Granted, it begins with a short burst of brassy dissonance, and altered versions of that gesture return during the slow, dark-hued overture that pours forth before the angel Raphael's serene narration of the familiar scene from Genesis: the formlessness of the earth, the darkness on the face of the waters.
Granted, it comes with a totally sturdy little kickstand, which is a useful addition, but on the whole you can tell that is isn't a top-quality build.
Winterthur was founded about 1175 by the counts of Kyburg, who granted it a charter with extensive privileges.
I don't, I say; granted, it could do with a trim at the back, but I don't particularly care if it gets called a mullet.
Granted, it's small compared with its Japanese counterparts — a mere 19 retail branches and 70 automated teller machines.
Granted, it's as thick with whimsy as Pee-wee Herman's playhouse, and its ideal environment is not a big Broadway theater.
It has also created a daunting paperwork challenge, both for the people seeking the reprieve and for the agency charged with granting it.
"I welcome the secretary of defense's announcement removing the F-35B Lightning II from 'probation' and granting it full status commensurate with the other two variants of the Joint Strike Fighter," General Amos said.
Granted, it was much easier with an unexpected pet to which they hadn't grown too attached.
Granted it was one conversation with a 72-year-old man back in the era of Flock of Seagulls, but that didn't stop me from making it the title of my upcoming book, 'This Computer Thing, I Don't Get It,' coming out in October from Obsequious Press.
