Despite its invisible interior, the presence of a black hole can be inferred through its interaction with other matter and with light and other electromagnetic radiation.

Despite his light letter-writing in youth, in later life his correspondence was so voluminous that it has been estimated that he may have written around 30, 000 letters to various correspondents, a figure which places him second only to Voltaire as an epistolarian.

Despite this, there is unanimity amongst researchers that these items were used to increase the penetrating potential of light projectiles such as harpoons, assegais, javelins and arrows.

Despite Macdonald's claims that he was innocent, evidence came to light showing receipts of money from Allan to Macdonald and some of his political colleagues.

Despite the opening of new universities and increased enrollment, the state-directed education system did not adequately prepare for increasing market demand in the areas of agriculture, light industry, services, and foreign investment.

Despite the increased cost, the more modern variation ( which can be considered as " heavier " than old streetcar systems, even though it is called " light rail ") is the dominant form of urban rail development in the United States.

Despite the increased light from this device, Bacon and French felt the statue required even more light.

Despite this, Threepio continues to present Han in the best possible light and writes a song for him entitled " The Virtues of King Han Solo ", which he backs with the sound of a full symphony orchestra.

Despite lacking four wheel drive, a mainstay of the American military Jeeps, the vehicle proved very competent at maneuvering its way over rough terrain, even in a direct comparison with a contemporary standard German army 4 × 4, and the project was given the green light for further development.

Despite the valve being stuck open, a light on the control panel indicated that the valve was closed.

Despite the large distance to this SGR, estimated at 20, 000 light years, the burst had large effects on the Earth's atmosphere.

Despite warnings about the difference in light between New York and Texas, Rothko persisted with the experiment, setting to work on the canvases.

Despite such concerns the area was a tangle of rough country thickly covered in heavy brush well suited for deploying light infantry.

Despite this, a first light is always a moment of great excitement, both for the people who designed and built the telescope, and for the astronomical community.

Despite the simplification they can bring to the electronics of an HVDC valve, light triggered thyristors may still require some simple monitoring electronics and have the disadvantage of being available from only very few manufacturers.

Despite the losses in the Palawan Passage and Sibuyan Sea actions, the Japanese Center Force was still very powerful, consisting of four battleships ( including the giant ), six heavy cruisers, two light cruisers and 11 destroyers.

Despite having the same size CCD and the same f1. 6 lens, the lower pixel count Hi8 models permit a 1 lux low light rating as compared to the 4 lux of the Digital8 models.

Despite losing the rail link, Cranleigh has prospered both as a satellite of Guildford, and as a service and light engineering centre in its own right.

Despite their name, fireflies are actually beetles which use an enzymatic reaction involving a chemical compound called Luciferin to produce their typical greenish flashing light.

Despite being a drama series, it was initially produced by the BBC's light entertainment department.

Despite the wreckage, injuries were relatively light in the area, although one person in a neighboring county was killed.

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

Despite their light weight, they must be able to control a horse that is moving at and weighs.

Despite the presence of SSTO spacecraft and faster than light starships, soldiers still use chemically-propelled projectile weapons, in many cases bolt action rifles, as they are easier to maintain.

Despite not making the playoffs, the Brewers had some other memorable moments, as Pat Listach hit. 290 and stole 54 bases while winning the AL Rookie of the Year award, while Robin Yount got his 3000th career hit.

Charles Champlin from Los Angeles Times commented that: " Despite an over explicit soundtrack and some moments when the story in fact became a sermon, the movie effectively translated a changed national consciousness into credible and touching personal terms ".

Despite being transmitted simultaneously as a single word, signals on a parallel interface experience different travel times and arrive at their destinations at different moments.

Despite losing Internacional's most important match ever, it set a precedent of great moments to come in this decade, as the team went on to win the Campeonato Gaúcho four years in a row starting in 1981.

Despite his portrayal, he also has moments in which he delivers memorable speeches, such as in Act 3, Scene 2:

" Despite appearing detached to members of AVALANCHE, Cloud does display moments of camaraderie, some depending on the player's choices.

Despite this, they have had some very intimate moments.

Despite arguing that the climax lapses into action film cliches, Roger Ebert nonetheless gave the movie a four-out-of-four star review for its " moments of pure revelation ," particularly in the scenes between Scott and Hubley.

Despite Rip's objections, Booster and three Blue Beetles team up to rescue Ted Kord moments before his death.

" Despite being what Guidotti described as " one of those moments when someone could have set off a massacre ", the crisis was brought to an end when more rations were found to feed the Iraqis ; a simple solution that made it into the official Marine history of Desert Storm.

Despite the difficulties in keeping the four mellophoniums ( which formed their own separate section ) in tune, this particular Kenton orchestra had its exciting moments ; the albums " Adventures in Jazz " and " West Side Story " ( arrangements by Johnny Richards ) each won Grammy awards in 1962 and 1963.

Despite her arrogant and opinionated exterior, she has a deeply caring side to her-she is there to provide support at critical moments for both staff and patients alike.

Despite thinking that such a season of programming was " a necessarily premature commemoration ", he felt that both series had " demonstrated how radio's better moments often take conventional pegs and hang some original clothing on them ".

Despite extensive use of satirical humor in the film, and despite its spy thriller storyline, it does, with its anti-hero Muffin, have its uplifting moments.

Despite physically being the least fit to be in the underwater habitat, he is arguably the most level-headed of the group, though even he exhibits moments of irrationality.

Despite the fact that Red's strict parenting often prevents intimate father-son moments, Red truly cares for his son.

Despite its relatively lightweight tone, Frears ' film is not without its contentious moments.

Despite some initial success, Kyle's body is eventually unable to keep up the strain of wielding all of his new rings, with five of the new rings destroyed after a few moments, leaving just the orange ring along with his green ring.

Despite having some rough moments in the bout, Spinks beat Karmazin by majority decision with final scorecards of 114-114, 115-113, and 115-113.

" He added that " Despite a few funny moments, this one largely leaves me cold.

Despite his stupid nature, he shows moments of shining intellect, demonstrating the ability to do fast mathematical division, and fixing Eric's Pong machine.

Despite his obvious moments of whimsical charm, offbeat humour, permeated by his manic grin, the Fourth Doctor is more aloof and somber than his previous incarnations.

Despite Goldwyn's intention that the music sound as much as it did in the original opera as possible, he did allow Previn and his team to completely rescore and even change the underscoring heard during the fight scenes and at several other moments, as well as in the overture to the film.

Despite the fact she appears genuinely happy at moments, she is also on the verge of tears.