Against all expectation, Carmer was inside, clearly enjoying himself to the hilt and already so tipsy that it seemed unlikely he was bothering to note anything or anyone about him.

Against this invincible determination to communize the whole world stands a group of nations unable to agree on fundamentals and each refusing to make any sacrifice of sovereignty for the common good of all.

Gerald Jonas of The New York Times noted that " Against all odds, the universe of Dune keeps getting richer in texture, more challenging in its moral dilemmas.

* UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women ( CEDAW ).

Against this, Robinson points out that all the synoptics are agreed that, when Jesus arrives in Jerusalem in the week before his death, he already has a number of followers and disciples in the city, notably Joseph of Arimathea, and the unnamed landlord of the upper room, who knows Jesus as ' the Master '.

Eusebius implies that other works were in circulation ; from St Irenaeus he knows of the apology " Against Marcion ," and from Justin's " Apology " of a " Refutation of all Heresies ".

The Against Marcion is lost, as is the Refutation of all Heresies to which Justin himself refers in Apology, i. 26 ; Hegesippus, besides perhaps Irenaeus and Tertullian, seems to have used it.

Against this, it has been argued that all known species of pinnipeds are usually visible on land during daylight hours to sunbathe, something that Nessie is not known to do.

In 189, assertion of the primacy of the Church of Rome may be indicated in Irenaeus of Lyons's Against Heresies ( 3: 3: 2 ): " With Church of Rome, because of its superior origin, all the churches must agree ... and it is in her that the faithful everywhere have maintained the apostolic tradition.

Adversus Omnes Haereses ( Against all Heresies )-poss.

Against all expectation, Grace produced in 1895 a season that has been called his " Indian Summer ".

Against all odds, they win 5 – 3.

Shortly thereafter, in the additional Regulations Against Jews ' Possession of Weapons of November 11, 1938, Jews were forbidden from possession of any weapons at all.

Against his wishes Nicias was appointed General along with Alcibiades and Lamachus, all three of whom were given full powers to do whatever was in the best interests of Athens while in Sicily.

* 14. 67 %— Against all candidates

Against all abuses, both civil and ecclesiastical ( excepting, of course, his own excesses ), Valentinian steadily set his face, even against the increasing wealth and worldliness of the clergy.

Some of the founders of the WSF, were part of the First International Encuentro for Humanity and Against Neoliberalism in 1996, and decided to expand the idea and make it a global forum for activists of all stripes opposing hegemonic globalization and neoliberalism.

Didymus wrote many works: Commentaries on all the Psalms, the Gospel of Matthew, the Gospel of John as Against the Arians, and On the Holy Spirit, which Jerome translated into Latin.

Against this, Alasdair MacIntyre has argued that a narrative understanding of oneself, of one's capacity as an independent reasoner, one's dependence on others and on the social practices and traditions in which one participates, all tend towards an ultimate good of liberation.

The ecumenical patriarch insisted that all of Barlaam's writings be destroyed and thus no complete copies of Barlaam's treatise " Against Messalianism " have survived.

Against all odds, the product apparently worked fine, as if nothing had happened.

In addition, the Nuremberg War Trial judgment on " The Law Relating to War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity " held, under the guidelines Nuremberg Principles, that treaties like the Hague Convention of 1907, having been widely accepted by " all civilised nations " for about half a century, were by then part of the customary laws of war and binding on all parties whether the party was a signatory to the specific treaty or not.

Former Nye County Commissioner Candice Trummell, director of the Nevada Coalition Against Sex Trafficking, said " It is way past time for Nevada to be the last state in the United States of America to finally stand against all forms of slavery.

Against the overall loss from all causes of 108 P-40s and 25 P-35s, FEAF pilots were credited by USAF Historical Study No. 85, USAF Credits for the Destruction of Enemy Aircraft, World War II, with 35 aerial victories between 8 December 1941 and 12 April 1942.

Against overwhelming odds, Greece survived, and classical Greek culture, so influential in ' western civilization ' was able to develop unabated.

" Against considerable odds, we do like characters ," Turan concluded.

Against the odds, the soap had a successful run in this timeslot, but the advent of one-day cricket, and Channel 9's decision to move the show around the schedules eventually sealed its fate and it was eventually cancelled in 1982-the final episode aired in March 1983.

* " Against all odds "-All odd numbers are up and evens down.

Against all odds, Hawkins wins the joust because his armor was incidentally magnetized by a lightning bolt, but he refuses to deliver the coup de grâce, sparing Griswold's life.

Against all the odds the Robins won, 40-36, their best result in the competition since their 1980 Challenge Cup win against local rivals Hull F. C.

Against all odds, Zenon manages to use the computer virus program that Andrew created to save the space station, and Wyndham and Lutz get arrested.

Lisa Schwarzbaum from Entertainment Weekly gave the film a B -, saying: " Against many odds, Ever After comes up with a good one.

" A common campaign slogan was, " Me for Ma, and I Ain't Got a Durned Thing Against Pa ." Against the odds, Ma Ferguson was elected governor, becoming the first female chief executive of Texas.

Against all odds, the surprising sequence of events has put them on a precise course heading toward Mars.

The critic of The Nation who had consistently praised Copeau's efforts wrote: " The Vieux-Colombier has not only afforded New York a continually varied feast of inspiration and refreshment but it has set for us a new and practicable standard by which American dramatic art may be tested " Against all odds, a French-language theatre had presented a repertoire of plays of considerable taste during a two-season stint in a city enthralled with Broadway.

Against very long odds the 101st held successfully with dwindling supplies, once famously telling the German commander " Nuts " in response to a surrender request.

* Against the odds the blowins bed down 2010

Against these odds Remorse rose to the challenge and established itself as what is now the longest operating organization of ASCII artists in history.

Against the odds Ipswich beat their illustrious counterparts by a goal to nil at home and held Real to a goalless draw at the Bernabéu in front of 80, 000 fanatical supporters.

Against overwhelming odds, the Viet Cong achieved their first major victory.

Against overwhelming odds, several times Williams led his PBRs against concentrations of enemy junks and sampans.

Against all odds, with repeated lapses into alcoholism and deep depressions, he began a new career as an author and translator.

Against all odds, Plymouth outmuscled and outclassed the hosts on the way to a historic 65-74 victory, just three years after making the jump from the EBL.

* " Against all odds ", Yukiyasu Togo & William Wartman, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1993, ISBN 0-312-09733-6, p56 / 73