Despite accusations that midwives were " incompetent and ignorant ", some argued that poorly trained surgeons were far more of a danger to pregnant women.

Despite the seriousness of the accusations against her, Jiang Qing appeared unrepentant.

Despite the accusations, the first copy of Der Stürmer was published April 20, 1923.

Despite accusations of unfairness and bias regarding the murder trials of Israel Lipski in 1887 and Florence Maybrick in 1889, Stephen continued performing his judicial duties.

Despite the importance graphic designers place on his book Thoughts on Design, subsequent works such as From Lascaux to Brooklyn ( 1996 ), compounded accusations of Rand being " reactionary and hostile to new ideas about design.

Despite his international career ending so flatly and accusations his mobility had faded with age, the 2002 – 03 season — Seaman's last at Arsenal — ended on a high note.

Despite the accusations of nepotism that greeted his appointment on January 3, 1903, Sifton fast became a well-respected judge.

Despite accusations by the Conservatives that the Liberals bought " the foreign vote " with beer, whiskey, and tobacco, he won a comfortable majority.

Despite the Anti-Semitism accusations, it is recorded that he protected and helped escape from Nazi-occupied Serbia one Jewish family.

* Despite accusations of marital infidelity, Colin Thatcher, who would later become famous for his involvement in the murder of his ex-wife, is re-elected to the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly.

Despite scandals and accusations of immorality, Yinreng remained in his father's favour and was given the Western Gardens ( 西花園 ) of Beijing as his residence.

Despite these accusations, a group of individuals within Scotland have embraced the book as an accurate account of what they believe to be a secret history of the Royal House of Stuart, and continue to support Lafosse in his claim to the throne of Scotland.

Despite its ethical claims, the bank does invest substantial amounts from its investment funds in Imperial Tobacco and British American Tobacco both of which have faced numerous claims of irresponsible marketing to children, and accusations that they provide support to smugglers.

Despite initial resistance to the sale and accusations of misconduct, Tottenham agreed to a £ 20. 3 million deal for the player.

Despite the accusations, Jackson won by a comparative landslide ; he was a popular military hero after his victory in the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812.

Despite a poor box office reception amidst accusations of weak plotting and simplistic rendering of the main themes, Nirvana has achieved something of a cult status, especially in Europe.

Despite being clearly unintentional, the accusations of " scoring for his team " continued, forcing Porto's president Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa to forbid further loaned players to play against Porto, a decision that still stands.

Despite his demand for a formal investigation into the accusations, he was disgraced and forced to resign.

Despite Ibn Saud's attempts to mollify the Ikhwan by submitting their accusations to the religious scholars (' ulama '), they provoked an international incident by destroying an Iraqi force that had violated the Saudi – Iraqi neutral zone established by Great Britain and Ibn Sa ' ud between Iraq and Arabia ( 1927 – 28 ); the British bombed Najd in retaliation.

Despite such gestures, the paper continued to withstand accusations that it was itself unprofessional.

Despite his initial popularity in 1933, accusations of corruption tainted his administration's image, and a sizable number of Cubans began to distrust him.

Despite these accusations and perceptions, all official PSI documentation and press releases state that PSI does not target any particular state, and that individual nations within the initiative are able to make self-determinations on what shipments are targeted.

Despite the efforts of their enemies, the Hardy boys manage to find Mr. Rand and recover a treasure chest containing historical records which prove that the accusations Mr. Worth made in his article were all true.

Despite these accusations, Mackay continued to be commissioned to write articles for the philatelic press and it has been said that almost the entire text of some editions of Stamp & Coin Mart, a popular British magazine, were written by him.

Despite pleas from Nelson and Hamilton, King Ferdinand of Naples refused to lend his frigates to the British fleet, fearing French reprisals.

Despite all of these incentives to economic growth and prosperity, the population of Florence at the dawn of the 17th century was a mere 75, 000, far smaller than the other capitals of Italy: Rome, Milan, Venice, Palermo and Naples.

Despite the split, Naples grew in importance, attracting Pisan and Genoese merchants, Tuscan bankers, and with them some of the most championed Renaissance artists of the time, such as Boccaccio, Petrarch and Giotto.

Despite French President Jacques Chirac exchanging letters with Bill Clinton personally over the issue in September – October 1997, the United States stood firm and today an American admiral remains in charge of the Naples command.

Despite his incoronation at Avignon as King of Naples by Antipope Clement VII, Louis was forced to remain in France and Joan's troops were defeated by Charles of Durazzo, her second cousin and previous heir.

