Despite the outstanding victories, Germany was near defeat, which meant that Bulgaria would be left without its most powerful ally.

Despite being offered the chance to remain as ruler of Bavaria ( under strict terms of an alliance with Austria ), the Elector left his country and family in order to continue the war against the Allies from the Spanish Netherlands where he still held the post of governor-general.

Despite popular opinion the substitution did not change the game as Franz Beckenbauer had scored before Charlton left the field, hence Charlton had failed to cancel out the German.

Despite the fact that the Cubs had won 89 games, this fallout was decidedly unlovable, as the Cubs traded superstar Sammy Sosa after he had left the season's final game early and then lied about it publicly.

Despite several attempted invasions across the Red Sea, Kaleb was unable to dislodge Abreha, and acquiesced in the change ; this was the last time Ethiopian armies left Africa until the 20th century when several units participated in the Korean War.

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 Gandhi's opposition, Bose won a second term as Congress President, against Gandhi's nominee, Dr. Pattabhi Sitaramayya ; but left the Congress when the All-India leaders resigned en masse in protest of his abandonment of the principles introduced by Gandhi.

Despite the numbers not being retired, no one has ever worn David Akers ' 2, Donovan McNabb's 5, or Randall Cunningham's 12 since those players have left the Eagles.

Despite this, the original team left to work at Compaq, setting back updated versions for some time.

Despite public displays of goodwill towards the populace, privately Heydrich left no illusions as to his eventual goal: " This entire area will one day be definitely German, and the Czechs have nothing to expect here ".

Despite having completed only a quarter of what he had intended to write, he left a substantial body of work.

Despite the devastation wrought by the Romans during the First Jewish-Roman War ( 66 – 73 CE ), which left the population and countryside in ruins, a series of laws passed by Roman Emperors provided the incentive for the second rebellion.

Despite the prohibition he went to Münnerstadt in 1504, to paint and gild the altarpiece that Tilman Riemenschneider had left in plain wood ten years earlier, presumably according to his contract ( unlike Stoss, his workshop did not include painters and guilders ).

Despite being officially freed of slavery, many black Jamaicans were left with no option but to work in the jobs they had previously carried out as slaves, at very low wages.

Despite the destruction wrought on the countryside, the city castle held out in spite of repeated attempts over twelve days to take it, and the Turks left the island unsuccessfully because of poor logistics and an epidemic that decimated their ranks.

) Despite the PCI's firm stand against terrorism, the Moro incident left the party more isolated.

Despite being the final major conflict between York and Lancaster ( Tudor ), it was one of the costliest in terms of life, as there was a mutual agreement that there would be a policy of no quarter for those left standing.

Despite the move to the left, South America remains largely capitalist and is enjoying its best years of economic growth.

Despite being a middle-aged, twice-divorced career woman, Edina is reliant upon the support of her daughter, Saffron, a secondary school pupil ( and later university student ) whose constant care for her mother has left her a bitter cynic.

Despite finishing the 2005 – 06 season in seventh, Roeder's fortunes changed in the 2006 – 07 season, with a terrible injury run to the senior squad, and he left the club by mutual consent on 6 May 2007.

Despite this statement the party is made of several former politicians, who had run Poland before, as well as including ex-members of SLD who left the party when it faced a corruption crisis.

Despite their evil beginnings, they are not purely destructive by nature, as can be seen by Smaug, who wants to be left in peace, though he did force out the dwarves in the Lonely Mountain.

Despite having coached the Rangers to a regular season first place finish and the Stanley Cup, head coach Mike Keenan left after a dispute with General Manager Neil Smith.

Despite press reports of interest from Arsenal, and the offer of a player-manager role by Southend United, Robson left Fulham in 1967 and accepted a three-year deal with Canada's Vancouver Royals.

Despite his political reforms and his passion for trying to increase the importance of Savoy in Europe, Victor Amadeus left a considerable cultural legacy in the city of his birth.

Despite wide critical acclaim for its acts and a dedicated fanbase, Jeepster nevertheless found itself financially troubled by 2002, largely due to increasing recording and marketing costs, and difficulty cultivating the images of their acts in the eye of the general public.

Despite his stage success, a theatrical agent advised Falk not to expect much film acting work because of his glass eye.

Despite having completely dropped out of the public eye for five years after the gold-selling Test for Echo ( which peaked at number 5 on the Billboard 200 ) and the band being relegated almost solely to classic rock stations in the U. S., Vapor Trails reached No. 6 on the Billboard 200 chart in its first week of release in 2002 with 108, 000 albums sold.

Despite his illness, Jardine was still very active in keeping an eye on business, politics and current affairs.

Despite the difficulties of observing the sun directly, they noted the existence of sunspots, the first confirmed instance of their observation ( though unclear statements in East Asian annals suggest that Chinese astronomers may have discovered them with the naked eye previously, and Fabricius may have noticed them himself without a telescope a few years before ).

Despite her attempts to remain out of the public eye, she was falsely accused in the libelles of having an affair with the commander of the Garde Nationale, the marquis de La Fayette.

Despite the increasing popularity of contact lenses and laser corrective eye surgery, glasses remain very common, as their technology has improved.

Despite a number of physicians ( including one from Johns Hopkins University ) recommending that the eye be removed, Dirksen chose treatment and rest and recovered most of his sight in the eye.

Despite a modicum of success with A Tale of Mystery, the remainder of the decade was marked by unsuccessful attempts to return to the public eye.

Despite its proximity to the Earth, this star is too dim to be seen with the naked eye.

Despite its eye catching modern styling, the car was from the start designed to be easy and inexpensive to produce: in Britain the front-wheel drive configuration used by Ford of Germany for their new similarly sized model was rejected in favour of the tried and tested rear-wheel drive layout.

Despite their rarity and their short lives they are heavily represented among the stars visible to the naked eye ; their inherent brightness trumps their scarcity.

Despite suffering a cut over one eye and an early knockdown, Del Valle rallied late to win a close, but unanimous decision.

Despite an intense desire to remain in the public eye, Godfrey's presence ebbed considerably over the next ten years, notwithstanding an HBO special and an appearance on a PBS salute to the 1950s.

Despite their return to the public eye in the UK, Katrina and the Waves were not able to follow up " Love Shine a Light " with another hit, and Leskanich left the group in 1998 after several disagreements within the band.

Despite appearances, beneath her silver jewelry and heavy eye makeup, Magrat is surprisingly practical.

Despite a degenerative eye condition, Martin continued to draw into the 1990s using special magnifying equipment.

Despite being blind in his right eye, Hex is an outstanding marksman who rarely misses his target.

Despite its intensity, the hurricane never developed a well-defined eye.

Despite the difficulties of observing the sun directly, they noted the existence of sunspots, the first confirmed instance of their observation ( though unclear statements in East Asian annals suggest that Chinese astronomers may have discovered them with the naked eye previously, and Fabricius may have noticed them himself without a telescope a few years before ).

Despite being partially blind in his left eye and completely blind in his right eye, Franklin was a proficient marksman, and killed most of his victims from more than away.

Despite their time away from the public eye, both album and single reached the Top 40, sales were not as high as Mercury had wanted and later in the year the group were dropped from the label.