And although it is understandable that an American author should write a book looking mostly at the problems of America, it nevertheless feels like a missed opportunity.
In this battle for the hearts and minds of commuters, the atheists seem to have been overly belligerent, although it is understandable that they get a little testy this time of year.
Although it is understandable that some would like to turn away from this difficult fact, there is a kind of solace offered by stories that show us how endangered orphans or weary detectives go on living.
1) Although it's understandable that Prime Minister George Papandreou wants a mandate to press forward with onerous austerity reforms, political referenda are not generally a good idea "with their simplistic yes or no answers to complicated policy questions".
Although it is understandable that some of the financing programs instituted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York are open-ended, setting no time limits on the cash spigot is unnerving.
"Although it is understandable that new agencies like the CFPB will struggle to establish the exact parameters of their authority, they must be especially prudent before choosing to plow headlong into fields not clearly ceded to them by Congress," tsk-tsked US district judge Richard J Leon.
Indeed, although it is understandable that many taxpayers would rather stick their heads in the sand, don't do it.
Although it's understandable Twitter would want to retain ownership of terms that are synonymous with the service, why didn't they see this coming?
Although it is understandable for law enforcement and intelligence to want more and easier access to information, including the ability to bypass encryption, it is counterproductive given the existing threats, including to the government's own communications.
Although it is understandable that many SoP writers here address the inadequacy of studying in China thereby justifying their desires of studying abroad, in essence such negative expressions imply the "self-critique" strategy in Chinese rhetoric and it may not be an appropriate rhetorical choice for self-promotional writing in the tradition of Anglo-American culture.
