Despite an ambiguity due to its failure clearly to define `` relative costs '', the above exposition of fully distributed costing goes about as far as one can go toward expressing the basic philosophy of the practice.

Despite Lakota not expressing hysteria or extreme fear towards Iktomi, generally he is viewed as a being whose gaze is to be avoided, lest trouble find you ; as depicted in the modern film Skins, directed by Cheyenne-Arapaho director Chris Eyre.

Despite his claims of emotionlessness, however, his dry humor frequently gives the appearance of expressing passive-aggressive disapproval of the other characters ' actions and resentment of the fact that they often overlook the fact that he is dead.

Despite his continued appearances on the U. S. concert circuit, the rumor persisted for years, with some observers expressing skepticism that the Blind Tom who appeared in concert after 1889 was the " real Blind Tom.

Despite the Lee Myung-bak government expressing a verbal anti-North Korean stance, the head of the government-funded Korea Institute for National Unification, Kim Tae-u, proposed that the South Korean government renegotiate on the Mount Kumgang Tourist Region with North Korea without any official apology on North Korea's military actions towards the ROKS Cheonan sinking and the Bombardment of Yeonpyeong.

Despite such behaviour, Margesson remained a much liked individual, with many members expressing personal admiration for him.

Despite the demise of the term in GamePro itself, the term " ProTip " has been revived as a pop culture meme used to expressing some ironical advice with extreme sarcasm, such as in, " ProTip: Don't call the cops to report your stolen weed.

Despite being told by TNA's Director of Talent Relations, Terry Taylor, that they were cutting personnel on a general basis, he revealed in a subsequent interview being fully aware that Mantell and him were released due to their friendship with Jarrett from the onset, expressing frustration due to his uninvolvement in the situation.

Despite a televised public statement by the nation's Chief Prosecutor expressing his firm belief that hundreds of citizens of Günzburg had knowingly and willingly contributed to a criminal conspiracy aiming to conceal evidence from local and federal police as well as to United Nations authorities while actively harboring and abetting a Nazi war criminal, Günzburg has since bounced back from criticism and flourished, boasting a thriving downtown shopping area, scenic views of the nearby historic castle, and one of the top five Legoland theme parks in Germany.

Despite his early success, Trnka did not feel comfortable with traditional animation, which in his opinion required too many intermediaries that prevented him from freely expressing his creativity.

Despite Stone ’ s views, Justice Robert H. Jackson wrote a concurring draft opinion, expressing his disagreement with portions of the Court ’ s opinion.

Despite his apparent rejection of eugenics, Pearl maintained relatively good relations with key eugenicists and was never shy of expressing extremely snobbish and class-oriented views.

Despite being on opposite sides they managed to peacefully co-exist ( despite Booker expressing dismay at Stevie for joining the nWo ).

Despite prodding from Syria, these militias contributed nothing more than verbally expressing support for Amal and demanding that Arafat step down.

Despite the frequent traffic jams on Cleveland Bridge, Bath's only fire and ambulance stations are located next to it and the drivers of emergency vehicles are assertive in expressing their need to cross on the way to respond to an emergency call.

Despite various producers expressing their desire to see the character return, actress Jean Alexander has been openly critical about the direction Coronation Street has taken, vowing never to reprise the role of Hilda again.

Despite of her wish to remain anonymous, the academy made her public again by expressing their admiration with a complimentary poem to her honor in 20 December 1797: Ode till fru Lenngren (" Ode to Mrs Lenngren '"), read by Gustaf Fredrik Gyllenborg.

Despite her mild unprepossessing manner more like a nun, Jane has strong internal passions and shows her strength in character in expressing her opinions and showing resolve in times of trouble.

Despite the criticisms of Anzac Day expressed in the play, the term has since been adopted as expressing the importance of Anzac Day.

Despite the legends and fiction surrounding this character, his actual career was punctuated by only a handful of skirmishes followed by a desperate quest to clear his name.

Despite clear priority of discovery, Gesner did not obtain his first kerosene patent until 1854, two years after James Young's US patent.

Despite some clear differences, no significant friction currently exists between tribal groups, and the concept of a Malawian nationality has begun to take hold.

Despite the clear evidence that all the ancient ruins in Maldives are Buddhist, Heyerdahl claimed that early " sun-worshiping seafarers ", called the " Redin ", first settled on the islands.

Despite the great number of geometric microliths that have been found in Western Europe, few examples show any clear evidence of their use, and all the examples are from the Mesolithic or Neolithic periods.

Despite the popular enthusiasm that greeted the February revolution, the new government lacked a clear program.

Despite a huge amount of government sponsored publicity, especially during the Park era, it was not clear by the late 1980s that the Saemaul undong had achieved its objectives.

Despite the clear connection between deforestation and the increasing number of floods ( in 1732, 1734, 1736, 1747, 1756 and 1787 ) the East India Company ’ s Court of Directors gave little support to efforts by governors to eradicate the goat problem.

Despite the clear collapse of their power, and the decline of their kingdom around them, nobles continued to play kingmakers on a regular basis, with occasional intervention from Ptolemaic Egypt and other outside powers.

Despite clear indications from CIA that he is not involved with any terrorist outfit.

Despite the clear electoral victory for the Sandinistas, the Contras continued their violent attacks on both state and civilian targets, until 1989.

Despite this growing popular support for independence, Congress lacked the clear authority to declare it.

Despite their usual slow movements, European bison are surprisingly agile and can clear three metre wide streams or two metre high fences from a standing start.

Despite neither side obtaining a clear victory, Otto II felt his honor was sufficiently restored and opened peace negotiations with the French King.

Despite this it is clear there are two main types of valves used in laboratory glassware, the stopcock valve and the threaded plug valve.

Despite its military connections, the PNDC made it clear that it was unlike other soldier-led governments.

Despite its progress, there are still many fundamental problems faced by this field as " unlike medicine, evaluation is not a discipline that has been developed by practicing professionals over thousands of years, so we are not yet at the stage where we have huge encyclopaedias that will walk us through any evaluation step-by-step ", or provide a clear definition of what evaluation entails ( Davidson, 2005 ).

Despite the treaty's clear statement that the demarcation line passes 17 ° east of the Moluccas, some sources place the line just east of the Moluccas.

Despite some damage the windows display a clear iconographical programme.

Despite the best efforts of Barnes and his protégé David Hoggan to recruit Taylor to their cause, Taylor always made clear that he wanted nothing to do with either Barnes or Hoggan.

Despite a concerted Anglo-Hanoverian attack on the French centre, which led many to believe the Allies had won, the failure to clear the woods and of the Dutch forces to capture Fontenoy forced Cumberland's force onto the retreat.

Despite the clear annual value of Newstead being below the £ 200 assigned as the limit for the suppression of the lesser monasteries, this priory obtained the doubtful privilege of exemption, on payment to the Crown of the heavy fine of £ 233 6s.

Despite the accounts of the Irish annals, English and Scandinavian writers appear to see Mac Bethad as the rightful king of Moray: this is clear from their descriptions of the meeting with Cnut in 1027, before the death of Máel Coluim mac Máil Brigti.

Despite suffering some 6, 000 casualties, the battle was a clear victory for the French commander ; yet typical of the period it proved far from decisive.

Despite support for Venizelos amongst the people and his clear majority in Parliament, Constantine opposed Venizelos's increasing support for the Allies.