Despite their alliance, Greco-Bulgarian antagonism over the city and Macedonia in general did not abate.

Despite this road and those running through a few other passes, in general the escarpment impedes easy communication between the two countries.

Despite a general selling of state property and contrary to neoliberal prescriptions, the regime retained the lucrative state owned mining company CODELCO which stands for about 30 % of government income.

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

) Despite the general avoidance of the Imperatorial era, he penned a defense of Cicero against the charges of Asinius Gallus.

Despite criticism by sections of academia, Thomas ' work has been embraced by readers more so than many of his contemporaries, and is one of the few modern poets whose name is recognised by the general public.

Despite his own great reputation as a military administrator, Hadrian's reign was marked by a general lack of major military conflicts, apart from the Second Roman-Jewish War.

Despite general agreement that the rainbow uniforms identified with the team had become tired ( and looked too much like a minor league team according to the new owners ), the new uniforms and caps were never especially popular with fans.

Despite the British economy then being in recession, he led the Conservatives to a fourth consecutive election victory, winning the most votes in British electoral history ( 14 million ) in the 1992 general election, albeit with a much reduced majority in the House of Commons.

Despite wide critical acclaim for its acts and a dedicated fanbase, Jeepster nevertheless found itself financially troubled by 2002, largely due to increasing recording and marketing costs, and difficulty cultivating the images of their acts in the eye of the general public.

Despite a general trend toward disarmament in the early 1990s, the George W. Bush administration repeatedly pushed to fund policies that would allegedly make nuclear weapons more usable in the post – Cold War environment,.

Despite the economy's general expansion after 1983, however, inflation threatened its modest gains, as did serious fiscal and balance-of-payments deficits and the growing debt.

Despite the lopsided loss in the Super Bowl, Beathard, who traded for or drafted the bulk of the Chargers roster, and who hired coach Ross, was named the NFL's smartest man by Sports Illustrated, and became the only general manager to lead three different teams to the Super Bowl ( Chargers, Dolphins, Redskins ).

Despite acquiring an increasing percentage of the popular vote — 34 % overall in 2006 — opposition parties gained small numbers of seats in the general elections of 1984 ( 2 seats of 79 ), 1988 ( 1 seat of 81 ), 1991 ( 4 seats of 81 ), 1997 ( 2 seats of 83 ) and 2001 ( 2 seats of 84 ).

Despite the high level of integration with word processing in general personal computing.

Despite its general debt to Beethoven and Wagner, the " Bruckner Symphony " is a unique conception, not only because of the individuality of its spirit and its materials, but even more because of the absolute originality of its formal processes.

Despite the general celebration over the birth of the Dauphin, Marie Antoinette's political influence, such as it was, did not benefit Austria.

Despite this very general definition, in the Prior Analytics, Aristotle limits himself to categorical syllogisms, which consist of three categorical propositions.

Despite her personal views, Alexandra supported her son's reluctant agreement to Prime Minister H. H. Asquith's request to create sufficient Liberal peers after a general election if the Lords continued to block the legislation.

Despite the extent of Israel's quick military gains, for the first four days the general population in the Arab states believed the fabrications of Arab radio stations which claimed an Arab victory was near.

Despite losing two general elections in one year, Heath aimed to continue as Conservative leader.

Despite the expense of the military and diplomatic campaign that brought Taiwan into the imperial realm, the general sentiment in Beijing was ambivalent.

Despite this, Bonanno was all but unknown to the general public until the disastrous Apalachin Conference of 1957.

Despite the Consell de Cent's refusal to accept the concession issued by the King to found an estudi general, on 10 January 1401, Martín founded the Estudi General of Medicine in Barcelona under his royal prerogative, granting it the same privileges as those enjoyed by the University of Montpellier.

Despite the fact that it has not been formally proven, the Church – Turing thesis now has near-universal acceptance.

Despite the consensus of public health professionals regarding the benefits of vaccination, among chiropractors there are significant disagreements over the subject, which has led to negative impacts on both public vaccination and mainstream acceptance of chiropractic.

Despite his complete lack of experience in filmmaking, his submission of a collection of still photographs and an essay about film secured his acceptance into the program.

Despite his pragmatic acceptance of the new power balance in the Pacific after World War II and his strong support for the American alliance, he publicly professed continued admiration for links with Britain, exemplified by his admiration for Queen Elizabeth II, and famously described himself as " British to the bootstraps ".

Despite the trappings of institutional change, the first years of independence saw more resistance than acceptance of the institutional changes required for democratic reform to take hold.

Despite this acceptance, the Russian Federation lacked the military and political power of the former Soviet Union.

Despite the acceptance of Surak's teachings, generations of imperfect copies of his writings, combined with changes in the Vulcan language over time, resulted in a diluted form of the culture he instituted.

Despite the politicized dramatization of the Plains aborigines, their " rediscovery " as a matter of public discourse has had a lasting effect on the increased socio-political reconceptualization of Taiwan — emerging from the a Han Chinese dominant perspective into a wider acceptance of Taiwan as a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic community.

Despite the fact that Chinese communities now enjoy greater mainstream acceptance than they did 40 years ago and that some Chinese North Americans may take associating with other Chinese North Americans for granted as well as an unquestioned way of life, the goals and endeavors of the Taiwan Study tour remain the same.

Despite their many years of acceptance of the white settlers, and the calming

Despite his aristocratic contempt for the Nazis, he continued to show deference to Hitler right to the end, as shown by his acceptance of the position of OB West in August 1944, when he knew he would be no more than a figurehead, and even more so by his visit to Hitler in March 1945, when the German people were already plunged into the catastrophe of defeat.

Despite initial resistance, there was an acceptance of these individual identities in the eighties, an era of pushing the edge in BDSM play.

Despite the widespread acceptance of the Ghost Dance movement, Navajo leaders described the Ghost Dance as " worthless words " in 1890.

Despite its official recognition, Kunrei-shiki has not gained widespread acceptance in or outside Japan.

Despite this, bachata flourished and has now gained wide acceptance, not only in the Dominican Republic, but world-wide.

Despite its lack of scientific acceptance, HIV / AIDS denialism has had a significant political impact, especially in South Africa under the presidency of Thabo Mbeki.

Despite his troubled childhood, and the equally troubled personality it engendered, his incisive intelligence and great verbal gifts were rewarded by acceptance to both Harvard College and the University of Chicago before his 17th birthday.

Despite the acceptance of its findings by the International Civil Aviation Organization, the report was rejected by the Mozambican and Soviet governments.

Despite the high profile start of Henry's cultus, it took more than 100 years for the veneration of Saint Henry to gain widespread acceptance throughout Sweden.

Despite their distinctions, however, all open marriages share common issues: the lack of social acceptance, the need to maintain the health of their relationship and avoid neglect, and the need to manage jealous rivalry.

Despite their somewhat high profile, the groups ' habit of provoking the audience, obscene material and harsh erotics guaranteed they would never gain commercial acceptance.

Despite opposition from within the Labour Party, enough of the general public supported conscription to allow its acceptance.

Despite this, and because of the apparent acceptance of Christianity, the Xochimilcas were permitted to retain a number of their traditions and their identity as a people.

Despite this, Sanford nevertheless tries to romance Diana in spite of her acceptance of Steve Trevor's proposal of marriage.