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Despite and illegitimate
Despite an illegitimate daughter, rumors also surrounded Julius ' sexuality.
Despite the failure of Curse, Edwards attempted to revive the series a decade later with Son of the Pink Panther, in which it is revealed that Clouseau had illegitimate children by Maria Gambrelli ( a character who first appeared in A Shot in the Dark ).
Despite the addition of " d ' Estaing " to the family name by his grandfather, Giscard is not descended from the extinct noble family of Vice-Admiral d ' Estaing, that name being adopted by his grandfather in 1922 by reason of a distant connection to another branch of that family, from which they were descended with two breaks in the male line from an illegitimate line of the Viscounts d ' Estaing.
Despite additionally having become the undisputed ruler of Norway after 1240, Haakon had still not been approved as king by the Pope due to his illegitimate birth.
Despite holding the record for the most illegitimate children of a British monarch, Henry had only one legitimate son, William Adelin, who predeceased his father on 25 November 1120 in the White Ship disaster.
Despite this, there was a high voter turnout in the national elections ; however, as provincial elections were held amidst low voter turnout and an opposition boycott, the PNA declared the newly elected Bhutto government as illegitimate.
Despite the decreasing legal relevance of illegitimacy, an important exception may be found in the nationality laws of many countries, which discriminate against illegitimate children in the application of jus sanguinis, particularly in cases where the child's connection to the country lies only through the father.
Despite ( or perhaps because of ) his constant toadying, Melchett views Darling with a great deal of contempt, and although claiming to regard him as a son, takes pains to point out that he's certainly not a favorite, but rather a " sort of spotty, illegitimate sprog that no one really likes ".
Despite that some in the left-wing resistance claimed the government to be illegitimate, on account of its roots in the dictatorship of Ioannis Metaxas from 1936-1941.
Despite Ramsay's best efforts at a reconciliation, Norris refuses to see him as anything other than an illegitimate half brother and Ramsay eventually leaves the Street to return to Australia.
Despite this income he was in constant shortage of money owed to a lavish lifestyle, several illegitimate children and his extensive construction projects.
Despite these conciliatory gestures, Ayatollah Khomeini refused to collaborate with Bakhtiar, denouncing the premier as a traitor for siding with the Shah, labeling his government " illegitimate " and " illegal " and calling for the overthrow of the Monarchy.

Despite and occupation
Despite that, India supported the Soviet invasion and occupation of Afghanistan.
Despite several brief interludes of British occupation, including once during the Seven Years ' War and twice during the Napoleonic Wars, Martinique has remained a French possession.
Despite a significant technological advantage, the Cetagandans are finally driven off at great cost after many years of occupation and guerrilla warfare, in large part due to the leadership of General Count Piotr Vorkosigan, Miles ' paternal grandfather.
Despite its connections to the Furukawa zaibatsu, Fujitsu escaped the Allied occupation of Japan mostly unscathed.
Despite his occupation, Casey is an impatient man of only average intelligence.
Despite the usual unpleasantness associated with the occupation of many defeated Southern towns, two of the Minnesota commanders, Colonel William B. Gere and General Lucius Frederick Hubbard apparently came to be well-liked by the townspeople.
" Despite the well-known examples of pejorative exonymic characters ( such as the " dog radical " in Di ), he claims there is no hidden racial bias in the meanings of the characters used to describe these different peoples, but rather the differences were " in occupation or in custom, not in race or origin.
Despite being one of the earliest locations in Kittitas County to be settled, Pleasant Grove would remain sparsely populated for the next decade, with cattle ranching as the primary occupation.
Despite his charm, politeness and general respect towards people, Mr. Moto, as befits his occupation, could quickly become dangerous.
Despite these translations, the Church of Ireland largely served The Pale and the plantations and failed to win support from the old Hiberno-Norman aristocracy, still less the native Irish, who saw it as an instrument of English occupation.
Despite the coexistence of the spellings " Corea " and " Korea " in 19th-century English publications, some Koreans believe that Japan, around the time of the Japanese occupation, intentionally standardised the spelling on " Korea ", so that " Japan " would appear first alphabetically.
Despite Siamese concessions, French armies continued the occupation of Chantaburi and Trat for another 10 years.
Despite the extent of the defences trading activity rather than military purpose was the predominant use of the fort over most of its period of occupation.
Despite the popular myth there was no warning " Germany will attack on 22 June without declaration of war ", moreover, Soviet intelligence reported that Germany would either invade the USSR after fall of the British Empire or after an unacceptable ultimatum demanding German occupation of Ukraine during the German invasion of Britain.
Despite the occupation of Poland by hostile powers, the government-in-exile exerted considerable influence in Poland through the structures of the Polish Underground State and its military arm, the Armia Krajowa ( Home Army ) resistance.
Despite criticisms, the TAT remains widely used as a tool for research into areas of psychology such as dreams, fantasies, mate selection and what motivates people to choose their occupation.
Despite the occupation by Austrian troops, Traunstein could be reconstructed.
Despite a temporary occupation of Konya in 1190 by German forces of the Third Crusade, the sultanate was quick to recover and consolidate its power.
Despite a row with the Corporation over repairs to the weirs in 1781, he remained in occupation until the lease expired in 1803.
Despite these failures, Allenby had established two bridgeheads across the Jordan north of the Dead Sea which were retained during the ensuing occupation of the southern Jordan Valley.
Despite this long occupation, the Tacneños kept their national pride high and, finally under the terms of the 1929 Treaty of Lima, the city was reincorporated into Peru.
Despite being told repeatedly that he was a journalist, his kidnappers appear to have assumed he was a spy or agent for the occupation.
Despite its complete defeat and occupation by Burma, Siam made a rapid recovery.
Despite this, members who had a seat in the government during the occupation claim in their defense that such actions were performed to protect the rest of the people from further war crimes.

