Despite his tough talk concerning traitors, Johnson in many cases authorized early release of prisoners and commutation of sentences to facilitate Reconstruction.

Despite entering the LM forty minutes ahead of schedule, Young and Duke completed preparations only ten minutes early due to numerous delays in the process.

Despite the shared name of " Adoptionism " the Spanish Adoptionist Christology appears to have differed sharply from the Adoptionism of early Christianity.

Despite their appearance at the end of the Book of Judges, certain characters ( like Jonathan, the grandson of Moses ) and idioms present in the epilogue show that the therein " must have taken place ... early in the period of the judges.

Despite his ill health, Haley began compiling notes for possible use as a basis for either a biographical film based on his life, or a published autobiography ( accounts differ ), and there were plans for him to record an album in Memphis, Tennessee, when the brain tumor began affecting his behavior and he went back to his home in Harlingen, Texas, where he died early in the morning of February 9, 1981.

Despite this comparison, a fragment of a non-Christian parchment Codex of Demosthenes, De Falsa Legatione from Oxyrhynchus in Egypt demonstrates that the surviving evidence is insufficient to conclude whether Christians played a major, if not central, role in the development of early codices, or if they simply adopted the format to distinguish themselves from Jews.

Despite the xenophobia and intellectual introspection characteristic of the increasingly popular new school of neo-Confucianism, China under the early Ming Dynasty was not isolated.

Despite extensive internationally financed programs to upgrade the harbors at Moroni and Mutsamudu, by the early 1990s only Mutsamudu was operational as a deepwater facility.

Despite the disdain of the Imperial family, it seems that from very early on the general public respected Claudius.

Despite its failure to control the rodents, the cane toad was introduced to Puerto Rico in the early 20th century in the hope that it would counter a beetle infestation ravaging the sugarcane plantations.

Despite this turnover in the ownership, a powerhouse team composed of Feller, Doby, Minnie Miñoso, Luke Easter, Bobby Avila, Al Rosen, Early Wynn, Bob Lemon, and Mike Garcia continued to contend through the early 1950s.

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 some early cooperative military successes against Japan, by the time that the Japanese surrendered in 1945 neither the CPC nor the KMT trusted each other or were actively cooperating.

Despite his unconventional portrayal of the ascendant bourgeoisie, early support came from patrons in the French aristocracy, including Louis XV.

Despite their altercation, Underwood and Bowie remained good friends, and Underwood went on to create the artwork for Bowie's early albums.

Despite the official names " National Comics " and " National Periodical Publications ", the line used the logo " Superman-DC " throughout ( the DC logo could be seen on their covers and ads as early as 1940 ), and the company became known colloquially as DC Comics for years before the official adoption of that name in 1977.

Despite the evolution of Ethernet technology, all generations of Ethernet ( excluding early experimental versions ) use the same frame formats ( and hence the same interface for higher layers ), and can be readily interconnected through bridging.

Despite early singles success in the United Kingdom, the band were initially more successful in the United States, billed as " The English guys with the big fiddles ".

Despite sharing a last name, he is not related to the early 20th century astronomer Frank Watson Dyson, but as a small boy Freeman Dyson was aware of Frank Watson Dyson.

Despite multiple parliamentary questions from as early as 2005, where it was stated that there was no proof that this was happening, Minister Ahern announced a ban on all handguns in November 2008.

Despite these handicaps, at war's end the club recruited many players who represented the club during its most successful era in the early 1950s.

Despite declarations by the Callejas government in 1989 of its intent to increasingly address social issues, including land tenure and other needs of small farmers, the early 1990s were jolted by increased conflicts between peasants and the Honduran security forces.

Despite the efforts of the growers, coffee prices plunged on the international market from a high of more than US $ 2. 25 per kilogram in the mid-1970s to less than US $ 0. 45 per kilogram in the early 1990s.

Despite the early predictions for success, the Astros had a mediocre 44 – 44 record at the All-Star break.

Despite the discomfort of jumping from the boat into swamps, rivers and marshes the film apparently rekindled in Bogart his early love of boats and on his return to California from the Congo he bought a classic mahogany Hacker-Craft runabout which he kept until his death.

Despite his constant struggle, his strong relationship with Miriam supported him and would continue to support him through the hardships that plagued him for most of his adult life.

Despite the hardships, the city made an effort to renovate the degraded area of St-Leu during this time.

Despite the hardships, in 1934 all downtown buildings in the county seat were in use, and a few additional businesses opened even as the depression continued.

Despite the hardships of war and Reconstruction, the population of the city continued to grow.

Despite the hardships of the decade, Lima residents supported the construction of a hospital to serve the area.

Despite the many hardships that greeted Glastenbury settlers, newcomers continued to arrive in small numbers, and the population grew slowly to 76 in 1810.

Despite the hardships, including the death of Father Van den Broek in 1851, the village prospered.

Despite the hardships created by the nature of the Nullarbor, European settlers were determined to cross the plain.

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 extensive restrictions, limitations, and hardships, Decembrists believed that they could improve their situation through personal initiative.

Despite the hardships of pioneer life, settlers came to Vaughan in considerable numbers.

Despite all the hardships, many passages of the story are told with wry humor and charm.

Despite the hardships he suffered during World War I and the ensuing Russian Civil War, Glazunov remained active as a conductor.

Despite a no-cost stadium lease, all revenues from parking, concessions, and TV, as well as a reported $ 25M Maryland subsidy, Modell's ownership of the Ravens resulted in continual financial hardships, and the NFL stepped in and directed Modell to sell his franchise.

Despite his short life and the hardships imposed during his imprisonment, Arenas produced a significant body of work.

Despite the economic hardships of the 1930s and 1940s, seven more diocesan high schools were founded.

Despite this burgeoning of the amenities of the town in 1845 a notorious scandal involving the hardships endured by the inmates of the workhouse led indirectly to reform of the Poor Law Act.

Despite the continued hardships, the Mormons persisted, successfully established their colonies, and survived in the region for many decades.

Despite some of the company's hardships, Massey Ferguson was selling 25 % more tractors than its nearest competitors at this time.

Despite his initial hardships in photography, Bayard continued to be a productive member of the photographic society.

Despite the financial hardships of the time Mundelein College opened its door for class registration only nineteen months after construction began on September 15, 1930.

Despite all the hardships, the Institute quickly launched an enthusiastic effort to collect plants and seeds.

* Dependence on the employee: Despite the hardships the employee brings to the organization, the employer may find the employee useful in other ways.

Despite the hardships, the final link of the Florida East Coast Railway was completed in 1912.