Despite the absence of a Benedictine order, since most monasteries founded during the Middle Ages adopted the Rule of St Benedict, it became the standard for Western Monasticism.

Despite the region's absence of economic growth on the same scale as other parts of the nation, the Maritimes has changed markedly throughout the 20th century, partly as a result of global and national economic trends, and partly as a result of government intervention.

Despite the absence of conditional jumps, the Z3 was a Turing complete computer ( ignoring the fact that no physical computer can be truly Turing complete because of limited storage size ).

Despite his favorable comments on the Grecian scenery, he criticized the graphics for its small, bicolored and barely animated sprites, its black backgrounds, and the absence of multiple scrolling layers.

Despite the absence of any mountainous terrain in the province, there are large areas of uplands, particularly within the Canadian Shield which traverses the province from northwest to southeast and also above the Niagara Escarpment which crosses the south.

Despite the absence of a stimulative government policy, however, recovery was not long delayed.

Despite this he has several times attempted to quit, staying at home with his family as he realizes his constant absence has nearly destroyed his wife.

Despite the absence of a continuous navigable waterway, the Angara and its tributary the Ilim were of considerable importance for Russian colonization of Siberia since ca.

Despite the absence of brown recluses from the Western U. S., physicians in the region commonly diagnose " brown recluse bites ", leading to the popular misperception that the spiders occur there.

Despite the Africans ' absence, there was another new record number of entries for the qualifying tournament, with 70 nations taking part.

Despite his absence, the Pistons rallied from 15 down in the third quarter to win Game 4 90 – 89, on a field goal by Tayshaun Prince with just 8. 9 seconds to play, taking a 3 – 1 series lead.

Despite strong performances from Mogilny and team-leading point-scorer Martin Gelinas in Bure and Linden's absence ( both of whom were injured for long periods of time during the season ), the Canucks missed the playoffs for the first of four consecutive seasons that year.

Despite an absence of formal guidelines from the American Board of Dermatology, many cosmetic fellowships are offered in both surgery and laser medicine.

Jorge Luis Borges wrote about him, " Despite the scruples and delicate complexities of James his work suffers from a major defect: the absence of life.

Despite his absence, England employed what were already becoming known as the Bodyline tactics against the Australian batsmen and won an ill-tempered match.

Despite being promoted as an area of " tranquility and refinement ," the original Town was plagued by inadequate water drainage, a makeshift sewage system, and the absence of local fire protection and schools.

" Despite his own unique teaching on baptism his own account is noteworthy for the absence of any mention of the process of laying on of hands or a special prayer in the dispensation of the Holy Spirit, which were considered fundamental for membership in the Worldwide Church of God and reason for many a new converts rebaptism.

Despite an absence of scientific evidence, the Autism Research Institute recommends the GFCF diet as a treatment for autism and related conditions.

Despite the absence of an actualized sweeping change to the existence of large industrial conglomerates in Japan, the zaibatsu's previous vertically integrated chain of command, ending with a single family, has now widely been displaced by the horizontal relationships of association and coordination characteristic of.

Despite the variety of methods of evaluation of comorbidity, the absence of a singular generally accepted method, devoid of the deficiencies of the available methods of its evaluation, causes disturbance.

Despite Oakes ' protests that the vials were meant for pain relief and that the money he had was from a $ 666 workers ' compensation cheque, Section 8 of the Narcotic Control Act ( NCA ) established a ' rebuttable presumption " that possession of a narcotic inferred an intention to traffic unless the accused established the absence of such an intention.

Despite absence of compelling evidence as to the ethnicity of the Funanese, modern scholar Michael Vickery has stated that " on present evidence it is impossible to assert that Funan as an area and its dominant groups were anything but Khmer ".

Despite sinking 115 Japanese ships, Yi withdrew his forces from Busan harbor after the battle due to the absence of a landing force.

Despite the absence of support from the Royal Navy, the New England expedition set out in March 1745 for Louisbourg.

