Despite the excitement being caused by the trial and sentence of John Brown, Rhode Islanders turned their attention to the state elections.

Despite being able to crawl on land, many of these prehistoric tetrapodomorph fish still spent most of their time in the water.

Despite being quite religious, he was also interested in mathematics and science, and sometimes is claimed to have contradicted the teachings of the Church in favour of scientific theories.

* 1388 – Despite being outnumbered 16 to 1, forces of the Old Swiss Confederacy are victorious over the Archduchy of Austria in the Battle of Näfels.

Despite being outscored over the season, the Diamondbacks posted the best record in the NL with 90 wins and 72 losses.

Despite being at one time a defender of metaphysical realism, Hilary Putnam later abandoned this view in favor of a position he termed " internal realism ".

Despite being epileptic, Charles achieved respect both as a commander and as a reformer of the Austrian army.

Despite being younger than the other contenders, Ahmad Shah had several overriding factors in his favor.

Despite this, there were also several superstar hitters, the most famous being Honus Wagner, held to be one of the greatest shortstops to ever play the game, and Detroit's Ty Cobb, the " Georgia Peach.

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 being short on cash at times, he often refused money that his friends offered him out of their own pockets.

Despite strenuous efforts, Captain Hood's isolated ship came under heavy fire and was unable to cut off the trailing Justice as the French survivors escaped seawards, Zealous being struck by a number of French shot and losing one man killed.

Despite the term blitzkrieg being coined by journalists during the Invasion of Poland of 1939, historians Mathew Cooper and J. P Harris generally hold that German operations during it were more consistent with more traditional methods.

Despite fox hunting being banned by the Hunting Act in 2004, Boxing Day remains the biggest hunt of the year for most hunts in the UK by use of scent drag trails instead of live quarry.

Despite being predominantly peaceful in nature, the revolution was not without violent clashes between security forces and protesters, with at least 846 people killed and 6, 000 injured.

Despite being attached to the curse, Colavito said that he never placed a curse on the Indians but that the trade was prompted by a salary dispute with Lane.

Despite being well out of playoff contention the Cubs went 24 – 13 under Quade, the best record in baseball during that 37 game stretch and was hired as manager on October 19.

Despite being extensively hunted, the coyote is one of the few medium-to large-sized animals that has enlarged its range since human encroachment began.

Despite swimming being a part of imperial education, Caligula could not swim.

Despite being a Methodist, he made reference to the Buddha in his diary, and encouraged the establishment of a Buddhist political party under Master Taixu.

" Despite being significantly more advanced than its predecessors, the Armstrong gun was rejected soon after its integration, in favor of the muzzle-loading pieces that had been in use before.

Despite being one of Mather's most well-known works, many have openly criticized it, labeling it as hard to follow and understand, and poorly paced and organized.

Despite its being a non-metric unit, a number of metric countries have used this unit for its limited range of application.

Despite these complaints, Clement is generally not considered a heretic in the Catholic Church, but such concerns about his orthodoxy led to him being removed from the Roman martyrology in 1586, and he is not revered as a saint in contemporary Roman Catholicism.

Despite not being natural persons, corporations are recognized by the law to have rights and responsibilities like natural persons (" people ").

Despite these achievements, the influence of Aristotle's errors is considered by some to have held back science considerably.

Despite a cast led by Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner and some impressive battle scenes, the film was considered a disappointment by many.

Despite the lack of complexity, there does seem to be forethought and skill in making these tools and should be considered such.

Despite the water content in all beverages, water itself is not usually considered a beverage.

Despite this, aphids, spider mites, slugs, snails, ants, birds, and even cats are commonly considered to be garden pests.

Despite an optimistic announcement by Stallman in 2002 predicting a release of GNU / Hurd later that year, the Hurd is still not considered suitable for production environments.

Despite his three titles, and although John Cooper considered him " the greatest ", Formula One journalist Adam Cooper wrote in 1999 that Brabham is never listed among the Top 10 of all time, noting that " Stirling Moss and Jim Clark dominated the headlines when Jack was racing, and they still do ".

Despite the treaty, the Navajo continued raiding in New Mexico, which they considered a category separate from war, as did the Jicarilla Apache, Mescalero Apache, Ute, Comanche, and Kiowa.

Despite the title of his book, he also considered macrobiotics a science aimed at prolonging and perfecting life.

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 failure of his attempt at unifying the nation under his rule, Kim Il-sung considered the war a victory in the sense that he remained in power.

Despite these safety improvements, RBMK reactors are still considered one of the most dangerous reactor designs in use.

" Despite fears that too much propaganda could diminish Hollywood ’ s entertainment appeal, reducing its targeted audience and decreasing profits, military enlistment increased and morale was considered to be higher, in part attributed to America's innovative propaganda.

Despite the " champion's advantage ", which states that a championship can only change hands by pinfall or submission, a knockout victory will also award them the championship, as it is still considered a decisive victory.

Despite this, Congo's investment climate is not considered favorable, offering few meaningful incentives.

Despite its harsh provisions, a RICO-related charge is considered easy to prove in court, as it focuses on patterns of behavior as opposed to criminal acts.

Despite its value as a waterway and harbor, many thousands of acres of marshy wetlands at the edges of the bay were, for many years, considered wasted space.

Despite this, the first three books are still considered a trilogy because they contain a story that is self-contained.

Despite his complaints that the house was too big (" big enough for two emperors, one pope, and the grand lama in the bargain "), Jefferson considered how the White House might be added to.

Despite the higher Arab death toll and the fact that the battle was decided in Israel's favor, Fatah considered themselves victorious because of the Israeli army's withdrawal.

Despite being considered one obstacle, each element may result in penalty points if knocked down.

Despite holding for many years a view widely held to be heretical, John XXII is not considered a heretic because in his day the doctrine he had contradicted had not been formally defined by the Church, a lacuna that his successor Benedict XII immediately filled by the encyclical Benedictus Deus, which formally defined this doctrine as part of Church teaching.

Despite these alleged liaisons, Stravinsky was considered a family man and devoted to his children.

Despite its age, it is still considered an excellent commentary on simple but high quality code.