Afraid at one and the same time that his work might be turned down -- which would be a blow to his pride even though no one knew he was the author -- and that the work would be accepted, and then that his violent feelings in the matter would certainly betray how deeply concerned he was in spite of himself.

In spite of the strong representations of the Conversio Bagoariorum et Carantanorum, written in 871 to influence the pope, though not avowing this purpose, Rome declared emphatically for Methodius, and sent a bishop, Paul of Ancons, to reinstate him and punish his enemies, after which both parties were commanded to appear in Rome with the legate.

::" Few human creatures would consent to be changed into any of the lower animals, for a promise of the fullest allowance of a beast's pleasures ; no intelligent human being would consent to be a fool, no instructed person would be an ignoramus, no person of feeling and conscience would be selfish and base, even though they should be persuaded that the fool, the dunce, or the rascal is better satisfied with his lot than they are with theirs … A being of higher faculties requires more to make him happy, is capable probably of more acute suffering, and is certainly accessible to it at more points, than one of an inferior type ; but in spite of these liabilities, he can never really wish to sink into what he feels to be a lower grade of existence … It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied ; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied.

In spite, however, of the concerted attacks of William the Bastard ( the Conqueror ), duke of Normandy, and Henry I of France, he was able in 1051 to force Maine to recognize his authority, though failing to revenge himself on William.

He added, though, that he believed Britain's economic dominance grew in spite of, not because of, the protectionist system.

In spite of its florid style, it is of value as a record ( on the whole impartial ) of events of which he was either an eyewitness or which he had heard of first hand ( though he should be balanced with the other Greek historian for this time, John Kinnamos ).

The condition may also make sexual intercourse painful and / or difficult, though many men report satisfactory intercourse in spite of the disorder.

In spite of the success of Highwayman 2 in 1990, Kristofferson's solo recording career slipped significantly in the early 1990s, though he continued to record successfully with the Highwaymen.

John Plamenatz in his critical examination of Rousseau's work considered that conscience was there defined as the feeling that urges us, in spite of contrary passions, towards two harmonies: the one within our minds and between our passions, and the other within society and between its members ; " the weakest can appeal to it in the strongest, and the appeal, though often unsuccessful, is always disturbing.

He represented to the Jacobites — what was probably in the main true — that though eager for their success his weak health and advanced years prevented him from joining the standard of the prince in person, while to the Lord President Forbes he professed his cordial attachment to the existing state of things, but lamented that his son, in spite of all his remonstrances, had joined Bonnie Prince Charlie, and succeeded in taking with him a strong force from the clan of the Frasers.

In spite of proving a disaster as a soldier and though it was behaviour to some extent shared with his siblings it has been suggested his excesses as a military disciplinarian were not part of his natural character but were learned from his tutor Baron Wangenheim.

In spite of this, Gowron does not change his policies though he agrees to a cease-fire.

In all of the books she plays a pivotal role, though she is not always successful in her endeavours and indeed is temporarily stripped of her fourth-form captaincy ( she is caught shaking a smaller girl ( June ) who was threatening to reveal the secret of a midnight feast held by the fourth formers out of personal spite ), though she gets it back again by resolving a particularly complicated case of sibling rivalry.

In spite of SOS's advantages, it wasn't backward-compatible with DOS 3. 2 and DOS 3. 3, which most Apple II software used at the time — though the Apple III itself was designed to be mostly backward-compatible with the Apple II Plus in hardware, users had to boot Apple DOS from a separate disk to use Apple II series software, losing the advantages of SOS.

Allaha says: They denied them ( OUR SIGNS ) even though their hearts believed in them, out of spite and arrogance.

In spite of all of this, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was rated as " Standard " difficulty by Infocom's rating system, though it was advertised to be at expert difficulty.

Blount's trial in the Senate took place in January 1799, though Blount refused to attend, in spite of a visit to Knoxville from the Senate sergeant-at-arms.

Newcastle too came under intense pressure, though he initially considered the demands that Britain declare war with Spain a dangerous step and in spite of his increasingly bellicose statements, he still considered the idea of an Anglo-Spanish alliance as late as 1739.

The more extreme Reformers furiously assailed its use, but in spite of their efforts, Elizabeth's Act of Uniformity ( 1559 ) retained the garment, and the advertisements and injunctions issued under her authority enforced its use, though they ordered the destruction of the " massing vestments "-chasubles, albs, stoles and the like.

In spite of Mr. Lockwood's questions, she maintained that, though her husband may have attempted to get hold of Peace, he did not succeed in doing so.

