Word: although
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Horrocks was one of the original teachers when the school opened in the fall of 1996. She vividly recalls sitting with other teachers early in the morning of the first day of school trying to put together desks. Although it was a valiant effort, the first day of school started with students coming into rooms with carpets--and little else. The first year was rocky. Two teachers left abruptly because they felt they had not received adequate support and the original executive director left after conflicts with the board...
...example, although teachers generally stay with a class for two years, their contracts are reconsidered yearly--and some do not return...
Cambridge "has done more than its fair share" compared to other cities, Healy said, although "there are never enough resources" for affordable housing...
...plane carrying U.S. Open champion Stewart to Dallas took off from Orlando at 9.19 a.m. but stopped responding to air traffic controllers after 9.45 a.m. That prompted them to call the Air Force, which routinely tracks out-of-control aircraft. Although such planes can be shot down if they present a threat to public safety, that option was never considered in the case of Stewart's plane. Though the Learjet is equipped with masks and other depressurization emergency equipment similar to that of an airliner, some experts believe that insidious - rather than sudden - depressurization can confuse and disorient a pilot...
...long run strip tobacco of some of its social cachet in the developing world. But right now Big Tobacco may be more vulnerable to lawsuits that piggyback on the battle in the U.S. courts, which has forced the industry to take responsibility for knowingly distributing harmful products - although few countries have legal systems that allow the same opportunities for litigation. Which may mean it'll be some time before Third World ashtrays are empty...