Despite the democratic constitution, the government under Chiang was a one-party state, consisting almost completely of mainlanders ; the " Temporary Provisions Effective During the Period of Communist Rebellion " greatly enhanced executive powers, and the goal of retaking mainland China allowed the KMT to maintain a monopoly on power and the prohibition of opposition parties.

Despite occasional entanglements with European Powers such as the War of 1812 and the 1898 Spanish-American War, U. S. foreign policy was marked by steady expansion of its foreign trade and scope during the 19th century, and it maintained its policy of avoiding wars with and between European powers.

Despite their practice of blending with dominant groups in order to avoid persecution and because the Druze religion doesn't endorse separatist sentiments, urging the Druze to blend with the communities they reside in, nevertheless the Druze have had a history of brave resistance to occupying powers, and they have at times enjoyed more freedom than most other groups living in the Levant.

Despite the fact that parallels between Captain Marvel and Superman seemed more tenuous ( Captain Marvel's powers came from magic, unlike Superman's ), the courts ruled that substantial and deliberate copying of copyrighted material had occurred.

Despite the efforts of his successor Emperor Yohannes IV to establish a relationship with the United Kingdom, Ethiopia was ignored by the world powers until the opening of the Suez Canal, and more important, the Mahdist War, drew outside attention to her once more.

Despite the advent of print however, hand-written grimoires remained highly valued, as they were believed to contain inherent magical powers within them, and they continued to be produced.

Despite the initial distrust of the King and Crown Prince, and the loathing of Queen Augusta, Bismarck soon acquired a powerful hold over the King by force of personality and powers of persuasion.

Despite his reputation as a democrat, Chaves imposed a state of siege three weeks after he took office, using his emergency powers to attack the supporters of González and ex-President Felipe Molas López.

Despite their wealth they had little power in the feudal system dominated by the rural land owners, and across Europe began to advocate for their own privileges and powers.

Despite the clear collapse of their power, and the decline of their kingdom around them, nobles continued to play kingmakers on a regular basis, with occasional intervention from Ptolemaic Egypt and other outside powers.

Despite the enormous costs and increase in city powers ( opposed by many ) nearly all cities in the developed world instituted good water and sewage treatment facilities.

Despite its pagan links, the statue remained standing well into the medieval era and was credited with magical powers.

Despite Jagan's conciliatory move, Burnham had no intention of sharing powers and continued to secure his position.

Despite the fact that the traditionally Catholic powers did not come to the Pope's aid, the papacy rejected any substantial accommodation with the Italian Kingdom, especially any proposal which required the Pope to become an Italian subject.

Despite the disapproval of Union Cabinet, Premier Indira Gandhi allotted secret funds for these aerospace projects through her discretionary powers under Kalam's directorship.

Despite his opposition to the fascist powers of Germany and Italy however, he was also critical of the imperialist, capitalist governments in control of the United Kingdom and United States: regarding the latter, he would often describe it as being full of " loathsome fascist hyenas ".

Despite his waning powers, Bradman compiled 11 centuries on the tour, amassing 2, 428 runs ( average 89. 92 ).

Despite all these amazing powers, Ultraman has one main weakness: Since Earth's atmosphere leeches away his solar energy, Ultraman can only physically exist on Earth for approximately three to five minutes of Earth time.

Despite spirited opposition by Maldon, the bill became an Act of Parliament on 17 June 1793, creating The Company of the Proprietors of the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation, with powers to raise £ 40, 000 by the issuing of shares, and a further £ 20, 000 if required.

Despite this, several members had overlapping powers, particularly Superboy, Supergirl, Mon-El, and Ultra Boy.

Despite this the dismissal of Constantine was not unanimously supported by the Entente powers ; while France and Britain did nothing to stop Jonnart's actions, the Russian Provisional Government officially protested to Paris.

Despite their continuing animosity, Itō again appointed Ōkuma to the post of Foreign Minister in February 1888 to deal with the difficult issue of negotiation revisions to the " unequal treaties " with the Western powers.

Despite the growing militarism in society, he continued to strongly opposed the Second Sino-Japanese War and was adamantly opposed to extending the war to include the United States and other western powers.

Despite Dagmar's belief in her mother's powers, Marta feels helpless to save the wounded cat and sends Nels to buy some chloroform so she can put it to sleep.

Despite its small role in World War I ( and the Western powers ' rejection of its bid for a racial equality clause in the peace treaty ), Japan emerged as a major actor in international politics at the close of the war.

Despite intervention, market pressures caused the yen to continue climbing in value, peaking temporarily at an average of ¥ 271 per US $ 1 in 1973 before the impact of the 1973 oil crisis was felt.

Despite this, the Confederates gained little through the victory other than temporarily keeping the Union out of Alabama and Mississippi.

Despite all these difficult matters, Queen Juliana's personal popularity suffered only temporarily.

Despite the hardships she is put through under Matron Evelyn Harper ( Hope Emerson ), she gives birth to a healthy baby and wants to " temporarily " grant full custody to her mother.

Despite his links to the UK, he was temporarily declared an enemy alien in consequence by the British Government, and his UK oil assets sequestered, though returned with compensation at the end of the War.

Despite the intensive military operations, apparently no serious thought was given stripping Madison of his powers and duties temporarily, perhaps partly because his Vice President, Elbridge Gerry, also was in poor health and nearing age 70.

Despite ongoing debate, there are some instances where religious freedom and secular stability have been temporarily balanced.

Despite Oracle's remorse for her actions, Huntress temporarily departs from the group.

Despite temporarily losing the use of his right hand, he continued with the ascent, climbing to an altitude of.

Despite disbanding to rest after a hectic touring schedule, Heap and Sigsworth reformed temporarily to record a special cover version of " Holding Out for a Hero " for the Shrek 2 soundtrack.

Despite the depletion of students, the professors issued a notice that the college would temporarily close and would reopen to those under eighteen.

Despite the almost impossible task, the brigades did temporarily penetrate as far as the third trench of the German front-line system, and a small group did manage to capture a section of the German front-line trench and hold out until after 9am, but by midday the attack had failed.

Despite the attentive care of both parents, the nests are often raided by humans, monitor lizards, and other animals while she is temporarily absent.

Despite his body being blasted, Tarantulas ' managed to download his mind temporarily into Blackarachnia's body when she tried to access his datatracks.

Despite these difficulties, Lyman Johnson and the others temporarily reconciled with church leaders and were restored to their apostleship on September 10, 1837 ( KCMB, pp. 188 – 89 ), after which Lyman and his family moved to the Latter Day Saint settlement of Far West, Missouri.

Despite being in a weakened state, Xavier is resisting Exodus ' efforts which requires rebuilding Xavier's damaged brain atom by atom but only if all of Xavier's memories are temporarily removed.

Despite temporarily regaining his form and gaining the vice-captaincy under new manager Graeme Souness early in the 2004 – 05 season, Jenas ' form dipped again with only two goals in 48 appearances.

Despite thorough engineering calculations, the architects were not awarded a building permit until a sample plywood vault had been temporarily erected and loaded with weights.

Despite being replaced temporarily by Hut Stricklin due to injuries, Pressley finished 32nd in points that year.

Despite this a number of coaches were turned back or temporarily detained.

Despite this the northernmost part, Kårsta-Rimbo was closed in 1981, and the plan was to close the part Lindholmen-Kårsta as well, but it was temporarily kept due to the poor roads in the area which would be problematic for bus transport.