He does have a good understanding and intellect in spite of his sensitivity and frustration, and has revealed in the episode ' The Gunslinger ' that he's able to teleport at will, even though he only demonstrates this on rare other occasions.

Despite interest from Manchester City, and in spite of Rush being a boyhood Everton fan, Liverpool won the race to sign the 18-year old in April 1980, though he had to remain at Chester until the end of the season as the transfer deadline ( 27 March 1980 ) had now passed.

In 1738, she refused Louis entrance to her bedroom, and after this, their private relationship ended, though the formal marriage continued in spite of her husband's infidelities.

There were sufficient hard up borrowers to take the inducement offered them by management ( in spite of few simple sums sufficing to demonstrate that they were probably going to end up effectively paying back the inducement ).

However, the PDP-6 proved to be a " hard sell " with customers, as it offered few advantages over similar machines from the better established vendors like IBM or Honeywell, in spite of its low cost around $ 300, 000.

In spite of Delius's atheism, the vicar offered a prayer: " May the souls of the departed through the mercy of God rest in peace.

Portugal flirted with the French at first, but the British offered to support Portugal's claim to the entire Congo in return for a free trade agreement and to spite their French rivals.

In spite of the tempting inducements held out, he declined, and also refused the post of inspector of the Swedish universities offered him by Queen Christina.

The order was carried out by Prem in spite of the resistance offered by the enemy.

On the second charge, that of repetundae ( extortion during the administration of his province ), with special reference to the 10, 000 talents paid by Ptolemy XII for his restoration, he was found guilty, in spite of evidence offered on his behalf by Pompey and witnesses from Alexandria and the eloquence of Cicero, who had been induced to plead his cause.

In 1814 the inhabitants, in spite of the defenseless condition of their town, offered resistance to the Austrians, who put the place to pillage.

Moreover, the odds available on a betting exchange are usually better than those offered by bookmakers, in spite of the commission charged, because there are smaller overrounds.

Later episodes with fantasy elements included the bizarre poisoning of freemasons in Poison, the Christmas episode Fires in the Fall ( which features a Bergman-esque representation of Death which appears, to judge from the last line, to have been real in spite of a ' Scooby-Doo ' explanation having been offered a scene earlier ), A Man of Sorrows which is the only episode of the sixth series set almost entirely outside Jersey, the only episode at all to lack Charlie Hungerford and-partly because of the heroin nature of the storyline, partly because of the lack of familiar characters-a dark, humourless episode unlike any other in the series ), the densely plotted The Other Woman, The Dig involving an apparent Viking's curse ( apparently inspired by Hammer Horror movies ), and Warriors about a group who believed in the existence of Atlantis.

In spite of the lack of comfort offered by the old apartments of the governor, the prisoners were able to enjoy the panorama.

In spite of the fact that Oldfield had still never driven an automobile, he and fellow racing cyclist Tom Cooper purchased both test vehicles when Ford offered to sell them for $ 800.

In spite of the scandalous reception to this work, the Frankfurt theater offered him the position of Ballet Director in 1984.

Having the aforesaid activities been stopped, Geisel and his Chief of Staff, Minister Golbery do Couto e Silva devised a plan of gradual, slow democratization that would succeed, in spite of all attempts and threats of the opposition offered by radical sectors of the military hierarchy and some terrorist movements the leftists would still try against the government.

" American Openings, a Tucson-based company has offered to bring the girls to Arizona, all expenses paid, to play in spite of the maneuver.

However, in spite of such differences, the WBA offered a solution, and for the most part " did a remarkable job " in overcoming such differences.

In spite of the freedom offered by the genres, gay characters often remain contrived and stereotypical, and most SF stories take for granted the continuation of heteronormative institutions.

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He was offered a peerage by James II, on condition of turning Roman Catholic, but refused, in spite of which he was allowed to retain his commissionerships.

In spite of that limitation, Lane was offered support for the Democratic nomination for Vice President, though he was constitutionally ineligible for that office as well.

In spite of the dangers, Polish and Russian serfs were attracted to the freedom offered by the empty steppes of Ukraine.

The press speculated about a possible plot against Pizzi: allegedly she had been originally chosen to perform " Viale d ' autunno " but was then dismissed, possibly out of spite or jealousy, and the song offered to Sandon's and Boni.

In November 1983 he returned to manage a Rangers side that, under John Greig, had consistently under-performed since Wallace's departure. In spite of capturing two League Cups, Wallace's second spell with Rangers was a frustrating one as the club failed to dent the dominance of the New Firm of Aberdeen and Dundee United, and offered only sporadic challenge to Celtic.

After he became famous Switzerland offered him citizenship on more than one occasion, but he refused in spite of many hardships, saying Italy was his true homeland.