Word: although
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...although Harvard has made strides in appointing more female masters, when it comes to racial diversity, only one of Harvard's 13 Houses--Dunster--is led by masters who are non-white...
...although their insolence is laughable, the French desire for fraternite linguistique does, in some ways, resonate in our hearts. Indeed, the vicious spread of American cultural imperialism at times leaves even us yearning to stand up against "the man." But, unlike the French we know which battles to fight--and we mean that as more than a reference to the blatant insanity of marching thousands of soldiers through Russia in the dead of winter. Resistance is one thing, inanite quite another. And we pity the French for not realizing that all hopes of francophonic unity were lost with the arrival...
Colorectal cancer strikes 130,000 men and women each year in the U.S., according to the American Cancer Society. Although it's more common after the age of 50, younger people are also affected. Over the next 12 months, more than 55,000 Americans--a quarter of them under 50--will die of the disease, making it the second leading cause of death due to cancer, after lung cancer...
...Although transplant centers must evaluate any potential donor's suitability, it never hurts to have an independent opinion. The most common contraindications are heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure...
When Katie Couric wanted to bring national attention to colon cancer, she turned to an expert--Lisa Paulsen. It isn't that Paulsen is an expert on the disease, although she's learning fast. Her real skill, as president and CEO of the nonprofit Entertainment Industry Foundation, is raising public consciousness--and money--by using some of the biggest names in show business to focus public attention...