Despite extensive attempts to obtain highly pure reagents, serious difficulty was experienced in obtaining reproducible rates of reaction.

Despite his illegitimate occupation, Capone became a highly visible public figure.

Despite the change to indirect fire, cannon proved highly effective during World War I, directly or indirectly causing over 75 % of casualties.

Despite being a qualified engineer, a successful businessman, a multiple record-breaker in his own right and a highly effective advocate of his own cause, Campbell was not an easy man and seemed driven to emulate, if not surpass, his father's achievements.

Despite the advent of print however, hand-written grimoires remained highly valued, as they were believed to contain inherent magical powers within them, and they continued to be produced.

Despite the fact that Parsons only contributed two new songs to the album (" In My Hour of Darkness ", " Return of the Grievous Angel "), Parsons was highly enthused with his new sound and seemed to have finally adopted a serious, diligent mindset to his musical career, eschewing most drugs and alcohol during the sessions.

Despite his proclamations that, " I like a jealous wife ," " We get on so well together ( because ) we don't have illusions about each other ," and, " I wouldn't give you two cents for a dame without a temper ," it was a highly destructive relationship.

Despite, or perhaps because of, its small size Harwich is highly regarded in terms of architectural heritage, and the whole of the older part of the town, excluding Navyard Wharf, is a conservation area.

Despite the sustained economic growth that marked the postwar period, the distribution of economic benefits was highly inequitable.

Despite this he is kept out of the loop on a highly covert and illegal CIA operation approved by corrupt National Security Advisor Admiral Cutter.

Despite the expense, vanilla is highly valued for its flavor, which author Frederic Rosengarten, Jr. described in The Book of Spices as " pure, spicy, and delicate " and its complex floral aroma depicted as a " peculiar bouquet ".

Despite a highly promoted launch ( including being named Time magazine's " 1994 Product of the Year ") and a host of cutting-edge technologies, the 3DO's high price ( US $ 599 at launch ), limited third-party developer support, and an over-saturated console market prevented the system from achieving success comparable to competitors Sega and Nintendo.

Despite having only 17 minutes of screen time, Tracy was highly praised for his performance and received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor.

Despite this, his recognition of group defences in the " Basic Assumption Group ", has been highly influential.

Despite the disdain for trade, commerce, and the merchant class exhibited by the highly cultured and elite exam-drafted scholar-officials, commercialism played a prominent role in Song culture and society.

Despite their less-than-perfect conditions, the buildings remain highly sought after and most expensive in the city's property market.

Despite the film's kitschiness and melodrama, critics today still highly praise The Champ.

Several silanones have been studied in argon matrices and in the gas phase, but they are highly reactive .< ref > Despite their reactivity, silanones are important as intermediates in gas-phase processes such as chemical vapor deposition in microelectronics production, in the formation of ceramics by combustion ,< ref > and in astrochemistry.

Commerce Department regulations virtually required pilots to have flown in the military to acquire sufficient flight hours, and until the 1970s, the U. S. Air Force and Navy barred women from flying, thus also preventing them from moving into commercial piloting Despite women being trained by the US Army Air Corps and flying every advanced military aircraft the US built ( including every bomber, pursuit plane, and the first jet ) during WWII as Women Airforce Service Pilots ( WASP ), this program was disbanded in December 1944 and commercial jobs were not generally available to women, though these highly trained women flew as instructors and pilots for flying services throughout the United States.

Despite receiving a favorable review from William Carlos Williams in 1942, the novel's highly experimental style, limited release, and anti-war stance would guarantee it a very limited audience.

Despite its rural image the department of Ain is highly industrialised.

Despite being highly popular and sporting a successful design, the new ships had also been very expensive.

Despite his many personality flaws, he is also depicted as being highly intelligent, outspoken, cunning and streetwise.

Despite this, the film was highly acclaimed and was nominated for several Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

Despite having recently elected Democratic mayors, Lebanon can be considered to be highly Republican when it comes to national and state politics.

