Despite the strong reactions that " sweatshops " evoked among critics of globalization, the production of textiles has functioned as a consistent industry for developing nations providing work and wages, whether construed as exploitative or not, to thousands of people.

Despite the amendment lacking the weight of law, the conference report is constantly cited by the Discovery Institute and other ID supporters as providing federal sanction for intelligent design.

Despite selling more than a million copies by 1945, its influence within Nazism ( beyond providing specious intellectual cover for unintellectual governance ) remains doubtful.

” Despite the settlers ’ intentions, towns failed to develop for two reasons: the generally low level of economic activity in the area and the competition from plantation settlements already providing the kind of marketing and purchasing services typically offered by a town.

Despite good reviews and providing much needed financial revenue to DHS, Mirage Springs closed its doors in 1998.

( 1 ) Despite the rules of common law, a person described in subsection ( 2 ) who voluntarily and without reasonable expectation of compensation or reward provides the services described in that subsection is not liable for damages that result from the person's negligence in acting or failing to act while providing the services, unless it is established that the damages were caused by the gross negligence of the person.

Despite being overshadowed by Sputnik, and having to overcome the widespread humiliation of its unsuccessful early attempts, the Vanguard Project eventually met its scientific objectives, providing a wealth of information on the size and shape of the Earth, air density, temperature ranges, and micrometeorite impact.

Despite providing an enormous gain in worker productivity, the Chinese spinning wheel fell into disuse over the subsequent centuries and was completely unknown by the 17th century, whereas the mechanical automation of spinning in Europe in the 18th century ( from manual spinning wheel precursors of the 13th century ultimately sourced from Asia Minor ) led directly to a process of technical refinement and engineering improvements that resulted in the Industrial Revolution and widespread mechanization of production of goods beyond yarn.

Despite the decline, there still exist over 3, 000 maquiladoras along the 2, 000 mile-long United States – Mexico border, providing employment for approximately one million workers, and importing more than $ 51 billion in supplies into Mexico.

Despite initial praise as providing " CD sound quality ", both Beta Hi-Fi and VHS HiFi suffered from " carrier buzz ", where high frequency information bled into the audio carriers, creating momentary " buzzing " and other audio flaws.

Despite their small size, these dogs are not recommended for the condominium or apartment dweller unless the owner is ready to take on the daunting task of providing the dog with the necessary amount of exercise and stimulation.

Despite intense conflict amongst the FAR regional commanders, Ouane was pivotal in providing local military support against the North Vietnamese Army and the Pathet Lao in the northern regions of Laos.

Despite its highly personal perspective and agenda, The Assault on Culture: Utopian currents from Lettrisme to Class War ( Aporia Press and Unpopular Books, London, 1988 ) is considered a useful art-history work, providing an introduction to a range of cultural currents which had, aluthet that time at least, been under-documented.

Despite its large cast of characters, ThunderCats featured a rather small circle of voice actors, with only six actors providing voices for the entire first season.

Despite providing an exciting climax to the season, the race wasn't successful from the hosts ' standpoint, as the promoters barely broke even ; when prize money checks bounced, Charles Moran and Briggs Cunningham paid the money to save face for their country.

Despite the popularity of MTV and VH1 and Alpha earning the rights to Greek soccer matches, the company soon went under, leaving Nova as the only company providing pay-TV services in Greece to this day.

Despite this inconsistency, however, the book was a huge success, providing information often not included in more traditional dictionaries and encyclopedias.

Despite the BBC discontinuing production of Doctor Who in 1989, the magazine continued to be published, providing new adventures in the form of comics.

Despite rather low production quality, the album was an underground hit in the UK, providing the band with sufficient name recognition to open for such metal acts as Motörhead.

Despite providing general education, many gymnasia have specialized classes.

Despite being overthrown as Chairperson by Suryadi and the Government, the event lifted Megawati's profile immensely, providing both sympathy and national popularity.

Despite the fact that the supercharger was in the tail and the engine was in the nose, the arrangement worked quite well — providing a system that was durable and less susceptible to battle damage.

