2010.07.02

Before she could go home,though, the war between France and Prussia began in eighteen seventy.

VOA: special.2009.07.26

The Post published the stories even though government officials threatened Missus Graham and her company.

VOA: special.2009.04.26

(LOVIN' SPOONFUL - "SUMMER IN THE CITY") Even though it was hot, Sly and the Family Stone still found ways to have fun in the summertime.

VOA: special.2009.06.22

Nevertheless,I forged ahead, and with each step the tunnel grew larger, and I felt as though I was wandering into the very core of the Guadalupe Mountains."

VOA: special.2011.04.11

He felt sorry for the varmint,though, and wrapped it around his arm.

VOA: special.2009.11.28

I do whisper the description to him sometimes, though you can see people around don't understand and they're watching us like 'What the ...?'" "'Tell that woman to shut up!'

VOA: special.2010.03.01