Despite his admitted cowardice, Flashman was a dab hand at fighting when he had to.

Despite his hosts ' frequent claims that he is one of the most courageous travelers in the world, his own accounts of his safari reveal his cowardice.

Despite his cowardice and reluctance, Eric has a well-hidden heroic core, and constantly saves his friends from danger with his magical shield, which can project a force field.

Despite his cowardice and smart-aleck nature, Kai was easily the second-best mobile suit pilot on White Base after Amuro, proven when he accurately shoots a Z ' gok that was leaping from the water at high-speeds with the Guntank's slow-firing heavy cannons, a feat Hayato never matches in said suit.

Despite having no experience with women, their other signature traits are a shared obsession with sex, and their tendency to chuckle and giggle whenever they hear words or phrases that can even remotely be construed as sexual or scatological.

Despite the fundamental importance and frequent necessity of statistical reasoning, there may nonetheless have been a tendency among biologists to distrust or deprecate results which are not qualitatively apparent.

Despite recognizing progress the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe noted the tendency to misuse state administration resources in favor of the ruling party.

Despite a tendency of American perjury law toward broad prosecutory power under perjury statutes, American perjury law has afforded potential defendants a new form of defense not found in the British Common Law.

Despite a widespread tendency to romanticize his ill health, modern critics see an artist deeply frustrated by the inactivity and incoherence brought about by his bouts of illness.

Despite the tendency to associate hearing voices, or otherwise hallucinating, and psychosis with schizophrenia or other psychiatric illnesses, it is crucial to take into consideration that even if a person does exhibit psychotic features, they do not necessarily suffer from a psychiatric disorder on its own.

Despite his efforts, he was not considered suitable for a front line position because of his capriciousness and tendency to go against the grain.

Despite the black rats tendency to displace native species, it can also aid in increasing species population numbers and maintaining species diversity.

Despite the limited land mass, there has also been a tendency for place names to be repeated ; there are, for instance, two islands named " Long Island ", three bays known as " Long Bay " and the town of St. George is located within the parish of St. George on the island of St. George ( each known as St. George's ), whereas Bermuda's capital, the City of Hamilton, lies in Pembroke Parish, not Hamilton Parish, on the largest island, " Main Island ", which itself is sometimes called " Bermuda " ( or " Great Bermuda ").

Despite the refutation ’ s anti-Islamic tendency Marracci ’ s translation is accurate and suitably commented ; besides, by quoting many Islamic sources he certainly broadens his time ’ s horizon considerably.

Despite his progress, his caretakers noticed a tendency for him to turn to the right because of the effects of his accident.

Despite the Imje influence, which was generally considered to be anti-scholarly in nature, Gyeonghan and Naong, under the influence of Jinul and the traditional tong bulgyo tendency, showed an unusual interest in scriptural study, as well as a strong understanding of Confucianism and Taoism, due to the increasing influence of Chinese philosophy as the foundation of official education.

Despite his kind's tendency toward lifelessness, Stump is apparently self-aware and animate.

Despite a tendency to shun such occasions, Weller accepted the award in person, and performed four songs at the ceremony, including the Jam classic " Town Called Malice ".

Despite the Spider's tendency to kill his enemies, he encountered several foes more than once, such as The Fly and MUNRO, a master of disguise.

Despite an expected tendency for premature termination codons to yield shortened polypeptide products, in fact the formation of truncated proteins does not occur often in vivo.

Despite being somewhat unambitious, with a tendency to put his foot in his mouth when discussing non-technical subjects, his own father believes Gil has potential to be an even greater Spark than he ; he bases his hopes for lasting peace on his son's generally unaggressive nature, and his friendships built with heirs of other countries in and outside of direct Wulfenbach influence.

Despite Akane's tendency to work " by the book ", Ken and the young pilots often convince her to defy her orders, such as Rara's demand for the EDF to repatriate his daughter.

Despite a post-Soviet tendency towards migration, Oni still retains a small number of Jewish families-remnants of once powerful and large historic Jewish community, Georgia ’ s third largest, after those of Tbilisi and Kutaisi.

Despite the tendency of Morporkians to see Klatchians as savages, Jingo makes clear that Klatchians are technologically and scientifically far in advance of the Sto Plains.