Despite and became
" Despite Kennedy's rhetoric, he did not immediately come to a decision on the status of the Apollo program once he became president.
Despite his initial reluctance, Johnson agreed to run for re-election for governor in 1855, and became the nominee at the party convention.
Despite the up-or-out system, under President José Sarney the army became top-heavy as generals began to occupy many positions that previously had been reserved for colonels.
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 Cotton Mather's efforts, he never became quite as well known and successful in politics as his father.
Despite some claims that shotgun sequencing was in some ways less accurate than the clone-by-clone method chosen by the Human Genome Project, the technique became widely accepted by the scientific community and is still the de facto standard used today.
Despite her active participation in urging social change and working as a caseworker, Hall's mother says Camilla became dissatisfied with her work.
Despite this, Thomas became a familiar radio voice and within Britain was " in every sense a celebrity ".
Despite the official names " National Comics " and " National Periodical Publications ", the line used the logo " Superman-DC " throughout ( the DC logo could be seen on their covers and ads as early as 1940 ), and the company became known colloquially as DC Comics for years before the official adoption of that name in 1977.
Despite the failure of this coup, the United States became concerned over Honduran instability.
Despite being incomprehensible to outsiders, the slang became popular in MIT's computing environments outside the club.
Despite this declared neutrality, Greece became a target for Mussolini's expansionist policies.
Despite having defeated Prussia at the Battle of Langensalza, the city of Hanover became a Prussian provincial capital.
Despite being raised by religious parents, he later on became a deist.
Despite the participation of these aircraft ( mainly from 1938 onward ), it was the venerable Junkers Ju 52 ( which soon became the backbone of the Transportgruppen ) that made the main contribution.
Despite its rapid growth, the Paraguayan economy became increasingly dependent on soybeans and cotton for exports and overall economic dynamism.
Despite this, some wrestlers, such as Chris Jericho, Ric Flair, Bret Hart, Kurt Angle, Ken Shamrock, The Undertaker, Dean Malenko, and Chris Benoit, became famous for winning matches via submission.
Despite a brief revival immediately after independence, the prestige of Quechua decreased sharply and it gradually became restricted to rural areas.
Despite this, Worf became convinced that the Klingons would make a leap of faith and accept him as the legitimate heir of Kahless.
Despite the lopsided loss in the Super Bowl, Beathard, who traded for or drafted the bulk of the Chargers roster, and who hired coach Ross, was named the NFL's smartest man by Sports Illustrated, and became the only general manager to lead three different teams to the Super Bowl ( Chargers, Dolphins, Redskins ).
Despite the baqt northern Sudan became steadily Islamicized and Arabized ; Makuria collapsed in the 14th century with Alodia disappearing somewhat later.
Despite " widely recognised flaws ", the Act became a model copyright statute, both within the United Kingdom and internationally.
Despite these insecurities, she became a renowned public presence, eventually helping to lead the women's movement.
Despite these similarities, SJG had a unique feel all their own and became popular with their releases.

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