Despite the debut of Donald Bradman, the inexperienced Australians, led by Jack Ryder, were heavily defeated, losing 4 – 1.

Despite strenuous efforts, Captain Hood's isolated ship came under heavy fire and was unable to cut off the trailing Justice as the French survivors escaped seawards, Zealous being struck by a number of French shot and losing one man killed.

Despite Confucianism losing popularity to Taoism and Buddhism, Neo-Confucianism combined those ideas into a more metaphysical framework.

Despite making the race very close, in the 161st game of the season, the Dodgers snapped their five-game losing streak – and the Rockies ' five-game winning streak – to clinch the West title.

Despite losing this match, Essendon's performance was good enough for its players to be awarded Brownlow Medal votes – best-on-ground was Brent Stanton ( 3 votes ), followed by Jason Johnson ( 2 votes ) and Andrew Lovett ( 1 vote ).

Despite Stephenson's losing some routes to competitors due to his caution, he was offered more work than he could cope with, and was unable to accept offers for additional work.

Despite playing in five losing Grand Finals, four between 1989 – 1995, its fans waited 44 years until it won another premiership — an AFL-record 119-point victory in the 2007 AFL Grand Final.

Despite recording the most successful home and away season in the game's history, the club went one win short of back-to-back premierships in losing the 2008 AFL Grand Final, but won the 2009 Grand Final against St Kilda.

Despite the return of Harris as manager from 1935 – 42 and again from 1950 – 54, Washington was mostly a losing ball club for the next 25 years, contending for the pennant only during World War II.

Despite yet another losing season, the Mets made history in 2011 when Jason Isringhausen converted his 300th save with the team, the third player in franchise history to reach the milestone while with the organization behind John Franco and Billy Wagner.

Despite initial excitement, the guidance of longtime baseball executives, Eddie Leishman and Buzzie Bavasi as well as a new playing field, the team struggled ; the Padres finished in last place in each of its first six seasons in the NL West, losing 100 games or more four times.

Despite losing the election, Tancredo managed to secure major party status for the Constitution Party in Colorado, as that state requires a party to surpass 10 % in a gubernatorial election to qualify for such status.

Despite the growing pressure to abandon production of war films, Warner continued to produce them, losing money in the process.

Despite losing a long battle with the Associated Press, called " Rox " by UPI employees, United Press International's legacy was recognized by AP when it made the UPI mantra " get it first but get it right " a cornerstone of a branding campaign launched on ap. org.

Despite losing all his money gambling at Monte Carlo, Flo charms Anna into signing with him instead.

Despite having a part in arranging Amer's suicide, Nasser spoke of losing " the person closest to ," and did not fully recover from the psychological blow.

Despite losing two general elections in one year, Heath aimed to continue as Conservative leader.

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

Despite winning Game 6 on the late-game heroics of Primeau and winger Simon Gagne, the Flyers came up short once again losing Game 7 in Tampa, 2 – 1.

Despite standing, and losing convincingly, against Thatcher in the second round, Whitelaw managed to maintain his position as Deputy Leader until the 1979 general election, when he was appointed Home Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister in Thatcher's new government.

Despite losing key members of their bench during the offseason ( including Okur, Mike James and Corliss Williamson ), the Pistons were considered a strong contender to win a second consecutive title in 2005.

Despite a lopsided comparison in terms of the two teams ' win-loss records, three of the four Pacers losses were close, losing games 1 – 3 by an average of just 5 points.

Despite losing in the first round in their first seven attempts, the Timberwolves won their first division title in 2004 and advanced to the Western Conference Finals.

Despite losing leading scorer Tom Gugliotta for half the season, the Timberwolves went on to post their first winning season at 45 – 37, making the playoffs for the 2nd straight season.

Despite the predicted blowout, and the fact that San Diego did not have as much national appeal nor a relatively large core fan base, the telecast of the game on ABC still had a Nielsen rating of 41. 3.

