Despite the ferocity of the Baron, the company is a failure.

Despite a number of renovations, these hits on the building have been left uncovered as testimony to the ferocity of the fighting.

Despite the ferocity of the attacks, the battalion and the coup-de-main forces were able to hold the bridges until 19: 00, when leading elements of the British 3rd Infantry Division arrived and began to relieve the airborne troops, a process that was completed around 01: 00

Despite the ferocity of the accident, approximately two-thirds of those on board survived due to multiple factors.

Despite the ferocity of the crash, Bogataj suffered only a mild concussion.

Despite his size, Clark more than held his own against much larger opponents, showing a ferocity seldom matched throughout the league.

Despite the ferocity of the air strikes and artillery fire, the North Vietnamese managed to break through the Company 104 area, forcing the defenders to retreat into the 2nd and 3rd Combat Reconnaissance Platoon positions behind them.

Despite the ferocity of the Dynobots ' assault he was still able to defeat them all.

Despite the ferocity of the 12th SS counterattacks, the Division failed to fulfill its orders to throw the attacking allies back into the sea.

Despite an inbred ferocity, superior knowledge of the land and even a possible tactical superiority, they were eventually wiped out through the concentrated efforts of the Spanish and Portuguese.

Despite the duration and ferocity of the firefight, casualties were rather light ( 400 for the Federals versus 250 for the Confederates ).

Despite the ferocity of the Soviet attacks, the Nederland maintained the bridgehead over the Narva.

Despite the utter cruelty, there are occasional hints that Nelson does not harbor any real hatred towards Martin and only does so to maintain his ' tough guy ' reputation.

Despite Legree's cruelty, however, Tom refuses to stop reading his Bible and comforting the other slaves as best he can.

Despite describing the test as " an archaic exercise in cruelty ", he secretly injects Buffy with muscle relaxants and adrenaline suppressors, which weaken her significantly, before finally coming clean when the vampire she is meant to fight escapes.

Despite the joy reflected in the poems, however, they also acknowledge " the experiences of cruelty, pain and death that are inseparable from the lives of birds as of humans ... and a sorrowing a clear-sighted gaze on the terrible damage we have done and continue to do to our world, even as we love it ".

Despite Skenderbeg's emphasized cruelty, Ottomans did not have real power in Montenegro.

Despite the use of judicial torture at the time, Tiptoft's act aroused dismay and horror, and he was denounced for his cruelty.

Despite her reputation for ruthlessness and cruelty, she appeared to be genuinely devoted to her husband and maintaining stability of the empire — so much so that long after Emperor Gaozu's death, she, then firmly in control, continued to carry out his instructions on the succession of ministers.

Despite these requirements, the trial judge sentenced Blakely to 90 months, finding that Blakely had acted with " deliberate cruelty.

Despite the brevity of his reign, Ezzelino ’ s reputed cruelty became symbolic of tyranny.

Despite the best efforts of Omar ’ s widow, the famed poetess Nadira, Madali Khan excelled at cruelty and debauchery, giving Emir Nasrullah Khan of Bukhara an excuse to invade Kokand in 1842.

Despite the imminent end of the war, a few instances of cruelty by guards were reported even after this date.

Despite Stowe using documented examples to make the Key a verification of the truth of Stowe ’ s depiction of slavery in Uncle Tom ’ s Cabin, most Southern reviews still claimed that Stowe was misrepresenting slavery and exaggerating the cruelty of the institution.

Despite the much-vaunted capabilities, the Phoenix was rarely used in combat, with only two confirmed launches and no confirmed targets destroyed in US Navy service, though a large number of kills were claimed by Iranian F-14s during the Iran – Iraq War.

Despite the similarity to its American counterpart in that the outcome of the matches remains predetermined, the phenomena are different in the form of the psychology and presentation of the sport ; it is treated as a full contact combat sport as it mixes hard hitting martial arts strikes with shoot style submission holds, while in the U. S. it is rather more regarded as an entertainment show.

Despite political conflict on Earth between three ruling parties, the Hegemon, Polemarch, and Strategos, a tentative agreement was reached to create the International Fleet ( IF ) to combat the Formics.

Despite this fact, Microsoft has in the past claimed that NGSCB was necessary to combat the threat of future virus outbreaks against Microsoft Windows users.

Despite his combat skills not being the match of Grayson's ( although there are some similarities, in that they are far superior to Todd's when he was Robin ), his detective skills more than make up for this.

Despite his superb leadership and his fine combat record, he alienated many of his superiors during and after his 18 months in France.

Despite the questionable nature of Gowron's actions towards the end of his life, he does die in honorable combat, as evidenced by Worf's performance of the traditional Klingon death howl ( done as a warning to those in Sto-Vo-Kor-the place of the honored dead in Klingon mythology-that a warrior is about to arrive ) over the body.

Despite its continual drain of heavy pilot and aircraft losses, the RLAF grew to the point where it flew 30, 000 combat sorties annually against its enemies in the years 1970 through 1972, as well performing essential logistics duties.

Despite their slow progress with public popularity in America, the squadron proved the benefits of aerial combat to both sides.

Despite never having received naval training or participating in naval combat prior to the war, and constantly being outnumbered and outsupplied, he went to his grave as one of few admirals in world history who remained undefeated after commanding as many naval battles as he did ( at least 23 ).

Despite his build, Pops is nearly unmatched in combat as he was once a champion heavyweight wrestler.

Despite Slaughter's and Ford's concurrence that further combat would prove tragic, the negotiations were repudiated by their superior, Confederate Maj. Gen. John G. Walker, in a scathing exchange of letters with Wallace.

Despite these faults, Smart is also resourceful, skilled in hand-to-hand combat, a proficient marksman, and incredibly lucky.

Despite the long retreats, their losses and incessant air combat, the AVG still retained their abilities.

# Despite the legal precedent set by ex parte Quirin, " the president lacked inherent constitutional authority as commander in chief to detain American citizens on American soil outside a zone of combat.

Despite France's declaration of war on Germany at the beginning of the Second World War, there was no major combat at the Siegfried Line at the start of the campaign in the west.

Despite this, the F-5s lack a BVR combat capability.

Despite Kościuszko's plans, both Russian units entered the combat simultaneously and won the battle.

His citation reads in part, " Despite almost continuous bombardment by enemy aircraft, hostile naval gunfire and shore based artillery, the combined total of Army, Navy and Marine Corps units stationed at Guadalcanal under Major General Geiger's efficiently coordinated command succeeded in shooting down 268 Japanese planes in aerial combat and inflicting damage on a number estimated to be as great … Sank six enemy vessels, including one heavy cruiser, possibly sank three destroyers and one heavy cruiser, and damaged 18 other ships, including one heavy cruiser and five light cruisers.

Despite having poor eyesight and being classified 4-F ( unfit ), he also became a pilot and reportedly flew 89 combat missions by the time of his inactivation from the United States Army Air Forces ( USAAF ) in August 1945.

Despite the urgent need for action, little was done to try to combat the U-boats.

Despite the loss of her powers, Starfire demonstrates her combat abilities as she and Animal Man fight off crowds of people infected by the virus.

" Despite its natural timidity and the distress that other beings ' anger, fear and pain cause it, Prilicla uses its empathic ability in prolonged searches for survivors of space combat and accidents.

Despite their apparent utility however, the LVT-4 was too lightly armoured for combat, and the open crew and passenger compartment resulted in serious injuries from both machine gun fire and shrapnel.