Despite McCullough ’ s protest, Draper was a guest on Toast of the Town, as was originally scheduled.

Despite Gandhi's opposition, Bose won a second term as Congress President, against Gandhi's nominee, Dr. Pattabhi Sitaramayya ; but left the Congress when the All-India leaders resigned en masse in protest of his abandonment of the principles introduced by Gandhi.

Despite strikes and demonstrations the month before in protest against economic hardship, the workers of Germany failed to rise up against the government.

Despite this promise, and against protest and revolts from the nobility, Wang Mang claimed that the divine Mandate of Heaven called for the end of the Han Dynasty and the beginning of his own: the Xin Dynasty ( 9 – 23 CE ).

Despite a summer of controversy and protest from the du Pont family, Manual's first two graduating classes and the four major local newspapers, the board replaced him with Harry Brownell on July 2.

) Despite their initial protest, the local citizens eventually came to welcome the government's presence, as it brought life back into their near-dead economy.

Despite a covert offer of subterfuge against the Dutch offered by the Raja of Rhio, Farquhar returned and an official protest was sent by the Raja to Java regarding the matter.

Despite many letters of protest from outraged fans, ABC canceled the five-year-old show on April 2, 1971, and replaced it with a new version of the hit 1960s game show Password.

Despite Buffet's partnership with the Dolphins, Buffet is a diehard New Orleans Saints fan, having attended the team's first game at Tulane Stadium in 1967 and later had Saints head coach Sean Payton serve as an honorary member of the Coral Reefer Band at a concert in New Orleans on April 1, 2012, in protest of Payton's suspension by the NFL as a result of the Saints ' bounty scandal.

Despite the public outcry and over 2. 1 million protest signatures, the decision went through.

Despite having very little time to put plans into action, events took place up and down the country: In London there was a large protest in Parliament Square ; in Nottingham traffic outside an army recruitment centre was blocked for a while ; and large numbers of school students walked out of lessons.

" Despite his strong protest, he could not influence the Court to permit the president to seize the plants without congressional approval.

Despite the King's protest, who pointed out that this was against international law, an estimated 70, 000 men and women were forced to leave their homes, starting in January 1945, before the war had even ended.

Despite any insincerity and realpolitik in his Christian faith, some subsidiary states of Mindaugas ' Grand Duchy rebelled in protest.

Despite much protest at his inclusion, Capablanca won the tournament.

Despite initial critical negativity and public protest, Basic Instinct became one of the most financially successful films of the 1990s ; grossing $ 352 million worldwide.

Despite his ideological differences, he did not join the dissidents who briefly left the party in 2001-02 to protest the leadership of Stockwell Day.

Despite popular protest, the Supreme Court gave clearance for the height to be increased to, but in the same judgment Justice Mr. Bharucha gave directions to Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra ( the Grievance Redressal Authorities of Gujarat ) that before further construction begins, they should certify ( after inspection ) that all those displaced by the raise in height of 5 metres have already been satisfactorily rehabilitated, and also that suitable vacant land for rehabilitating them is already in the possession of the respective States.

Despite considerable protest, the proposal advanced to the St. Louis Board of Aldermen.

Despite signing Harron to the project, the film was mired in controversy before production began, due in large part to the legacy of the book ’ s release. As Harron began production, the crew had to contend with threats of protest, as the issue of violence in the media became crystallized by the Columbine shootings.

Despite living nearby, for a time, he refused to travel across the Sydney Harbour Bridge or through the Sydney Harbour Tunnel in protest at the secret contract and awarding of all tolls to Kumagai Transfield for 30 years.

Despite guerilla warfare and protest, being part of Kenya's struggle for independence peaceful negotiations led by former KAU leaders prevailed inspiring other movements across Africa and the world.

Despite its late entry to the government, the party pulled out of the coalition on 21 January 1992 in protest over Yitzhak Shamir's participation in the Madrid conference.

Despite the Committee of Grievances, a body chaired by Sir Edward Coke that abolished a large number of monopolies, a wave of protest occurred at the expansion of the system.