Despite lengthy efforts to control the fire from DSE, Parks Victoria and CFA fire fighters, the blaze incinerated 6700 hectares of parkland but luckily destroyed only two houses and caused no human fatalities.

Despite boasting several state championship football teams in the early 1970s, the Elmwood Park High School Crusaders ' football team went into a lengthy period of decline.

" Despite the lengthy studio work and resources utilized, and the album's later legendary status, Easter Everywhere was not the success the band and International Artists had hoped for.

Despite loving the originally proposed script, Nathan-Turner also had concerns about the cost, which would have included several lengthy night-shoots and a much larger special effects budget.

Despite a lengthy and successful movie career, working with directors like Martin Scorsese and John Carpenter, Carradine is probably best known for portraying fraternity president " Lewis Skolnick " in the Revenge of the Nerds series of comedy films and the father, " Sam McGuire ", on the Disney Channel sitcom Lizzie McGuire.

Despite advances in technology and understanding of biological systems, drug discovery is still a lengthy, " expensive, difficult, and inefficient process " with low rate of new therapeutic discovery.

Despite serious financial and material setbacks to his organization resulting from lengthy court battles, Pelley continued to oppose Roosevelt, especially as the diplomatic relationships of the United States with the Empire of Japan and Nazi Germany became more strained in the early 1940s.

Despite an expanded fleet of large and modern ships eventually capable of as many as 90 one-way trips each day, the lengthy crossing suffered delays due to heavy traffic and inclement weather.

Despite his lengthy absence, the Atlanta Braves, after seeing his success in the Mexican League, purchased his contract from the Angelopolis ( Mexico City ) Tigers.

Despite ( or perhaps because of ) his lengthy career within the medium Chase claims to " loathe and despise " television shows, only watching The Sopranos and otherwise preferring to watch films.

Despite Blobby's lengthy tenure at the BBC, the character was criticised because of his broad, low-brow humour.

Despite receiving another lengthy prison sentence and a $ 76, 830 fine, Marcello served less than 10 months in prison.

Despite being a reluctant team who hated each other, Candido and Storm had a lengthy championship run.

Despite lengthy discussions no action was ever taken to resolve the dispute, largely due to the ambiguous nature of United States copyright laws in the early 20th century and the estate's lack of finances.

Despite these adverse conditions several men served the light for lengthy periods until it was automated in 1971.

Despite his lengthy career as a landscape gardener, gardening journalist, author, and television presenter, he is probably best known for his eight-year relationship with HRH Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, the younger sister of HM Queen Elizabeth II.

Despite the lengthy and detailed findings set out in the 1997 Bringing Them Home report into the Stolen Generation, which documented the removal of Aboriginal children from their families by Australian State and Federal government agencies and church missions, the nature and extent of the removals have been disputed within Australia, with some commentators questioning the findings contained in the report and asserting that the Stolen Generation has been exaggerated.

Despite the technological limitations of the TV medium at the time, more and more people chose to stay home to watch the television.

Despite the championship, the team did not draw enough fans to stay solvent at the major league level, as Detroit was at the time one of the smallest cities in the National League and its rapid industry-fueled growth was still several years in the future.

Despite this tolerance from business, however, the cowboys began to stay away, and the businesses began to suffer.

Despite Odysseus's warning, he was compelled by Athena to stay, as he had been a suitor nonetheless.

Despite being low on ammunition, Morgan chose to stay and fight the enemy forces he knew were on their way.

Despite his physical limitations, during 1994 Norman did " a handful of concerts to try and raise money for his heart operation ", According the 1995 Phydeaux Newsletter, Norman " had to fly in two or three days early, to rest – then do the concert, and stay an extra two or three days to rest.

Despite efforts by the soldiers and the Pence resolution mandated donations raised to provide for provisions, horses and wagons, each day those who could not make the march through the hot arid September Sacramento Valley-where afternoon temperatures top 90 ° F or over the 6, 000 foot crest of the North Coast Ranges-were left behind without food or water and were soon killed by a pack of wild boar that had formed behind and followed the group ; the survivors were told to stay at the Round Valley concentration camp or be shot on sight.

Despite a hard-fought battle throughout the Mid-1990s by local politicians to have the decommissioned and mothballed USS Missouri, already in the Bremerton Navy Yard, stay in Bremerton as a museum ship and tourist attraction, Secretary of the Navy John H. Dalton, awarded the ship to the Pearl Harbor Naval Base, HI in 1998.

Despite these tensions, the Liberal Unionists more or less managed to stay together until 1903, when in a surprise move, Chamberlain dramatically launched Tariff Reform with a speech in his Birmingham political homeland.

Despite becoming infested with lice during his short stay on the island, he provided glowing reports of his visit.

Despite this, when Fischer was asked to comment on their influence on heavy metal, he replied: " No, I try to stay away from that.

Despite being one of the few people to stay close to Hitler until the end, he sabotaged Hitler's scorched earth policy to prevent the complete destruction of Germany.

Despite this, Sir Alex Ferguson was full of praise for the striker, who scored three goals in 13 matches in all competitions during his three-month stay, saying, " He's been fantastic for us, his professionalism, his attitude, everything he's done has been excellent.

Despite this, Muldoon argued that New Zealand was a free and democratic country, and that " politics should stay out of sport.

1950 – 51: Despite several teams leaving the NBA for the National Professional Basketball League the Nationals decided to stay put.

Despite repeated appeals from the revolutionaries on the radio asking the population to stay home, thousands of Portuguese descended on the streets, mixing with the military insurgents.

Despite repeated appeals from the " captains of April " ( of the MFA ) on the radio warning the population to stay safe inside their homes, thousands of Portuguese took to the streets, mingling with the military insurgents and supporting them.

Despite growing pressure, Pettigrew consistently stated that Canada would " stay the course " in Haiti.

Despite some initial misgivings and suspicions, they decide to stay together and follow Kiba in his search for the Flower Maiden and Paradise.

Despite the off-field upheavals and financial struggles, Mallorca managed to stay afloat in its 14th consecutive season in the top division, under new manager Michael Laudrup.

Despite being a citizen of the Austro-Hungarian empire, which was at war with Australia which then controlled the Trobriand islands, he was allowed to stay ( provided he checked in with authorities every now and then ).

Despite a limit on length of stay, no requirement exists that the individual remain for any period in the job the visa was originally issued for.

Despite these objections, in 1881, a large fact-finding mission was sent to Japan to stay for seventy days observing Japanese government offices, factories, military and police organizations, and business practices.

Despite his boss ' instructions Penny lets them stay in the cabin and gives them a week to move out.