Despite the presence of Portuguese troops, which grew to more than 35, 000, the PAIGC steadily expanded its influence until, by 1968, it controlled most of the country.

Despite the protection offered by flight in controlled airspace under IFR, the ultimate responsibility for the safety of the aircraft rests with the pilot in command, who can refuse clearances.

Despite this, even after moving on from Georgia, Beria effectively controlled the Republic's Communist Party until it was purged of his associates in July 1953.

Despite only modest military successes, Henry and his allies now controlled the south-west, the Midlands and much of the north of England.

Despite strong newspaper industry opposition, UP started to sell news to the new and competitive radio medium in 1935, years before competitor AP, controlled by the newspaper industry, did likewise.

Despite the constitution, the government was largely controlled by Iroij.

Despite enjoying widespread support by the majority of Haitians, the Washington Post informed their readers that regime change was looming on November 21, 2003: " Aristide has pushed with mixed success a populist agenda of higher minimum wages, school construction, literacy programs, higher taxes on the rich and other policies that have angered an opposition movement run largely by a mulatto elite that has traditionally controlled Haiti's economy.

Despite his blindness, Dalén controlled AGA until his death in 1937.

Despite securing the support of Geoffrey de Mandeville, who controlled the Tower of London, forces loyal to Stephen and Queen Matilda remained close to the city and the citizens were fearful about welcoming the Empress.

Despite only modest military successes, Henry and his allies now controlled the south-west, the Midlands and much of the north of England.

Despite its name, the Lance Colliery was controlled by William L. Lance, Sr. for a very short time.

Bob Herbert also stated that many brothel prostitutes are controlled by outside pimps: " Despite the fiction that they are “ independent contractors ,” most so-called legal prostitutes have pimps — the state-sanctioned pimps who run the brothels and, in many cases, a second pimp who controls all other aspects of their lives ( and takes the bulk of their legal earnings ).

Despite Species 8472's use of telepathic communication, it is not clear whether the Bioships themselves are controlled telepathically as Species 8472 has been witnessed to operate a console in order to pilot a bioship.

Despite the incorporation which has led to increased financial independence and autonomy, Kyoto University is still partly controlled by the.

Despite these denials, however, the Civil War was actually the largest U. S. covert operation prior to the Afghan-Soviet War, with areas of Laos controlled by North Vietnam subjected to years of intense US aerial bombardment, representing the heaviest bombing campaign in history.

Despite her efforts to build support among women, minority groups and the party's left-wing, she began and ended the leadership contest well behind the overwhelming favourite, Paul Martin, whose supporters controlled the party machinery ; John Manley departed from the running before the vote.

Despite the appearance of a multi-party system, all these Bloc parties were effectively controlled by the dominant SED.

Despite his youth, he had demonstrated his strength in several general elections when he had been able to get as many as twenty MPs elected to seats he controlled through his family's wealth and political patronage.

Despite eight separate attacks, the Israelis failed to capture the fort, which controlled the road between al-Majdal and Bayt Jibrin as well as the main road to the Negev.

Despite pressure from Germans, he refused to issue orders of surrender to Home Army units in German controlled Poland who continued fighting.

Despite the grand title, there was little for Emin to do ; his military force consisted of a few thousand soldiers who controlled no more than a mile's radius around each of their outposts, and the government in Khartoum was indifferent to his proposals for development.

Despite being a citizen of the Austro-Hungarian empire, which was at war with Australia which then controlled the Trobriand islands, he was allowed to stay ( provided he checked in with authorities every now and then ).

Despite Russia's vast size, most of its thousands of miles of seacoast was frozen over most of the year, or access to the high seas was through straits controlled by other powers, particularly in the Baltic and Black Seas.

Despite warnings from his advisor Ju Shou that the move could sow seeds for future trouble, Yuan Shao insisted on sending his first-born Yuan Tan away to " govern " all of Qing Province ( present day eastern Shandong ), even though the Yuan forces controlled only the city of Pingyuan in the province.