Despite a high emigration rate, the population is growing rapidly, about 1. 2 % per year.

Despite his rapidly failing health, Morgan asserts his right to travel up the tower in a one-man ' spider ' to rescue them.

Population: Despite its rapidly declining population, Murmansk remains the largest city north of the Arctic Circle.

" Despite the destruction, the railroad lines in the city were rapidly repaired, back in operation 26 working days after the battle.

Despite a later extension and later inclusion of planned suburbs, Melbourne's original plans were not as extensive as Adelaide's and the city rapidly outgrew its original boundaries.

Despite its claim of victory from the American War of Independence, France's foreign situation began to decline rapidly in the years after 1783.

Despite some jealously from the existing court painters, Velázquez rapidly became a success with Philip, being retained for the rest of his career until his death painting a celebration of the Treaty of the Pyrenees for Philip.

Despite ample warning from intelligence sources and defectors, Joseph Stalin and the Soviet Command were caught by surprise, and the Germans rapidly broke through the frontier defences, helped by their total command of the air.

Despite this, gossip spread rapidly about Mary's parentage, and her grandmother Sarah, Dowager Duchess of Marlborough did not recognise her until 1740, when the two reconciled their differences.

Despite initial reluctance, the Safavid Empire of Persia very rapidly acquired the art of making and using handguns.

Despite some delays and rises in construction costs, renovation on the entire UN headquarters are progressing rapidly.

Despite their rapidly growing popularity, Noel briefly left Oasis in 1994 during their first American tour.

Despite this, by 1960 the value produced by heavy industry matched that of light industry, and food processing for export grew rapidly.

Despite being a relatively new member of the percussion family, steelpan tuning techniques have advanced rapidly.

Despite concerns about supply and demand for paintings, the remoteness of many of the artists, and the poverty and health issues experienced in the communities, there are widespread estimates of an industry worth close to half a billion dollars ( Aus ) and growing rapidly.

Despite repeated assertions that the college had no intention of selling the property, citing not only rapidly increasing land value, but also an intention to hold it in order to prevent industrial development on land that contains a variety of wildlife, including spotted deer and hares, UCC sold a small portion of the acreage in 2007 to help cover legal costs.

Despite all this, he developed rapidly as a statesman, and soon began to take steps to increase his personal authority as a ruler.

Despite having some of the most modern steam locomotives anywhere, NYC's difficult financial position caused it to convert to more economical diesel-electric power rapidly.

Despite broad popular support for joining the EU, which was considered an overriding issue, the government rapidly lost popularity due to incompetence on various issues ( e. g. building of motorways, and a botched reform of the health system ), a general economic slump, and numerous corruption scandals.

Despite the heavy firing, the Japanese battleships completed the maneuver and rapidly withdrew out of range.

Despite all previous rallying Toyota Celicas having only ever looked a competitive prospect on highly specialized endurance rallies such as the Safari Rally, the new combination of Toyota and Sainz rapidly rose in competitiveness.

Despite this PFPA has recovered quickly and is rapidly emerging as a powerful opposition center.

Despite his rapidly enlarging fanbase among gay males ( and despite persistent rumors and requests ), his adult material is all heterosexual in nature.

Despite the Prime Minister's desire to have 5, 000 airborne troops within a short period, a number of problems were rapidly encountered by the War Office.

Despite his declining health, he tried to take part in an insurrection in Bologna, but was forced to return to Switzerland in disguise, and settled in Lugano.

Despite Chief Guyasuta's violent history, General O ' Hara furnished a cabin for him on O ' Hara's estate north of the Allegheny River ( now Fox Chapel ), and provided necessities during the declining years of his life.

Despite declining profitability, the Winter Quarters mines continued to operate until the 1930s.

Despite her declining success on the Hot 100, Francis remained a top concert draw, and her singles – now following a more mature style – were charting on the top quarter of Billboard's Adult Contemporary ( AC ) Charts and sometimes even reached Billboard's Country Charts.

Despite high rates of infection in certain areas of the world, the overall frequency of H. pylori infection is declining.

Despite the declining popularity of published religious teachings at the time, the success of Sermons paralleled Blair's success as a preacher.

Despite widespread critical acclaim, the BBC axed the drama after the second series because of declining viewing figures.

Despite declining popularity of Limburger cheese, the area around New Glarus still boasts the largest concentration of specialty cheese factories and award winning cheesemakers anywhere in the United States.

Despite being the most numerous species of flamingo, it is classified as near-threatened due to its declining population and the low number of breeding sites, some of which are threatened by human activities.

Despite declining newspaper circulations in France, and elsewhere, Canard is rich and growing.

Despite its use declining in popularity, the fez is still used in traditional Moor marriage ceremonies.

Despite the tensions caused by this forced union the Order grew from 1897 to reach a peak of 26, 000 members in the 1960s before declining from the 1970s onwards.

Despite this protection, the Hector ’ s dolphin population was predicted to continue declining due to bycatch outside the MPAs.

Despite her high international standing, she was losing Sri Lankan support rapidly amid allegations of corruption and against the background of a rapidly declining economy.

Despite their adaptations for weathering extreme adversity, habitat destruction and hunting have resulted in lemur populations declining sharply, and their diversity has diminished, with the recent extinction of at least 17 species in eight genera, known collectively as the subfossil lemurs.

Despite the abundant salmon habitat in the river, these fish have been declining, in large part because of the effects of four federal reservoirs and dams on the lower Snake and Columbia rivers.

Despite the declining economy, President Allende's Popular Unity coalition increased its vote to 43. 2 percent in the March 1973 parliamentary elections ; but, by then, the informal alliance between Popular Unity and the Christian Democrats ended.

Despite his declining financial condition, Guénon relentlessly corresponded with his counterparts from many countries around the world as well as continuing his own writing projects.

Despite of declining health, he managed to work through the legal year of 2009 in Brunei.

Despite the sizable capital investment, frequent labor relations problems and declining demand for the V8 engine blocks produced there led to the facility's closure in 1981, after less than a decade of operation.

Despite occupying such widespread territory, they are sparsely populated in most areas, due to a declining habitat, deforestation and hunting.

Despite declining economic indicators, Allende's Popular Unity coalition actually increased its vote to 43 percent in the parliamentary elections early in 1973.

Despite the withdrawal of Belarus from the USSR proclaimed in 1991, use of the Belarusian language is declining.