Despite a large fan campaign, UPN declined to pick up the show.

Despite its poor box office showing, the film began to attract a devoted fan base.

Despite Homer's fame, Castellaneta claims he is rarely recognized in public, " except, maybe, by a die-hard fan.

Despite the decimation of the cedar, those parts of the island not covered in buildings and tarmac are now densely covered in trees and shrubbery, including allspice ( Pimenta dioica ), fiddlewood, Norfolk Island pine ( Araucaria heterophylla ), bay grape ( Coccoloba uvifera ), Surinam cherry ( Eugenia uniflora ), poinciana ( Delonix regia ), fan palms, coconut palm ( Cocos nucifera ), royal palm ( Roystonea ), pittusporum, Natal plum, loquat ( Eriobotrya japonica ), oleander ( Nerium oleander ), and hibiscus.

Despite this, Grim Fandango has been the centerpiece of a large fan community for the game that has continued to be active more than 10 years after the game's release.

Despite retaining their strong fan base, Living Colour disbanded in January 1995, after failing to settle on a common musical goal during sessions for their fourth studio album.

Despite generally bad reviews from critics ( who claimed that the band had " dumbed themselves down " not only lyrically, but musically as well ) it was considered by fans of the band as their " comeback album ", with the title track, " Cyco Vision " and " We Are A Family " becoming fan favorites ( although no singles from the album were released ).

Despite Buffet's partnership with the Dolphins, Buffet is a diehard New Orleans Saints fan, having attended the team's first game at Tulane Stadium in 1967 and later had Saints head coach Sean Payton serve as an honorary member of the Coral Reefer Band at a concert in New Orleans on April 1, 2012, in protest of Payton's suspension by the NFL as a result of the Saints ' bounty scandal.

Despite rumours of further episodes, the series never returned again, though a fan fiction community continues to exist.

Despite a popular fan base in early 2006 TVNZ announced that Top of the Pops has been axed and ideas for new music shows are currently being considered.

Despite being set in Japan, he was able to demonstrate his ability to play the spoons by using his fan.

( Despite leaving the series, both Lehman and Florance were very active in the Prisoner fan community, a role which Florance continued until her death in 1991 and that Lehman still maintains today )

Despite a loyal fan following, serious doubts were raised about whether Winnipeg could support an NHL team in this new environment.

Despite Microsoft withdrawing support in 1996, it still has a dedicated fan base.

Despite being surrounded with some talent, such as future NFL ' ers Jojo Townsell, Mel Gray and Kevin Nelson, and making the playoffs in Young's first season, the Express never was able to create a sustaining fan base in Los Angeles.

Despite initial concerns from the fanbase regarding Beaulieu's departure, the reception for Corbett's performance was very positive and he quickly became a fan favorite.

Despite their recent ups and downs, PSG and OM remain, along with Saint-Étienne, the only French clubs with a truly nationwide, faithful and passionate fan base, giving the country's biggest match a special atmosphere.

Despite interest from Manchester City, and in spite of Rush being a boyhood Everton fan, Liverpool won the race to sign the 18-year old in April 1980, though he had to remain at Chester until the end of the season as the transfer deadline ( 27 March 1980 ) had now passed.

Despite his faux pas, Godfrey still commanded a strong presence and a loyal fan base.

Despite numerous criticisms of his play during his time as a Star, Guerin received a standing ovation from the Dallas fans in recognition as his status as a longtime fan favorite.

Despite these acquisitions Town struggled for most of the 1993 / 94 season, their last at Leeds Road, and Warnock was quick to offload fan favourites Iwan Roberts, Iffy Onoura and Chris Marsden while introducing a more direct style of play.

Despite only minor appearances in the X-Files, the Gunmen became fan favorites, getting their own T-shirts.

Despite the many negative reviews, the book was favored among some critics but perhaps its biggest fan was Oprah Winfrey, who endorsed the book on her show.