Despite the difficulties facing a congregational Rabbi raising a family, Klein volunteered for the U. S. Army during World War II as a chaplain, motivated by a cause he saw as clearly right with important implications for the Jewish People.

Despite facing an oil crisis due to the OPEC embargo, the economy of Japan witnessed a large boom in this period, overtaking the economy of West Germany to become the second-largest in the world.

Despite facing many obstacles, the Lovers are always united by the play's close.

Despite the eventual termination of the supply of manna, Exodus states that a small amount of it survived within an omer-sized pot or jar, which was kept facing the Testimony ( possibly, adjacent to the Ark of the Covenant ); it indicates that Yahweh instructed this of Moses, who delegated it to Aaron.

Despite facing desertions and near-mutinies, he commanded his regiment in Upper Canada ( present-day Ontario ) successfully for many years.

Despite being blinded and exiled and facing violence from Creon and his sons, in the end Oedipus is accepted and absolved by Zeus.

Despite facing public condemnation from FVBC's Loenen, Free Your Vote recruited hundreds of volunteers for the province-wide effort, building a far larger citizen organization than either ECCO or FVBC.

Despite the changes, many Gurkhas who had not served long enough to entitle them to a pension faced hardship on their return to Nepal, and some critics derided the Government's decision to only award the new pension and citizenship entitlement to those joining after 1 July 1997, claiming that this left many ex-Gurkha servicemen still facing a financially uncertain retirement.

Despite pleading " no contest " to child molestation and possibly facing up to life in prison, Lewis managed to be let off with probation and a $ 500 fine.

Despite repeated denials about his complicity in extraordinary rendition — he once dismissed the suggestion of UK involvement in the practice as a " conspiracy theory "— Straw has been dogged for years over his alleged leading role in it, most recently facing scrutiny over the case of Abdel Hakim Belhadj.

Despite a reduction of the levy, Tyne Tees was one of the contractors facing collapse.

Despite the seizure of his computer equipment ; searches of his business, person, and home ; grand jury investigations ; FBI and ATF questioning ; facing years in prison and hundreds of death threats ; he did not reveal the identities of members of the Earth Liberation Front and Animal Liberation Front movements.

Despite notionally facing a deficit of 550 votes, MacAskill won by over 2000 votes.

Despite her rationalism, she often tends to exaggerate any problem she's facing.

Despite the immense difficulties facing the new party the KPRP promoted the unification of the trade union movement and opposed the war on the country ’ s eastern frontier.

Despite Ford's engines being well regarded for their ease of service, the Endura-E has a very awkward placing for its oil filter, which is quite high up, at the back of the engine and facing from left to right rather than pointing downwards or out – meaning it is very difficult to access from underneath the car ( without a mechanic's ramp ), and despite being very short, the can-type oil filter still manages to protrude past the tip of the adjacent starter motor, meaning it is very difficult to remove using chain-type grips.

Despite briefly being locked out of Boothferry Park by bailiffs and facing the possibility of liquidation, Hull qualified for the Third Division play-offs in the 2000 – 01 season, losing in the semi-finals to Leyton Orient.

Despite the many problems facing the province, it is one of the more stable in the southeast of the country and there has been a concerted effort to improve the civic infrastructure, giving Paktia a reasonable rate of reconstruction.

Despite this bravado, and despite receiving units from McClellan's Army of the Potomac that swelled the Army of Virginia to 70, 000 men, Pope's aggressiveness exceeded his strategic capabilities, particularly since he was now facing Confederate General Robert E. Lee.

Despite facing government concerns and policy confusion, a number of people have developed commercial enterprises that have centred on utilising the best elements of their homelands.

Despite the Jets ' offensive struggles and facing a 10-0 deficit, the Jets defense and special teams rallied to score 17 unanswered points.

Despite the setback at the French Open, Sabatini reached the Quarterfinals at 1993 Wimbledon, facing Jana Novotna, a player she had beaten in 6 consecutive matches.

Despite facing a numerically superior enemy, 29th Infantry Brigade held its positions for 3 days.

Despite its whimsical appearance, fairy painting is strongly rooted in the literary and theatrical influences of Romanticism, as well as in the cultural issues facing the Victorian era.

Despite the difficult relations between the local Cubans and the new Europeans, some cooperation was in evidence.

Despite this remarkable achievement, the Gatling's weight and cumbersome artillery carriage hindered their ability to keep up with infantry forces over difficult ground, particularly in Cuba, where roads were often little more than jungle footpaths.

Despite his difficult relationship with the Senate, Tiberius's first years were generally good.

Despite its name, a KUB is not typically used to investigate pathology of the kidneys, ureters, or bladder, since these structures are difficult to assess ( for example, the kidneys may not be visible due to overlying bowel gas.

Despite affordable and often free land, many arriving newcomers, mostly from Britain and Ireland, found frontier life with the harsh climate difficult, and some of those with the means eventually returned home or went south.

Despite this, Singer argues that it has led to a difficult intellectual climate, with professors not able to teach courses in Germany on applied ethics and campaigns demanding the resignation of professors who invited Singer to speak.

Despite his career in the Centre Party, his relation to the party was often difficult.

Despite research on DID including structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography, single-photon emission computed tomography, event-related potential and electroencephalography, no convergent neuroimaging findings have been identified regarding DID, making it difficult to hypothesize a biological basis for DID.

Despite the existence of many of the venues, it was still a difficult task to organize a Winter Olympic Games in less than 18 months.

Despite it being much shorter than Behind Enemy Lines, it is a much more difficult game containing levels on a far greater scale to the extent of being comparable to those that were to be seen in Commandos 2.

Despite the difficult situation, Bruckner never complained or rebelled ; a belief of inferiority was to remain one of Bruckner's main personal characteristics during his whole life.

Despite the high attendance, the second reading was approved by only one vote, and further progress on the Reform Bill was difficult.

Despite the difficult ground, Valens reached Adrianople where the Roman army fortified its camp with ditch and rampart.

Despite her career in music, she was deaf in one ear, which made it difficult for her to understand what others were saying.

Despite the gradual expansion of medical knowledge on SIDS causes and risk factors, definitive diagnosis remains difficult ; infanticide and child abuse cases may be misdiagnosed as SIDS due to lack of evidence, and caretakers of SIDS victims are sometimes falsely accused of foul play.

Despite the construction of surfaced roads linking the principal towns in the south, the mountainous terrain elsewhere makes travel even from one valley to the next quite difficult.

Despite this, he always found it difficult to relate to his students and to other humans generally.

Despite their difficult relationship, and the events following Carloman's death, Charlemagne would later name his second legitimate son ' Carloman ' after his deceased brother.

Despite all these difficult matters, Queen Juliana's personal popularity suffered only temporarily.

Despite their bright plumage, they can be surprisingly difficult to see in their wooded habitats.

Despite this the region of the underworld associated with Seker was seen as difficult, sandy terrain called the Imhet ( meaning ' filled up ' presumably with sand ).

Despite its basis in religious symbolism ( the triptych ) and less-than-subtle imagery ( the crucifixion ), the paintings are difficult to attach specifically to traditional Christian symbolism, and may act on the viewers subliminally.

Despite the initial fanfare, Strauss found his early years as a composer difficult, but he soon won over audiences after accepting commissions to perform away from home.

Despite this, his relations with the conservative members of the fellowship ( and indeed the porters ) of Peterhouse subsequently proved to be difficult.

Despite his feelings of genuine love for the Caleban Fannie Mae ( a love which is fully returned ), McKie finds it difficult to form long-term attachments to human women ; he has been married on no fewer than fifty occasions by the time of the Dosadi affair.