Despite his long association with and close proximity to the Buddha, Ananda was only a stream-winner prior to the Buddha ’ s death.

Despite these constraints especially those deputies that are elected directly normally try to keep close contact with their constituents and to help them with their problems, particularly when they are related to federal policies or agencies.

" Despite Gropius's protestations that as a war veteran and a patriot his work had no subversive political intent, the Berlin Bauhaus was pressured to close in April 1933.

Despite these efforts, Cairo's population has doubled since the 1960s, reaching close to seven million ( with an additional ten million in its urban area ).

Despite making the race very close, in the 161st game of the season, the Dodgers snapped their five-game losing streak – and the Rockies ' five-game winning streak – to clinch the West title.

Despite his Roman Catholic post, Garvin described his spiritual position as " pandeism ' or ' pan-en-deism ,' something very close to the Native American concept of the all-pervading Great Spirit ..."

Despite the best intentions, their guarded editorial and business skills forced the company to close down soon after cancelling Pasolini ’ s project, Accattone ( 1961 ).

Despite close cultural ties, diplomatic relations between the two countries have in many instances been volatile.

Despite initial successes, the German army was stopped close to Moscow in December 1941.

Despite the downturn, Hong Kong ’ s economic strengths, including a sound banking system, virtually no public debt, a strong legal system, ample foreign exchange reserves, rigorous anti-corruption measures and close ties with the mainland China, enable it to quickly respond to changing circumstances.

Despite the passport union with Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland Finland could not join the Nordic Council until 1955 because of Soviet fears that Finland might become too close to the West.

Despite periodic crises of confidence and lingering Iraqi resentment over Jordan's close ties with Saddam Hussein, the two countries have managed to forge deep ties, in fact, Jordan has taken the lead among Arab states to do so.

Despite the age gap the two had a close relationship until her suicide in 1987.

Despite the fact that her family had close links to the Church of Ireland, her marriage to a Protestant student caused a rift with her parents, who did not attend her wedding.

Despite the occasional recurrence of a border conflict over Lete Island in the Niger River, Benin and Niger, both former French subjects of French West Africa, relations are close.

Despite these strains, however, Nigerians had assisted in the halting process of achieving stability in Chad, and both nations reaffirmed their intention to maintain close ties.

Despite the difference in distance, projecting Rigel's path through space for its expected age brings it close to the nebula.

Despite the skepticism of senior Allied commanders, the OSA parachutes Blazkowicz close to Castle Wolfenstein itself.

Despite those two close triumphs ( 22 – 21 against the Dolphins in the Divisional Round, and 17 – 13 against the Steelers in the AFC Championship Game ), the Chargers lost Super Bowl XXIX to the San Francisco 49ers by a score of 49 – 26, who were led by quarterback Steve Young ( Super Bowl MVP ) and wide receiver Jerry Rice.

Despite the close friendship and shared heritage that exists between adherents to Unitarian Universalism and Unitarian Christianity, there is an element within Unitarian Universalism that opposes specifically Unitarian Christian groups, believing them to be exclusive and intolerant of non-Christian thought.

Despite her popularity and significance, another Tubman biography for adults did not appear for 60 years, until Jean Humez published a close reading of Tubman's life stories in 2003, and Larson and Clinton both published their biographies in 2004.

Despite facing many obstacles, the Lovers are always united by the play's close.

Despite the close relations between Swedish and Russian aristocracy ( see also Rus '), there is no direct evidence of Orthodox influence, possibly because of the language barrier.

Despite close links to the American colonies ( and the material aid provided the continental rebels in the form of a hundred barrels of stolen gunpowder ), Bermudian privateers turned as aggressively on American shipping during the American War of Independence.

Despite this, most commentators were predicting a close result with the CLP returned.

Despite the bitterness of the defeat for Lincoln, his articulation of the issues gave him a national political reputation.

Despite its popularity with young consumers, it is critically discussed in European media, NGOs, political parties, and market surveillance regarding its nutritional values, choking hazards, and traces of unwanted chemical substances.

Despite the progress in certain sectors, many social and political injustices continued.

Despite being a Methodist, he made reference to the Buddha in his diary, and encouraged the establishment of a Buddhist political party under Master Taixu.

Despite the political upheaval, the Egyptian population remained mainly Christian.

Despite his political experience, this was a remarkable choice.

Despite legally mandated universal suffrage for males, political barriers were sometimes erected to prevent fair access to elections ( See Civil Rights movement ).

Despite this legal status, the ELDR party has yet to achieve significant grassroots involvement and retains much of the character of a mere confederation of national political parties.

Despite the revivalists ' various political views and different opinions regarding the nature of authentic folk music, they all shared an understanding of Americanism that grounded the nation's identity in cultural pluralism and political democracy " By the end of the 1930s they along with the musicians and others had turned American folk music into a social movement.

Despite the motivation from coloring political maps of countries, the theorem is not of particular interest to mapmakers.

Despite the political situation, the economy of Albania grew at an estimated 5 % in 2007.

Despite the thousands of political cartoons and hundreds of illustrative works attributed to him, a measurable amount of Tenniel ’ s fame comes specifically from his work as the illustrator of Alice.

Despite his lack of political experience, Claudius proved to be an able administrator and a great builder of public works.

Despite efforts and considerations of expanding his political domain, Kemp never held a fundraiser outside of his suburban Western New York district until well into his eighth term in Congress.

Despite a platform covering the full range of political subjects, Kemp's primary campaign weapon was a fiscal policy based on tax cuts.

Despite political corruption and regional instability, Kyrgyzstan is ranked 44th on the Ease of doing Business Index.

Despite his outspokenness, Prince Konoe was destined to achieve the very heights of political life in Japan.

Despite this, unions were formed and began to acquire political power, eventually resulting in a body of labour law that not only legalized organizing efforts, but codified the relationship between employers and those employees organized into unions.

Despite its relative political weakness in this period, Borno's court and mosques under the patronage of a line of scholarly kings earned fame as centers of Islamic culture and learning.

Despite 1983 constitutional amendments, which appeared to proscribe a political role for the military, the Panama Defense Forces ( PDF ), as they were then known, continued to dominate Panamanian political life behind a facade of civilian government.

Despite Macdonald's claims that he was innocent, evidence came to light showing receipts of money from Allan to Macdonald and some of his political colleagues.

Despite being at the apex of executive government in the country, the office is not mentioned in the Constitution of Australia specifically and exists through an unwritten political convention.