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 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 his absence and the protest of the papal legate, he was reelected minister general, the chapter deeming the charges against him insufficient to deprive him of office.

Despite the loss of Brand, the Sixers earned a playoff berth with a 95-90 win against the Detroit Pistons on April 4, 2009, at home.

Despite losing key members of their bench during the offseason ( including Okur, Mike James and Corliss Williamson ), the Pistons were considered a strong contender to win a second consecutive title in 2005.

Despite another disappointing season, the Pacers managed to sweep the waning Detroit Pistons for the first time in 5 years, and the abysmal New Jersey Nets for the first time in 20.

Despite being outrebounded by the Pistons, the Pacers managed to shoot 41 % from the field.

Despite being an above-average shooter from the point guard spot, his playmaking abilities were called into question at times as well as his commitment to defense, in stark contrast to his " pit bull " days with the Pistons.

Despite their tiny force, they quickly rallied support for their cause.

Despite throwing 60 passes and hindered by a lack of depth at running back, last year's Super Bowl MVP wasn't intercepted and rallied the Saints within 34 – 30 in the fourth quarter.

Despite having Jake Peavy start the game and bringing in Trevor Hoffman in the bottom of the 13th inning to try to hold an 8 – 6 lead, the Padres ' season ended when the Rockies rallied to win 9 – 8.

Despite being caught unprepared by the attack, Sherman rallied his division and conducted an orderly, fighting retreat that helped avert a disastrous Union rout.

" Despite being the only nationalist candidate, he failed to gain the support of a united far-right, as the various groups either rallied behind other candidates or called for voter abstention.

Despite a 2-5 start, the football club rallied together to reel off nine wins in 10 games to finish in first place with a 11 – 7 regular season record.

Despite early defeats, elements of the US II Corps, reinforced by British reserves, rallied and held the exits through mountain passes in western Tunisia, defeating the Axis offensive plans.

Despite his oath of allegiance to the restored monarchy, the loyal Ney had rallied to Napoleon's banner immediately upon his landing in southern France and had led a corps into battle at Waterloo.

Despite the slump, Fowler rallied for the following campaign, and showed a marked improvement in the second half of the 2004 – 05 season, scoring his 150th Premiership goal in the 3 – 2 win over Norwich City on 28 February 2005.

Despite suffering a cut over one eye and an early knockdown, Del Valle rallied late to win a close, but unanimous decision.

Despite losing the first two games to Dallas, the Heat rallied to win the next four games and their first NBA Championship.

Despite the Mongol's territorial gains, in September 1260, the Egyptian Mamluks rallied, defeating the Mongols at the historic battle of Ain Jalut and driving them back across the Euphrates River.

Despite losing their first finals match against Easts, the Raiders rallied to defeat Souths ( 46 – 12 ) and Easts again ( 32 – 24 ).

Despite this setback, he rallied in 1998 to again be an All Australian, win the club best and fairest and play in his only premiership.

Despite losing the first two games, Tampa Bay rallied and defeated their division rival the Washington Capitals.

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

Despite this inaccuracy the paratroopers swiftly rallied and aided the British glider-borne troops who were landing simultaneously, eliminating several German artillery batteries that were covering the area.

Despite the initial American success, the British and Native Americans rallied and launched a surprise counterattack four days later on January 22.

Despite the close ties with the parties of the centre-left, UV contested the 2006 general election in competition with The Union ( rallied in the Autonomy Liberty Democracy list ), as part of the regionalist coalition named Autonomy Progress Federalism Aosta Valley, causing the split of the Valdotanian Renewal ( RV ), but it lost and since then the party was no more represented in the Italian Parliament.

Despite these shortcomings, the Wizards rallied from a 19-point deficit to defeat the Memphis Grizzlies 102-91 on the season opener of November 3, 2004.

Despite the grueling air and naval bombardment that left the defending troops dazed and scattered, they vigorously rallied, and fierce fighting erupted almost immediately.