Despite causing the predicament faced by the Medieval soldiers, Ash initially demands to be returned to his own time.

Despite early singles success in the United Kingdom, the band were initially more successful in the United States, billed as " The English guys with the big fiddles ".

Despite extensive traditional medicinal use, melissa oil was initially prohibited by the International Fragrance Association ( IFRA )' s 43rd amendment, but this restriction appears to have been revisited and relaxed in the 44th amendment.

Despite gaining initially low audience ratings, by the third series, One Foot in the Grave was making the Top 20 ratings, with some episodes seen by more than 16 million viewers.

Despite initially holding an ambiguous neutrality, Clement was later forced to name Charles, Archduke of Austria, as King of Spain, since the imperial army had conquered much of northern Italy and was threatening Rome itself ( January 1709 ).

Despite no major singles, the album initially sold well.

Despite an initially poor reception, it became a great success, playing 400 times in the next two years.

Despite the fact that Charles was initially unwilling to help Edward, the French declared war on Burgundy.

Despite its successes, there were problems: Front de libération du Québec militants had initially threatened to disrupt the exhibition, but were inactive during this period.

Despite this, James was still dependent on the nobility, especially Douglas, for their support and initially adopted a less confrontational stance.

Despite having reverted his website to its initially created purpose of hosting video game trivia, Harris continued to dedicate a section of his website to posting information regarding his and Klebold's progress regarding their collection of guns and building of the bombs they subsequently used in the attack upon their school.

Despite initially being considered a box office flop due to high production costs and stiff competition at the time of its release, the film has come to be regarded as a classic and is a staple of Christmas television around the world.

Despite his later well-known fondness for Reagan, Meese was initially reluctant to accept the Reagan appointment because Meese saw himself as a non-partisan figure.

Despite her efforts to attract him, Nijinsky initially appeared unaware of her interest.

Despite losing as much as $ 4 million on the CBL, Mallett initially promised to bring the league back in 2004.

VAZ 21099 4-dr saloon, rear view Despite NAMI ( National Automobile Institute ) having allowed the involvement of Porsche engineers in the engine development, the Samara never achieved the same success as the Riva, even though it did prove to be a robust car with a modern style and an initially competitive price.

Despite legal ramifications preventing the use of actual names, the studio aimed for an " aura of authenticity ", and Hal Wallis initially recommended eliminating credits to give the film " the appearance of a newsreel.

Despite being named for Gen. John Stark and originally being known and appearing on maps as Stark County when initially created and organized, an e was added to the county's name fairly early in its history.

Despite initially stating the record would debut sometime in 2006, it was delayed until 2007.

Despite this, Senna initially did not believe he would continue in motorsport.

Despite initially saying that a culvert would not be built, negotiation continued, and – helped by grants of £ 250, 000 from Gloucestershire County Council and £ 125, 000 from North Wilts Council – the Department of the Environment decided in 1997 that a culvert would be provided under the road.

Despite column formation, the French division initially repulsed its attackers, but was then charged and routed by a bayonet charge.

Despite this echo of the Russian Civil War, Red Wedge was not a communist organisation ; neither was it officially part of the Labour Party, but it did initially have office space at Labour's headquarters.

Despite initially supporting Michael Heseltine in the November 1990 Conservative Party leadership tussle, Hamilton strongly encouraged Thatcher to persist.

Despite the split, Naples grew in importance, attracting Pisan and Genoese merchants, Tuscan bankers, and with them some of the most championed Renaissance artists of the time, such as Boccaccio, Petrarch and Giotto.

Despite the club's fortunes in attracting investors, it continues to be mired in controversy from previous ownership regimes and has been subject to proceedings from former investors Carlos Dunga and Antonio Caliendo.

Despite attracting less media attention than AFL and rugby league, soccer is Australia's highest participation football code, with both boys and girls at junior level, as well with men and women at senior level.

Despite his NHL career, he is best known in Denver for being part of the Denver Grizzlies ' 1994-95 Turner Cup championship in the team's only season in Denver ( though they would later move to Salt Lake City and become the Utah Grizzlies, the team's success is widely credited for attracting the Quebec Nordiques to Denver that following offseason, where they would become the Colorado Avalanche ).

Despite the two Manchester clubs attracting supporters from Stockport, Stockport County did enjoy a spell of success over their neighbours Manchester City.

Despite regularly attracting tiny crowds, Chester defied the odds to avoid relegation from Division Three in both 1990 – 91 and 1991 – 92.

Despite attracting considerable blame for Labour's loss of support Nordmeyer was elected to lead the Labour Party when Nash retired in 1963.

Despite critical acclaim and attracting 100, 000 visitors per year, funding was repeatedly an issue.

Despite attracting a large following in Germany, the band never gained popularity in the United States.

Despite early season problems in attracting fans to a new summer sport, by the end of the season the average gate had risen to 3, 895.

Despite attracting such talent as Garth Ennis, Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner, Mark Waid, Nelson DeCastro, and relatively positive sales for their respective titles: Gate Crasher ( ongoing series ), Just a Pilgrim, Beautiful Killer and Shadow Reavers.

Despite attracting around 40, 000 spectators the race was not retained for subsequent seasons.

Despite this, Brands Hatch holds race meetings on almost every weekend during the motorsport season, ranging from small club series to major international races attracting up to 50, 000 spectators.

Despite attracting controversy, the exhibit won her the Turner Prize for 1993.

Despite wet weather for some of the weekend, the event was well-attended, attracting some 24, 000 visitors.

Despite Cogenhoe's size it manages to support a number of successful sporting ventures attracting players and members from across Northamptonshire.

Despite this the show attracted large viewing figures, typically attracting significantly larger audiences than the alternative comedy programmes with which it was contemporaneous, some of which frequently lampooned the show.

Despite attracting interest from Leeds United midway through the season, he remained committed to the Palace cause of consolidating Premier League status by rejecting a loan bid from the Championship contenders.

Despite restrictions on sword ownership and a lingering social preference against armed martial arts ( dating at least to the Joseon era ), practical sword fighting is enjoying a small revival amongst elite military regiments, and fencing is once again attracting interest in Korean universities.

Despite attracting higher attendance than the Lynx, the Rapidz declared bankruptcy on 29 September 2009.

Despite not being part of the Greek system, he nearly won the seat — attracting more votes than the top of his ticket.

Despite Butler's support for Roosevelt in the election and his reputation as a strong critic of capitalism, Butler said the plotters felt his good reputation and popularity were vital in attracting support amongst the general public and saw him as easier to manipulate than others.

Despite his humble way of life, Wei's status in the Han army made him a distinguished figure in the country, attracting admiration, jealousy and hostility alike.

Despite attracting celebrity buyers including Hans Stuck and Georg " Schorsch " Meier, the car never once reached more than 10 % of the sales volumes achieved by its Stuttgart rival, the Mercedes-Benz 300SL.