Despite her good ear and charming personality, Carter was fiercely independent and had a tendency to attempt to resist Hampton ’ s direction, while Hampton had a temper and was quick to anger.

Despite his tendency to be a stickler for rules and regulations, Gunn is respected by Dirk Pitt and Al Giordino because he does not inform Admiral Sandecker of their exploits, which are often in violation of instructions that have been given to them.

Despite the well-documented tendency of the 2001 – 2002 S54 to suffer connecting rod bearing failure in the E46 M3, the M Coupe was not included in the recall to correct the issue in E46 M3s.

Despite this military tendency to act in the form of individual unit attacks, occasionally the KPNLAF would join with other separatist forces to launch a large-scale assault on a specific target or area.

Despite his initial reluctance, Johnson agreed to run for re-election for governor in 1855, and became the nominee at the party convention.

Despite these shortcomings, and his promise to step down at the end of the transition, Bozizé contested the 13 March 2005 presidential elections in which all of the leading opposition candidates were allowed to run except for Patassé.

Despite the Spiders ' second half run, the Beaneaters swept the series, five games to none.

Despite its status as beneficiary of both the Caribbean Basin Initiative ( CBI ) and the Generalized System of Preferences ( GSP )-- both of which confer duty free status on Honduran imports to the United States — Honduras has run a long-standing trade deficit with the United States.

Despite its short run, The Westerner and Peckinpah were nominated by the Producers Guild of America for Best Filmed Series.

Despite being shut out four times in ten games, the Giants recorded an 18 – 8 September to move into first by three games as the pitching staff achieved a team ERA of 1. 78, the lowest in the National League in a September stretch run since the 1965 Dodgers.

Despite their great defensive effort, the Giants still trailed 13-9 late in the fourth quarter, but a 30-yard run from linebacker Gary Reasons on a fake punt set up kicker Matt Bahr's fourth field goal, cutting their deficit to 13-12.

Despite the cheers and adulation of most of his fans, the occasional boos directed at him in Fenway Park led Williams to stop tipping his cap in acknowledgement after a home run.

Despite the advice of several liberal and environmental groups, Nader did not formally run.

Despite producing one Top 10 and two Top 20 singles, the album peaked at No. 8 with a six week chart run.

Despite more recent materials, Dendix and Neveplast remain the only artificial ski surfaces on which it is practical to run ski slalom races.

Despite finishing the 2005 – 06 season in seventh, Roeder's fortunes changed in the 2006 – 07 season, with a terrible injury run to the senior squad, and he left the club by mutual consent on 6 May 2007.

Despite its overwhelmingly negative reception and short run, the series still has been rebroadcast in later years, with VH1 and A & E Network airing it on separate occasions later in the 1990s, and Trio airing it in the 2000s.

Despite this statement the party is made of several former politicians, who had run Poland before, as well as including ex-members of SLD who left the party when it faced a corruption crisis.

Despite a rather disastrous production in Bergamo shortly after its initial run at La Fenice, the opera soon entered the repertory of Italian theatres.

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 the opera's success, Carvalho's financial difficulties meant a run of only 18 performances.

Despite beginning as favourites to retain the championship, Rangers suffered an unprecedented run of poor results between September and November, a club record run of 10 games without a win.

Despite the Bulls ' amazing run during the 1993 – 94 season, where they won 55 games, they were beaten in seven games by the Knicks in the second round of the playoffs, after a controversial foul call by referee Hue Hollins in game 5 of that series.

Despite underachieving in the regular season ( their points total decreased by 16 from the previous year ), the Canucks played well in the playoffs and embarked on another unexpected run.

Despite lack of approval from Metellus ( brought on by Marius ' status as a novus homo ) who instead advised Marius to wait and run with Metellus ' son ( who was only twenty, which would signify a campaign 20 years in the future ) Marius began to campaign for the consulship.

Despite its impressive run in publication, The Robe is more familiar today as a 1953 Biblical epic film that tells the story of a Roman tribune named Marcellus Gallio ( Richard Burton ) who commands the unit that crucifies Jesus Christ.

Despite the sweltering heat of summer, he continued to run per day.

Despite his poor health, he accepted his party's second nomination to run for Vice President in the election of 1884 as Grover Cleveland's running mate, and served in that office until his death only eight months later.