Despite that fact, Edmund's aristocracy has lowered ; he is now simply a lord, rather than a Prince.

Despite the difficulties involved, Edmund's classes were so popular that another temporary school had to be set up on another of his properties, this time in nearby Stephen Street.

Despite the disdain of the Imperial family, it seems that from very early on the general public respected Claudius.

Despite being a moneylender himself he was sufficiently trusted and respected to sit as a judge in usury trials in 1421.

Despite having arguments with Gandhi, Patel respected his instincts and leadership.

Despite the fratricide, Boleslav is generally respected by Czech historians as an energetic ruler who significantly strengthened the Bohemian state and expanded its territory.

Despite his differences with the General Assembly, Norborne Berkeley was well respected by the colonists, especially after he sent parliament letters encouraging it to repeal the taxes.

Despite his criticism of Zhao, Chen Yun was the Party elder most respected by Zhao, and Zhao would frequently attempt to consult with Chen before implementing new policies.

Despite Gelo ’ s mistreatment of conquered people, his reputation as a respected tyrant and generous king survived the passage of time.

Despite the fact that he held no formal degree, employees, friends, and the press respected his scientific accomplishments by calling him Dr. Land.

Despite their different backgrounds and ages – Home an Edwardian aristocrat and Heath a lower-middle class meritocrat raised in the inter-war years – the two men respected and liked one another.

Despite this, Douglas was greatly respected by party members and Canadians at large as the party wielded considerable influence during the minority governments of Lester Pearson.

Despite the general attitude of the Bengalis, Rajaji was highly regarded and respected by Chief Minister Prafulla Chandra Ghosh and the state cabinet.

Despite a worldwide course development slowdown, Nicklaus ’ s design firm has over 40 courses in development around the globe ... And he remains perhaps golf ’ s most respected spokesperson on a wide range of issues.

Despite Brooke's disagreements with Nixon, the president reportedly respected the senator's abilities ; after Nixon's election he had offered to make Brooke a member of his cabinet, or ambassador to the UN.

Despite the fact that Padilla was widely respected by the voters, in the end he received just over 4. 05 % of the vote, below the 5 % threshold to keep the party registered.

Despite the controversies, he was respected for his role in the anti-colonial struggle and was seen by many Arab intellectuals as one of the last original Arab nationalists.

Despite routine review outrage, it is one of the most bestselling and respected video game publications in America.

Despite the result, Hutton saw potential in Frank Tyson's bowling and arranged for Alf Gover, a respected coach who was in Australia as a journalist, to improve and shorten Tyson's run to the wicket.

Despite being conceited personalities, they both genuinely respected each other.

Despite Richard Kollmar's public silence about his late wife, her father Jim Kilgallen, still a highly respected reporter at age 77, did speak for publication.

Despite lacking popular appeal, and refusing to bribe voters in a similar way to those of Hull, he became respected as a man of morals and integrity.

Despite this, Kōsuke is well respected and liked by his neighbors and friends, even if they do find him and his philosophy a bit peculiar.

Despite this, and a failed bid to gain appointment to the Supreme Court, Montague was respected by his colleagues, even acquiring the nickname " Judge ".

Despite its controversial rulings, the Supreme Court has the strong support of the people and the elite and is one of the most respected institutions in the nation.

The bill led to the end of voter registration work by one organization, the League of Women Voters, whose spokesperson said, " Despite the fact that the League of Women Voters is one of the nation ’ s most respected civic organizations, with a 91-year history of registering and educating voters, we will be unable to comply with the egregious provisions contained in bill.

Despite popular perceptions to the contrary, stuttering is not reflective of intelligence.

Despite his unimpressive stature, strength and speed, Gretzky's intelligence and reading of the game were unrivaled.

Despite his concerns, Aman continued using Elad for intelligence operations until 1956, when he was caught trying to sell Israeli documents to the Egyptians.

Despite Binet's extensive research interests and wide breadth of publications, today he is most widely known for his contributions to intelligence.

Despite his occupation, Casey is an impatient man of only average intelligence.

Despite these and other Community-wide efforts to improve intelligence support, the loss of resources during the 1970s limited the Community's ability to collect and produce timely intelligence and ultimately contributed to intelligence shortcomings in Iran, Afghanistan, and other strategic areas.

Despite efforts to preserve secrecy, the Germans had received sufficient intelligence to be on moderate alert: an attack on Havrincourt was anticipated, as was the use of tanks.

Despite this, SRI scientists and remote viewers have claimed that a number of " natural " psychics were crucial in a number of intelligence operations.

Despite being unable to get a new resolution authorizing force and citing section 3 of the Joint Resolution passed by the U. S. Congress, President George W. Bush asserted peaceful measures could not disarm Iraq of the weapons he alleged it to have and launched a second Gulf War, despite multiple dissenting opinions and questions of integrity about the underlying intelligence.

Despite his vast intelligence, Giles is not what one would call technology-savvy and is, by his own admission, somewhat technophobic.

Despite ample warning from intelligence sources and defectors, Joseph Stalin and the Soviet Command were caught by surprise, and the Germans rapidly broke through the frontier defences, helped by their total command of the air.

Despite a series of colourful exploits, his agents obtained little Russian intelligence of value.

Despite Bean's intelligence, it is Ender who has been chosen to save humanity from the Buggers.

Despite his limited intelligence, Moose has a deeply sensitive side, which many people do not see.

) Despite his shyness, Daniel exhibits phenomenal wisdom and intelligence when he does speak ( he discerns the root of Lady Elaine's bad behavior on several occasions ).

Despite having above-average intelligence, he was an underachiever who was quick to lose his temper.

Despite intelligence reports, the area was deserted, and so the position was no threat to the nearby Husky landings.

Despite his troubled childhood, and the equally troubled personality it engendered, his incisive intelligence and great verbal gifts were rewarded by acceptance to both Harvard College and the University of Chicago before his 17th birthday.

Despite his intelligence, he is placed in a remedial class for slower students ( or Buseys ) due to a misunderstanding.

Despite the dubious origins of much data, the CIA and military intelligence decided they should investigate and know as much about it as possible.

Despite destroying the Arsenal Gear in Sons of Liberty, the Patriots have continued in their plans to influence the course of human history, installing artificial intelligence systems around the world.

Despite his low intelligence, Fry is a very caring and kind-hearted person who often goes out of his way to help his friends, even if he is sometimes oblivious to their problems.