Despite generally good levels of income, we see greater price pressures than ever before -- traveling back along the chain from consumer to distributor to manufacturer.

Despite the fact that the housemates are generally isolated, on some occasions some contestants are allowed to exit the house as part of tasks.

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 the honey bee's painful sting and the stereotype of insects as pests, bees are generally held in high regard.

Despite their innovation of putting the engine behind the driver, the Coopers and their Chief Designer Owen Maddock were generally resistant to developing their cars.

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 the above, the noun form in English (" attendant ") is someone who waits on another, generally with menial tasks and in a temporary fashion, as on an airplane or hotel ; whereas ' assistant ' implies a longer-term, higher level, and often contractual (= employment ), relationship.

Despite the need for their own people, Wolfhounds generally are somewhat stand-offish with total strangers.

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

Despite border ( both territorial and nautical ) tensions and the forced migration of 270, 000 Rohingya Muslims from Buddhist Burma in 1978, relations with Bangladesh have generally been cordial, albeit tense at times.

Despite some increases in heavy industry in the economy during the 1970s and 1980s, Paraguayan industry was generally small-scale.

Despite this, " psychosis " is generally given to noticeable deficits in normal behavior ( negative signs ) and more commonly to diverse types of hallucinations or delusional beliefs ( positive signs ).

Despite their slightly lower output, " Toasters " produce a brighter, cleaner sound, and are generally seen as key to obtaining the true British Invasion guitar tone, as they were original equipment of the era.

Despite this commonality, as ideologies Marxism and radical feminism have generally opposed one another ; radical feminism can be contrasted to socialist feminism in this respect.

Despite these criticisms, Joshi argues that since Gerald's Game ( 1993 ), King has been tempering the worst of his writing faults, producing books that are leaner, more believable and generally better written.

Despite allegations of electoral fraud, Eyadéma won 57 % of the votes in the 2003 elections, which international observers from the African Union described as generally free and transparent.

Despite some flaws, it is generally ( although not universally ) thought to have been successful.

'" Despite varying from state to state, private individuals generally need prove only the negligence of the defendant.

Despite some modifications the basic structure of the zarzuela remained the same: dialogue scenes, songs, choruses, and comic scenes generally performed by two actor-singers.

Despite the polished and complex nature of the Aeneid ( legend stating that Virgil wrote only three lines of the poem each day ), the number of half-complete lines and the abrupt ending are generally seen as evidence that Virgil died before he could finish the work.

Despite the name, they are not affected by chickenpox, which is generally restricted to humans.

Despite investment in fixed lines, the density of main lines remains the lowest in Europe with nearly ten lines per 100 people ( 2008 ); however, cellular telephone use is widespread and generally effective.

Despite the Dukes often coming to his rescue ( see below ), Hogg forever seems to have an irrational dislike of the clan, particularly Bo and Luke, often accusing them of spying on him, robbing or planning to rob him, and other supposedly nefarious actions as he believes they are generally out to get him.

Despite occasional feelings of homesickness, Anne was generally content in England.

Despite that diversity of opinion, he concludes that the result upon the practitioner is generally perceived as a positive one.

Despite these positive reforms, Askin's government maintained a brutal prison and corrective regime that was to culminate in the Bathurst Gaol riots in 1970 and 1974.

Despite the global financial crisis, the South Korean economy, helped by timely stimulus measures and strong domestic consumption of products that compensated for a drop in exports, was able to avoid a recession unlike most industrialized economies, posting positive economic growth for two consecutive years of the crisis.

Despite the overwhelmingly positive critical reception for their first 4 albums, the band was frustrated by its lack of wider mainstream success.

Despite the positive aspects, ultimately Zawinski returned to programming in C " since it's still the only way to ship portable programs.

Despite initially attracting positive reviews and selling strongly, the record was soon subjected to strong criticism from music critics, record-buyers and even Noel Gallagher himself for its overproduced and bloated sound.

Despite the apparent accuracy of the test, if an individual tests positive, it is more likely that they do not use the drug than that they do.

Despite being well aware that he is not a good Cop, Clancy does not like of being criticized about his work or his mistakes, visible in Smart and Smarter when Clancy ask to Marge write her opinion about his work before he continue his search for Lisa, but when Marge writes her concern about the latter's incompetence, Clancy is offended and refuses in find Lisa unless Marge gives a more positive critic about him, much to Marge's anger.

Despite some positive reviews, Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 34 % based on reviews from 29 critics.

Despite this positive reaction from readers, for decades literary critics dismissed the style found in Uncle Tom's Cabin and other sentimental novels because these books were written by women and so prominently featured " women's sloppy emotions.

Despite its success and positive critical review the only commercial single released was in Australia ; however, a variety of promotional singles were released across the world.

Despite mainstream America ’ s use of the term " ghetto " to signify a poor, culturally or racially homogenous urban area, those living in the area often used it to signify something positive.

Despite the positive changes in the country, Bokassa had difficulty obtaining international recognition for his new government.

Despite the negative reception for Waluigi, he has also received some positive reception.

Despite initial reviews being positive, opinion quickly changed and Blur found themselves largely out of favour with the media once again.

Despite losing a member of the group, the future remained positive as, although they were very sad to see Cattermole leave the group, they were " delighted " to have extended their contracts meaning they could look forward to new material, a new series of their television show as well as their first feature film.

Despite the economic recession in 2008, the barber shop industry has seen continued positive growth.

Despite garnering generally positive reviews, the album failed to become successful commercially.

Despite the slam, listener response was swift and positive.

Despite his conservative credentials, Cosgrave adopted a somewhat positive attitude to the Just Society document.

Despite obtaining gold status and receiving positive reviews, it was not as successful as the band's first two albums.

Despite positive reviews from child viewers, Max Keeble's Big Move was a box office bomb.

" Despite generally positive reviews, several critics, even those who were complimentary, felt that the ending was weak and did not live up to the rest of the film.