Despite not selling as many albums in Germany as had hoped, they are still regarded today as the legitimate founders of Turkish hip-hop and recognized for providing a foundation for Turkish migrants to emerge in the German music scene.

Despite the intentions behind the 1834 Act, relief of the poor remained the responsibility of local taxpayers, and there was thus a powerful economic incentive to use loopholes such as sickness in the family to continue with outdoor relief ; the weekly cost per person was about half that of providing workhouse accommodation.

Despite this setback, Roy Thomas had sufficient faith in him to give him the art chores on issues # 66 and # 67 of The Avengers ( July – August 1969 ) after he had returned to the U. K., and he continued to work at a distance for Marvel Comics for several years, providing the art for a number of stories in the horror anthology titles Tower of Shadows and Chamber of Darkness.

Despite his own desperate struggle, the Imperial Prince at once complied, demonstrating the high degree of confidence and mutual co-operation between the two generals.

Despite the party's weaknesses, Sinclair gained a high profile as he sought to recall the Midlothian Campaign and once more revitalise the Liberals as the party of a strong foreign policy.

Despite the honey bee's painful sting and the stereotype of insects as pests, bees are generally held in high regard.

Despite this however, the fatality rate per head of population is moderately high, comparable to the United States.

Despite his high profile as one of the world's most popular and recognizable superheroes, Rogers also has a broad understanding of the espionage community, largely through his ongoing relationship with S. H. I. E. L. D.

Despite high ticket prices, the exhibition lost money, with only one recorded sale.

Despite his initial high profile after the end of the Monkees, Jones struggled to establish himself as a solo artist.

Despite proclaiming high clinical standards for himself to gather information ' by means of expert analysis of individual cases ', he would also draw on the reported observations of officials not trained in psychiatry.

Despite these disadvantages, a high operating temperature provides an advantage by removing the need for a precious metal catalyst like platinum, thereby reducing cost.

Despite the efforts of the growers, coffee prices plunged on the international market from a high of more than US $ 2. 25 per kilogram in the mid-1970s to less than US $ 0. 45 per kilogram in the early 1990s.

Despite high expectations, 1975 was among the Astros ' worst in franchise history.

Despite a slowing global economy, Indonesia ’ s economic growth accelerated to a ten-year high of 6. 3 % in 2007.

Despite the high sales and critical acclaim of the Lee-Kirby titles, however, Kirby felt treated unfairly, and left the company in 1970 for rival DC.

Despite Japan's high standing in the League, the subsequent Lytton Report declared Japan to be the aggressor and demanded Manchuria be returned to the Chinese.

Despite making few forays beyond the arts, his versatility in the disciplines he took up was of such a high order that he is often considered a contender for the title of the archetypal Renaissance man, along with fellow Italian Leonardo da Vinci.

Despite the high priority given by the Dutch government to fighting illegal drug trafficking, the Netherlands continue to be an important transit point for drugs entering Europe.

Despite the estimations held by Hitler and others in the German high command, the Soviet Union was by no means weak.

Despite the high content of chemicals that are noxious to herbivores, some have evolved the ability to withstand the chemical defences of pepper plants, for example the sematurine moth Homidiana subpicta or some flea beetles of the genus Lanka.

Despite the South Korean economy's high growth potential and apparent structural stability, South Korea suffers perpetual damage to its credit rating in the stock market due to the belligerence of North Korea in times of deep military crises, which has an adverse effect on the financial markets of the South Korean economy.

Despite a high emigration rate, the population is growing rapidly, about 1. 2 % per year.

Despite the high population of gays and lesbians who called Greenwich Village home, very few places existed, other than bars, where they were able to congregate openly without being harassed or arrested.

Despite the high level of integration with word processing in general personal computing.

Despite its high price and rarity, thulium is used as the radiation source in portable X-ray devices and in solid-state lasers.

Despite its high cost, portable X-ray devices use thulium that has been bombarded in a nuclear reactor as a radiation source.

Despite high speed play and rapid exchanges, a player can see clearly what side of the racket was used to hit the ball.