Despite all of these incentives to economic growth and prosperity, the population of Florence, at dawn of the 17th century, was a mere 75, 000 souls, far smaller than the other capitals of Italy: Rome, Milan, Venice, Palermo and Naples.

Gammoudi first came to international attention at the 1963 Mediterranean Games in Naples, where he won the 5000 m and 10 000 m. Despite that achievement, Gammoudi was still virtually unknown when he arrived at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Despite successes, he died of grief in Naples, in the Kingdom of Naples.

" After Naples, the Flemings moved to Monte Carlo, the final stop on Fleming's journey ; Despite spending time at the casino, Fleming thought Monte Carlo somewhat seedy.

Despite writing a letter of retraction which ran in The Washington Post, Raytheon terminated Korb's position after it continued to receive " Navy, Air Force, and Armed Services Committee objections.

Despite Asser's comment that the dyke ran " from sea to sea ", it is now thought that the original structure only covered about two-thirds of the length of the border: in the north it ends near Llanfynydd, less than five miles ( 8 km ) from the coast, while in the south it stops at Rushock Hill, near Kington in Herefordshire, less than fifty miles ( 80 km ) from the Bristol Channel.

Despite having bragged that he would kill the Earps or Doc Holliday at his first opportunity, once the shooting broke out, Wyatt told the court afterward that Ike Clanton ran forward and grabbed Wyatt, exclaiming that he was unarmed and did not want a fight.

Despite Hemmeter's efforts, several teams soon ran into financial difficulties, in part due to alarmingly low attendance figures.

Despite the fact Wouk had already worked the material from the novel into a stage play, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, which premiered on Broadway in January 1954 and ran for a year, Herman Wouk's attempt at writing the screenplay was considered " a disaster " by director Edward Dmytryk, and he was replaced by Stanley Roberts, who later quit when told to cut the film down to two hours.

Despite proposals to repair the tram it never ran again.

Despite more fires, train disasters, and other setbacks, Barnum plowed ahead, aided by circus professionals who ran the daily operations.

Despite this hour's warning, only the P-40 squadron at Iba took off, and it ran low on fuel in futile responses to confusing instructions from the 24th PG as it altered its analysis of Japanese intents.

Despite his businesses, his father ran into difficulties in the late 1870s.

Despite his objections to the Commissioner's Plan of 1811, which ran the new Ninth Avenue through the middle of his estate, Moore began the development of Chelsea with the help of James N. Wells, dividing it up into lots along Ninth Avenue and selling them to well-heeled New Yorkers.

Despite these limitations, the system was seen as very useful, and ran for many years and inspired the creation of many other bulletin board systems.

Despite these efforts the tug Pathfinder ran aground on Bligh Reef on Dec 24, 2009, rupturing its tanks and spilling diesel fuel.

Despite the shift, the show ran for only one season.

Despite this involvement, he did not seek election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1921 election, the first in which the UFA ran candidates.

Despite underachieving on the field the previous year and protests from the fans, the Rapids elected to honor Fernando Clavijo's contract, which ran through the 2008 season.

Despite his health problems, Hewes ran for re-election in Congress but failed to win.

" Despite their initial differences, they collaborated in 1994 on Ready to Wear, a weekly style guide for The Daily Telegraph which ran for seven years.

Despite being lower profile than Preacher, Hitman ran for 60 issues ( plus specials ) from 1996 to 2001, veering wildly from violent action to humour to an examination of male friendship under fire.

Despite strictures against women working professionally in Hungarian society during the first half of the twentieth century, Margit was steadily promoted until she ran the office where she was employed.

Despite a campaign promise to the people of California not to do so, Wilson also unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination for President in the 1996 election, making formal announcements on both coasts.

The derivation is also clear in an Associated Press article entitled " Folks on Buying Spree Despite Down Economy ," which ran in the Titusville Herald on the same day:

" Despite his pledge, Meehan again ran for Congress in the year 2000, exceeding four terms.

Despite their previous form, the Mariners ran out comfortable winners with a full-time scoreline of 5 – 1.

Despite being shunned by mainstream Quebecers in the post-war years, he managed to come in second with 29 per cent of the vote when he ran as a National Unity candidate in the riding of Richelieu — Verchères in the 1949 federal election.

Despite the large casualties inflicted by the Japanese and more significantly, the ever-changing weather over the Himalayas, the logistics flights ran around the clock, from April 1942, until the end of the war.