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Despite his exemplary achievements as a racehorse, and his unique accomplishment in being the only horse to ever defeat two U. S. Triple Crown winners in the same race ( and only the second ever to do so in his career ), Exceller is now remembered more for the tragic manner of his death and the horse rescue movement it helped inspire.
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Despite his professed success in the Navy, his skills in actual command of a ship were not exemplary, and a number of vessels under his command were involved in collisions, with both moving and stationary objects.
Despite noting their dated and " unfulfilling " sound, he did call it an " exemplary product ".
Despite that effort, Chinaglia, the NASL ’ s all-time leading scorer, was marshaled well by the defensive partnership of Frantz Mathieu and Paul Hahn, supply from the flanks by the Cosmos wingers was kept to a minimum by Dave Huson and Derek Spalding, the Sting ’ s two fullbacks, while in goal Dieter Ferner put in another exemplary shift.
Despite and achievements
Despite these achievements, the influence of Aristotle's errors is considered by some to have held back science considerably.
Despite these achievements, Attlee's government failed to introduce the comprehensive education for which many socialists had hoped ( as a means of making the educational system less meritoric ).
Despite these problems, one of the main achievements of Attlee's government was the maintenance of near full employment.
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 these important achievements, the country's economy today suffers from many and relevant problems.
Despite the recent awareness and admiration of Leonardo as a scientist and inventor, for the better part of four hundred years his fame rested on his achievements as a painter and on a handful of works, either authenticated or attributed to him that have been regarded as among the masterpieces.
Despite Germain's intellectual achievements, her death certificate lists her as a “ rentière – annuitant ” ( property holder ), not a “ mathematicienne.
Despite its achievements in social policy, however, Wilson's government came under scrutiny in 1975 for the rise in the unemployment rate, with the total number of Britons out of work passing 1, 000, 000 by April of that year.
Despite the apparent failure of the Norse Greenland colonies, they mark one of the great achievements in Norse expansion and exploration.
Despite these achievements, Jack grew weary of making films, and he sold a substantial amount of his studio stock to Seven Arts Productions on November 14, 1966.
Despite his explorations, the various Australian governments at the time turned their respective backs on his achievements once they had been completed, and refused to patronise any further exploits or give him much in the way of financial reward.
Despite his achievements as a professional military academic, Cui is best known in the West for his " other " life in music.
Despite numerous personal feats of extraordinary skill and cunning, he belittles his achievements by numerous rationalizations, remembering only his fears.
Despite making frequent trips around the continent and around the world during his year-long tenure as AU chairman, Sassou Nguesso's achievements in the office were limited.
Despite her financial success and the recognition gained for her artistic achievements, her fame was eclipsed by that of her son.
Despite his achievements in professional sport, Strawberry is most widely recognized in Europe for his role in the classic The Simpsons episode, " Homer at the Bat ", in which Bart Simpson and Lisa Simpson taunt Strawberry with his signature mocking chant of " Daaarryyl, Daaarryyl, Daaarryyl!
Despite Arnauld's achievements in various fields, his name is mostly known because of Pascal's acclaimed writings, which were more fit for the general public than Arnauld's technical essays.
Despite the achievements, the Shock were viewed as huge underdogs to the two time defending champion Los Angeles Sparks, who were looking for a three-peat.
Despite his great achievements at Ohio State, Hayes's coaching career ended ignominiously when he was fired after striking an opposing player during the 1978 Gator Bowl.
Despite his major achievements, he was not overly appreciated in France.
Despite achievements like these, the bulk of his life was spent touring various dive bars, often living in cheap motel rooms, backwoods cabins, and on friends ' couches.
Despite his achievements, Venizelos was defeated in the 1920 General Election, which contributed to the eventual Greek defeat in the Greco-Turkish War ( 1919-1922 ).
Despite the Fabius Government's achievements in social policy, it was unable to prevent a rise in social inequality during its time in office, a situation arguably exacerbated by austerity measures introduced by the government.
Despite the fact that the painting represents an ideal example of the achievements of the Northern Song landscape styles, the painting still represents several archaic conventions dating back to the Tang Dynasty.
Despite his academic achievements, Trotter hit a racial glass ceiling and was frustrated in his efforts to excel in banking.
Despite and unique
Despite its many ( serious ) limitations, including extremely low volume, it has considerable expressive power, the player being able to control attack, duration, volume, and even provide certain subtle effects of swelling of tone and a type of vibrato unique to the clavichord.
Despite the critical role that dendrites play in the computational tendencies of neurons, very little is known about the process by which dendrites orient themselves in vivo and are compelled to create the intricate branching pattern unique to each specific neuronal class.
Despite their low diversity, hyenas are unique and vital components to most African and some Asian ecosystems.
Despite his position as the most important Irish artist of the 20th century ( and the first to sell for over £ 1m ), he took no pupils and allowed no one to watch him work, so he remains a unique figure.
Despite his claim to unique authority within England, John would sometimes justify his actions on the basis that he had taken council with the barons.
Despite this, Mexican ceviche has developed its own distinct styles that make it unique from the other variations available.
Despite their professed admiration for Francia, the Colorados dismantled Francia's unique system of state socialism.
Despite being contemporary with true Neolithic henges and stone circles, Stonehenge is in many ways atypical – for example, at over tall, its extant trilithons supporting lintels held in place with mortise and tenon joints, make it unique.
Despite these similarities, SJG had a unique feel all their own and became popular with their releases.
Despite its general debt to Beethoven and Wagner, the " Bruckner Symphony " is a unique conception, not only because of the individuality of its spirit and its materials, but even more because of the absolute originality of its formal processes.
Despite this unique nature, public capital investment, used in the production process of nearly every sector, is not sufficient on its own to generate sustained economic growth.
Despite their long-time in the music business, Psyche proved once again with some newer selections " Assassin " and " Misguided Angels " that they remain unique and inspiring to both new and old generations of synth-pop fans.
Despite these assurances, residents have been very vocal in their concerns that the neighborhood will lose its unique eclectic appeal and have panned what they call the destruction of one of the few locally owned business districts in the valley.
Despite using an irrational number base, when using standard form, all non-negative integers have a unique representation as a terminating ( finite ) base-φ expansion.
Despite this, they do face challenges unique to their nature.
Despite this, Mexican ceviche has developed its own distinct styles that make it unique from other available variations.
Despite this, or perhaps because of it, the spirit of this mystic comes alive through a " unique forcefulness ... vigor of thought and rugged terseness of style.
Despite being more or less entirely humanized in more recent stories, Ellsworth retains his ability to fly, a unique trait among the central Disney funny animal cast.
Despite its unique flavor square sausage is rarely seen outside Scotland and in fact is still fairly uncommon in the Highlands.
Despite these problems, however, the novella's length provides unique advantages ; in the introduction to a novella anthology titled Sailing to Byzantium, Robert Silverberg writes:
Despite its brief pre-eminence, the period is characterised by its own unique architectural style, fashion, and lifestyle.
Despite controversy over the unique design, the keel was eventually laid down and the ironclad was launched on March 6, 1862.
Despite upped competition from auto malls in Folsom, Roseville, and Elk Grove, Arden-Arcade has retained many high-end dealers that are unique to the Sacramento area.
" 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 its professionalism, Google Answers had also developed its own unique cyberculture.
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