Despite student enthusiasm for Keggy, the mascot has only received approval from the student government.

Despite some initial expressions of enthusiasm, Hoxha and Shehu mistrusted Nikita Khrushchev's programs of " peaceful coexistence " and " different roads to socialism " because they appeared to pose the threat that Yugoslavia might again try to take control of Albania.

Despite his enthusiasm for film, Jarmusch, an avid reader in his youth, had a greater interest in literature, a pursuit in which he was encouraged by his grandmother.

Despite the popular enthusiasm that greeted the February revolution, the new government lacked a clear program.

Despite his enthusiasm for music, his parents expected him to become a lawyer.

Despite initial enthusiasm, this flag did not obtain official legalization and disappeared five months later.

Despite Crumb's enthusiasm, the artist refused to sign the contract Krantz drew up.

Despite this popular enthusiasm, however, Urban ensured that there would be an army of knights, drawn from the French aristocracy.

Despite their lack of enthusiasm for the rebellion, the British and French governments were under mounting pressure from their home public opinion to assist the Greeks.

Despite not possessing the four-octave range boasted by Kiske, Deris's vocal similarity to Kai Hansen, his enthusiasm, his strong songwriting skills, the return of the " classic " Helloween sound in songs such as " Where the Rain Grows " and " The Game Is On ", and the seeming rejuvenation of Weikath and Grapow seemed to strike a chord with the fans.

Despite the initial enthusiasm of the U. S. Navy, the importance of the Antheil-Lamarr discovery was only acknowledged in the 1990s.

Despite all such fluidity, there is broad agreement that it is essentially the twenties and thirties which constitute ' Early adulthood ... the basis for what Levinson calls the Dream-a vision of his her goal's in life which provide motivation and enthusiasm for the future '.

Despite his scholarship and enthusiasm, his stint as editor of the OED nearly ended the project.

Despite the lack of enthusiasm among most Brazilians for adopting a republican form of government, on 15 November 1889, after a 58-year reign, the Emperor was overthrown in a sudden coup d ' état that had almost no support outside a clique of military leaders whose goal was the formation of a republic headed by a dictator.

Despite the enthusiasm shown by prominent leaders like Jiří Čunek ( Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party ) and Jiří Paroubek ( Czech Social Democratic Party ), the ruling Civic Democratic Party under both President Václav Klaus and Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek is more skeptical.

" Despite the Commissioner's enthusiasm, the pitch remained illegal.

Despite his lack of enthusiasm for assassinating Wallace, on May 8, 1972, Bremer left his Milwaukee apartment for the final time.

Despite the lack of public enthusiasm, editions and translations of On the Sublime are published at the end of the century.

Despite the Chicken Whopper's initial success, just over a year after the Chicken Whopper's introduction enthusiasm for the product was waning ; Burger King's largest franchisee, Carrols Corporation, was complaining that the product line was a failure, describing the sandwich as a pedestrian product with a great name.

Despite scoring twice in his career, he never showed much enthusiasm for the game and was cautious around tackles, mindful that his main career was cricket.

Despite this economic upswing, which translated into increased fiscal revenues, the Dutch regents showed little enthusiasm for maintaining the high level of military expenditures of the middle 1630s.

Despite his admiration for Dr. Daniel Jackson's enthusiasm in the beginning, Hammond has a hard time understanding Daniel's unorthodox and non-military approach to problems until Hammond comes to realize the importance of a civilian viewpoint to SG-1's mission.

Despite some success on the country music charts, none of these albums generated the enthusiasm or sales of Blue Sky – Night Thunder.

Despite her initial enthusiasm about the opening of High Speed 1, she became more mixed on the issue, citing in 2007 during a debate with a number of Labour MPs that " significant numbers of business customers in south-west London have been happy to make the easy journey by train to Waterloo, but that they simply jump in a cab to go to Gatwick or Heathrow.

Despite its relatively weak security, the Penet remailer was a hugely popular remailer owing to its ease of anonymous account set-up and use compared to more secure but less user-friendly remailers, and had over 700, 000 registered users at the time of its shutdown in September 1996.

Despite that the real identity of Luke the Drifter was supposed to be anonymous, Williams often performed part of the material of the recordings on stage.

Despite public outrage of its sale from an anonymous seller, controversy was averted when the Canadian War Museum purchased the medal at auction for $ 240, 000 in order to keep it in Canadian public hands forever.

Despite the positive press accolades, the Infiniti M did not manage to gain a significant market share in the mid-luxury market, which was dominated by the Mercedes E-Class and BMW 5 Series, likely due to the M's anonymous styling and the brand's lack of appeal in more expensive premium car segments.

Despite an anonymous donation of $ 900, 000 and his father and brother's willingness to sell their homes to raise bail, Richey's counsel accepted that because any bail bond is non-refundable, they would not be able to secure his release until the new trial was held.

Despite several anonymous attempts to delete the results of his investigations from his recent memory, The Doctor eventually discovers a conspiracy by the crew to keep him from remembering events that led to the holographic equivalent of a psychotic break.

Despite of her wish to remain anonymous, the academy made her public again by expressing their admiration with a complimentary poem to her honor in 20 December 1797: Ode till fru Lenngren (" Ode to Mrs Lenngren '"), read by Gustaf Fredrik Gyllenborg.

Despite these reforms, it was still possible for Charles Dickens, writing in 1852 in the preface to his novel Bleak House, to bemoan the inefficiencies of the Court of Chancery.

Despite pouring rain, a huge public rally was held at Sydney's Circular Quay, protesting against the continuance of transportation to New South Wales, and the agitation was kept up until success was achieved in 1852, when an end was put to the practice by the British Government.

Despite that and because of his exceptional talent he studied at the School of Fine Arts in Kraków from 1852 to 1858.

Despite this initial setback, during her vacations in 1852 and 1853, Crosby continued to teach at North Reading, where she wrote the lyrics for many of her collaborations with Root.

Despite declining the appointment, and therefore never arriving in Western Australia, he is officially considered to have held the position until the next appointment to the position in January 1852.

Despite his gubernatorial record of success, Austin King failed in his next bid for higher office, the 1852 election for Missouri 4th District Representative to the U. S. Congress.

Despite featuring a blocky and heavily pixelated environment that offered limited interaction, the dinosaurs were convincing and " looked and moved really well " and the reviewer felt the game was badly implemented but still ground-breaking.

Despite his status and condition, his fantastic subjects and extraordinarily detailed style were generally well-received, with one period reviewer describing his work as " exquisitely ideal ".

Allmusic reviewer Bradley Torreano praised the EP, writing that " Despite the fact that few outside of the juggalo family will give this a chance, this might be one of the most accurate portrayals of the mood of most unhappy young people in 2002 ".

Despite the good reception of the band, the singer Johan Liiva received an unfavorable critique of Tartarean Desires reviewer Jesse Ketman, which compared Liiva with Angela Gossow: " This is an Arch Enemy album through and through, with the only downer in the whole mold being vocalist Johan " Liiva " Axelsson ... the deep unchanging yell can be looked past due to the top-notch quality of the metal on here, but it's apparent at this point that gaining Angela Gossow on vocals was one of the smartest moves Arch Enemy ever made ; her Schuldiner-style intensity and intelligibility far outweigh the boring barks of Axelsson.

Despite Judd's growing into a harsh man, reviewer Hary Sheehan noted, he preserves a glimmer of empathy.