Despite the hopelessness of the response, it is explicable in terms of the crisis of tradition itself.

Despite pressure from the government of the United States, the Chilean Congress, keeping with tradition, conducted a runoff vote between the leading candidates, Allende and former president Jorge Alessandri.

Despite this, the tradition of most Ashkenazi Orthodox synagogues is to use Hebrew ( usually Ashkenazi Hebrew ) for all except a small number of prayers, including the Kaddish, which had always been in Aramaic, and sermons and instructions, for which the local language is used.

Despite this, the majority of Finnish poetry remained only in the oral tradition.

Despite this, the manuscript tradition of Plautus is poorer than that of any other ancient dramatist, something not helped by the failure of scholia on Plautus to survive.

Despite contact with western cultures, Sumba is one of the few places in the world in which megalithic burials, are used as a ' living tradition ' to inter prominent individuals when they die.

Despite the common law tradition Cuius est solum eius est usque ad coelum et ad inferos of owning all the air above one's property, the US supreme court ruled that aircraft in the US have the right to use air above someone else's property without their consent.

Despite the abovementioned conflicts, the literary tradition of Belarus evolved.

Despite assimilating Italian techniques and Reformation theology, Holbein's art in many ways extended the Gothic tradition.

Despite Alvarado's initial success in the Battle of Acajutla, the indigenous people of Cuzcatlan, who according to tradition were led by a warlord called Atlacatl, defeated the Spaniards and their auxiliaries, and forced them to withdraw to Guatemala.

Despite its tradition, soju is not always consumed in unmixed form.

Despite being severely outnumbered, the allied troops held their ground, becoming a marvel of each regiment's tradition and tenacity.

Despite the popularity of modern-swing technique in Lindy Hop circles in the US and worldwide, many dancers in Lindy Hop communities prefer to stick to the old tradition.

Despite the communist isolation, the tradition of singer-songwriter in Romania flourished beginning with the end of the 1960s and it was put in the context of the folk music, with its three main styles in Romania: ethno folk, American-style folk and lyrical ( cult ) folk.

Despite there being a tradition of large squats, the recent upsurge in social centers has come about in the last five years.

Despite suppression at various points in time, it continues to be a large part of Lao religious tradition.

Despite this convergence, there were distinctions between the liturgies of different parts of the Iberian peninsula: for example the Lisbon and Catalonian rites were somewhat different from the Castilian rite, which formed the basis of the later Sephardic tradition.

Despite lack of jobs, lack of housing for young people, and high property taxes, the town government continues its tradition of making it difficult for new commercial development.

Despite this tradition many female dancers today also learn the lead role, even though few male dancers learn the follow role.

Despite the changes, the island continues to observe the tradition of holding a strawberry festival every July.

Despite Bailey's hopes of an annual All-Star Game, it did not become an annual tradition until the 1947 – 48 NHL season.

Despite the popularity of latkes and tradition of eating them during Hanukkah, they are hard to come by in stores or restaurants in Israel, having been largely replaced by the Hanukkah doughnut due to local economic factors, convenience and the influence of trade unions.

Despite the unpopularity of the press conferences by the end of the Hoover administration, Roosevelt continued the tradition.

Despite European colonialists and historians labeling Liberia as a country without a written tradition until the 19th century, numerous Liberian authors throughout the years have contributed to the writings of various genres.

Despite a strong local tradition, there is little evidence of a Roman military station at Stockport.

Despite the drop-off of work in 1926, 1927 was another busy year, the Court sitting continuously from 15 June to 16 December, handing down 4 orders, 4 judgments and 1 advisory opinion.

Despite the refusal of William Pember Reeves and Thomas Mackenzie to accept his leadership, Seddon managed to secure the backing of his Liberal Party colleagues as interim leader, with an understanding being reached that a full vote would occur when Parliament resumed sitting.

Despite sitting a comfortable 14 points clear from the relegation zone at the time of his departure, Millwall would go onto to suffer the drop ( by virtue of goals scored ) after McCarthy's departure.

Despite recording a swing of 6. 9 per cent against the sitting Labor member Daniel Curtin, Wake was again unsuccessful.

Despite being supposedly advisory its power surpassed that of the Politburo Standing Committee and was nicknamed the sitting committee.

Despite the persuasions of others, who wished him to take to one of the larger vessels, Gilbert stayed put and was observed sitting in the stern of his little frigate, reading a book.

Despite this, the basic layout of the corporate office had remained largely unchanged, with employees sitting behind rows of traditional desks in a large open room, devoid of privacy.

'" Despite sitting on the Highways and Works Committee, which was responsible for street cleaning and refuse collection, Porter did not mention litter again until late 1976 following a visit to Leningrad and Moscow.

Despite her perceived frontrunner status, backbench MLA Harry Bloy was the only sitting member of BC Liberal caucus to endorse her candidacy for leader.

Despite her similar protests upon her return, the Graysons find various inventive reasons to avoid renaming it, or for removing the 4 meter tall heroic statue sitting atop an 8 meter column depicting her martyred self outside the main entrance to Grayson's Parliament building –— much to her embarrassment.

Despite his own opposition to the Iraq War and his participation in rallies and marches, his defeat ( and that of other sitting Labour councillors ) reflected the widespread local opposition to the war.

Despite the fact that there was a perfectly good television studio sitting empty, they weren't allowed to use it, so the windows of the foyer ( studio C ) were blacked out and that became the studio-with all its limitations.

Despite the massive player turnover from last season the Sea Eagles surprisingly find themselves sitting in second place on the NRL Ladder, only behind another rebuilding team in the Melbourne Storm.

Despite this, Smith, as sitting governor, was the lead delegate to the 1952 Democratic National Convention.

Despite being " wanderers " early in the season, the powerful Chicagos under player-manager Cap Anson, came home already sitting at 18-6.

Despite their diesel engines, the trains are quite comfortable ; even for passengers sitting directly above the motors, the ride is quiet and smooth.

Despite the lack of local connections, she was selected as the Labour candidate for North East Derbyshire following the decision of the sitting Labour MP Harry Barnes not to stand in the 2005 general election.

Despite Nolan's status as a sitting MP, the party polled badly, finishing ninth overall with only 1. 2 % of the vote.

Despite changes to the prison system, the court was still sitting, continuing until 1954, with a little activity since then.

Despite still sitting in 8th in the league, his contract was mutually terminated following 6 straight league defeats in January 2007.