Despite these achievements, Attlee's government failed to introduce the comprehensive education for which many socialists had hoped ( as a means of making the educational system less meritoric ).

Despite making a number of mockumentaries, Guest dislikes the term.

Despite the lack of complexity, there does seem to be forethought and skill in making these tools and should be considered such.

Despite a human chain making a shoulder-to-shoulder search of Robin Hood Hills, searchers found no sign of the missing boys.

Despite an increasingly unpredictable domestic and international environment, policy making conforms to well established postwar patterns.

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.

Despite making few forays beyond the arts, his versatility in the disciplines he took up was of such a high order that he is often considered a contender for the title of the archetypal Renaissance man, along with fellow Italian Leonardo da Vinci.

Despite its diameter of 0. 4 light-years, Barnard 68 only has twice the mass of the Sun, making it both very diffuse and very cold-about 16 degrees Kelvin.

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 its name, this is not where a player legally stands when making a serve.

Despite the complexity of making the map, Beck was paid just five guineas for the work.

Despite the cancellation, the aborted project did yield the documentary Lost in La Mancha, produced from film from a second crew that had been hired by Gilliam to document the making of Quixote.

Despite the objections, the Independent on Sundays editors included Tinky Winky as the only fictional character in the 2008 inaugural " Happy List ", alongside 99 real-life adults recognised for making Britain a better and happier place.

Despite the advantages of indoor tracks, outdoor velodromes are more common, as an outdoor venue does not require a building, making it more affordable, especially when new.

Despite the industrial revolution slowly making weavers obsolete, McGonagall appeared to prosper, as there was still need for skilled workers to perform tasks of great complexity.

Despite the lack of centralized decision making, ant colonies exhibit complex behavior and have even been able to demonstrate the ability to solve geometric problems.

" Despite Whedon's intentions of not making Buffy about overcoming issues, he said Willow's exploration of her sexuality " turned out to be one of the most important things we've done on the show ".

Despite research on DID including structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography, single-photon emission computed tomography, event-related potential and electroencephalography, no convergent neuroimaging findings have been identified regarding DID, making it difficult to hypothesize a biological basis for DID.

Despite making fewer appearances in the 1996 – 97 season, Bergkamp was more influential in the first team, creating 13 assists.

Despite this, the drug has a long history of safe use, making it one of the more popular anti-convulsants prescribed by doctors, and a common " first line of defense " in seizure cases.

Despite initial French attempts at settling the region having ended in failure, French fishing fleets began to sail to the Atlantic coast and into the St. Lawrence River, trading and making alliances with First Nations.

Despite the frequency of these military conflicts, the region developed a reputation for quality wine production in the early Middle Ages and was able to continue that reputation as the region's producers began making sparkling wine with the advent of the great Champagne houses in the 17th & 18th centuries.

Despite making just one goalless appearance as England failed to progress past the Euro 1992 group stages that summer, Shearer was soon subject to a British transfer record-breaking £ 3. 3million bid from Blackburn Rovers.

Despite making many attempts over a ten hour session, none of the subjects worked out the rules of the system.

Despite this, Chicago engaged St. Louis in a see-saw battle for first place into August, but the Cardinals played to a torrid 20 – 6 pace that month, designating their rivals to battle in the Wild Card race, from which they were eliminated in the season's final week.

Despite its decline in facial popularity, realists continue to influence a wide spectrum of jurisprudential schools today, including critical legal studies, feminist legal theory, critical race theory, sociology of law and law and economics.

Despite poor performances from the usually steady Chris Capuano and more nagging injuries to Ben Sheets, the Brewers found themselves in a heated pennant race with Chicago's North Siders.

Despite their tiny size both adults and children race them at speeds of up to in organized racing leagues.

Despite its male domination, women's rowing can be traced back to the early 19th century, and an image of a women's double scull race made the cover of Harper's Weekly in 1870.

Despite the dominance of the human race, the Traveller universe is cosmopolitan, and is divided into a handful of major races and a large number of minor races.

Despite his injuries, he competed in the Nations Grand Prix at Monza six days later, winning the race after he had persuaded staff at the hospital to bandage him in a manner such that he could sit on his motorcycle and receive a push start.

Despite a limp, he took part in the race the following day and finished eighth.

Despite many successful firings, American nuclear rockets did not fly before the space race ended.

Despite the increasing number of out-of-state visitors who came to the race every year, the " Oaks " ( as local residents simply refer to it ) has always been considered to be a local event by the people of Kentuckiana ( the Ohio Valley, centered around Louisville, and consisting of much of northern Kentucky and southern Indiana ).

Despite efforts by jockey Dick Francis, Devon Loch was unable to complete the race, leaving E. S. B.

Despite this, shortly after the British race McLaren's experienced team manager Teddy Mayer decided not to continue with Villeneuve for the following year.

Despite insistence that it isn't a race, PBP offers trophies and prestige to the first finishers.

" Despite the well-known examples of pejorative exonymic characters ( such as the " dog radical " in Di ), he claims there is no hidden racial bias in the meanings of the characters used to describe these different peoples, but rather the differences were " in occupation or in custom, not in race or origin.

Despite a crowded three-way race, he won easily with over 60 % of the total votes.

Despite withdrawing from the presidential race in July 2011, Norris maintained considerable and, in some cases, increased public support.

Despite the setback, Max manages to catch up to Bradley and wins the race by a nose and receives the grand-prize trophy.

Despite the CART / USAC divide, from 1983 to 1995 the race was run in relative harmony.

Despite posting a good 33-24-11 record, Brampton would lose the race to the Mississauga Ice Dogs and finish 3rd in the central and 4th in the conference setting up a first round match up with the Sudbury Wolves.

Despite Garciaparra's late season slump and injuries, Garciaparra did prevail in the clutch for the Dodgers during their playoff race with two walk off home runs.

Despite Oxford having a lead when the race was stopped, the boats were restarted level with each other ; this decision was highly contentious, especially when Cambridge went on to win after the restart.

Despite the success of the Savannah event, it was decided that the 1909 race would be held on Long Island, in conjunction with the Vanderbilt Cup.

Despite providing an exciting climax to the season, the race wasn't successful from the hosts ' standpoint, as the promoters barely broke even ; when prize money checks bounced, Charles Moran and Briggs Cunningham paid the money to save face for their country.

Despite this, Honda confirmed on 19 July 2007, that Barrichello would remain with the team as a race driver for the season.