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

Despite a strong push in the middle of the 2007 season, winning five straight games, the Vikings lost their final two games to finish the season at 8 – 8, missing the playoffs.

Despite barely missing the playoffs and receiving the least chance of gaining the top draft pick with only one ball in the lottery, the Magic won the first pick in the 1993 NBA Draft Lottery.

Despite missing the playoffs in back-to-back seasons for the first time since the 80's, the 2007 – 08 season displayed many signs of growth in the team, especially towards the end of the season.

Despite victory in this affair, and moving toward New Market Gap following the engagement, Torbert halted his command that night on the Page County side of the Massanutten, thereby missing an opportunity to cut off Confederate General Jubal Early's retreat from Fisher's Hill.

Despite the close proximity, many inhabitants of the Black Country resist hints at any relationship to people living in Birmingham, which may be called " Brum-a-jum " ( Birmingham's colloquial name is Brummagem, a corruption of its older name of Bromwichamand hence West Bromwich ) or Birminam ( missing the g and h out and saying it the way it's spelt ).

Despite missing the deadline to apply for Congressional appointment to the military academy, Stilwell gained entry through the use of family connections who knew President William McKinley.

Despite this furore, McCarthy's team reached the second round but were eliminated by Spain in a penalty shoot-out ( after having already missed and scored a penalty in normal time ), thus fractionally missing out on a quarter-final place.

Despite missing several months of the 2005 season due to the injury, Els won the second event on his return, the Dunhill Championship.

Despite the added firepower, the Wings saw some improvement, going 8-8 in 2006 but missing the postseason on tiebreakers.

Despite that missing documentation — There is, however, evidence in support of the legend, and there are no records that point to any other source for the name.

Despite missing a third of the season, Gooden won 15 games for the 1987 Mets.

Despite missing many performances ( citing health problems ) and withdrawing nearly five months early from the production's transfer to the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, she won the award for best actress in a musical at the 2002 Laurence Olivier Awards.

Despite missing five full games and most of a sixth, he still threw for 2, 517 yards and 17 touchdowns with only 8 interceptions.

Despite missing out on a wild card spot, the organisers awarded her a wild card for the Australian Open main draw.

Despite missing 15 games with chicken pox and patellar tendinitis in both knees that plagued him throughout the first half of the 1993 season, Anderson led all American League leadoff hitters in extra-base hits ( 56 ) and RBI ( 62 ).

Despite the attention from psychic detectives Ali Lowitzer remains missing from her Spring, TX home.

Despite an extensive search in the weeks following the crash, the missing disk and blade assembly could not be located.

Despite missing a handful of games after sustaining an ankle injury blocking a shot in a December 23, 2011 win over the Nashville Predators, he had returned to the Dallas lineup by early January and was again a contributing member of their blueline corps.

Despite missing two months, Hossa managed 15 goals and 15 assists for 30 points in 60 games to earn NHL All-Rookie honours and finish second to Colorado's Chris Drury in Calder Trophy voting for rookie of the year.

Despite missing three games with a broken right index finger, an injury he suffered against the Islanders, Stevens would finish the year third on the team in scoring with 61 points ; his 51 assists were also good enough for second on the Capitals.

Despite missing 10 games from his suspension, Bertuzzi finished the 2001 – 02 season third in league-scoring with 85 points, behind Näslund and Calgary Flames forward Jarome Iginla.

Despite missing time, he went on to record his ninth 50-point season in the past 10 seasons, besting Nicklas Lidstrom's eight.

Despite missing time, however, he continued to improve offensively with 31 goals and 68 points in 68 games, his most productive season with the Senators.

Despite missing more than half the County Championship matches, he scored more runs at a better average than anyone else in the side.

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 the failure of Mickey Mantle's Country Cookin ' restaurants in the early 1970s, Mickey Mantle's Restaurant & Sports Bar opened in New York at 42 Central Park South ( 59th Street ) in 1988.

Despite a population of around 42, 000 in 2006, over 7, 700 such tickets were issued in three years.

Despite Davis's high disapproval ratings, he managed to defeat Simon by a margin of 47. 3 % of the vote to Simon's 42. 4 %.

Despite having nearly an hour's advance warning that severe weather was imminent, 42 people were killed ( 25 in vehicles ) and 1, 800 were injured because the storm arrived just in time for many people to be driving home from work.

Despite the river's length and relatively large drainage area ( 308 square miles ; 798 km² ), its source is only 26 miles ( 42 km ) from its mouth, and the river drops only 350 feet ( 107 m ) from source to sea.

Despite short-and medium-term setbacks, such as shortage of hotel rooms, tourism revenues are expected to surge by 42 % from 2007 to 2017.

Despite his lack of military experience and his relatively advanced age of 42, Hampton was a natural cavalryman — brave, audacious, and a superb horseman.

Despite only being attended by 42 people, Wilson cites the concert as a great historical event that would inspire attendees to " go out and perform wondrous deeds ".

Despite winning 42. 0 % of the list votes and 164 representatives out of 386 in National Assembly, they were beaten by the social-democratic and liberal coalition of Hungarian Socialist Party ( MSZP ) and the Alliance of Free Democrats ( SZDSZ ).

Despite Raymond's hasty visit to the rectory soon after 2: 30 p. m. to spread the alert, there was an unexplained delay before the first telephone call from the rectory reached the fire department at 2: 42 p. m. One minute later, a second telephone call was received from Barbara Glowacki, the owner of a candy store on the alley along the north wing.

Despite the many successes achieved with 29 and 31 in setting speed and altitude records, Delage quickly embarked on a new design ( The Nieuport-Delage NiD. 42 ) that was to provide the basis for a family of aircraft that would remain in service until the fall of France during World War II.

Despite this, he polled well on election day, achieving 42. 2 % of the primary vote ( compared to his nearest rival who received 9. 2 %), and was re-elected.

Despite these extensive changes, ratings continued to decline as NBC began to move the show around to various spots in its schedule ( the show averaged out at # 42 in the Nielsens for season six, which was actually 7 spots higher than in its third season, when NBC evidently gave the show more support ).

Despite struggling with injuries in parts of the 2004 – 05 and latter parts of the 2006 – 07 and 2007 – 08 seasons, Saha still contributed 42 goals in all competitions for Manchester United in 120 appearances for the club.

Despite major losses for Democrats nationwide, O ' Malley defeated Ehrlich 56 %- 42 %, receiving just over one million votes.

Despite early season shoulder and wrist injuries ( with the latter reportedly caused lifting his wife's suitcase the last week of spring training ) forcing Aguilera to miss 6 weeks early in the season, the veteran battled his way to an 8 – 6 record with a 5. 42 ERA in 19 starts, including a pair of complete games.

Despite these preparations, only 35 out of a total of 42 texts were published in La Vogue between May 13 and June 21 due to an obscure dispute between those associated with the project.

Despite being cut on the face in the sixth round, Hill was able to out hustle and out work his much younger opponent to capture his fifth world title at the age of 42.

Despite the difference in their ageshe was 42 to her 18they began to plan their wedding immediately.

Despite this relatively low chart peak, " La La " was credited with helping boost the sales of Autobiography, which rose on the charts from number 42 to number 33 ( with a 61 % sales increase ) in one week in December 2004, soon after the single's debut.

Despite the below-freezing temperatures, Beuerlein was red-hot, out-dueling Brett Favre and connecting on 29 of 42 attempts, with 3 TDs and no INTs, and passing for a then franchise-record 373 yards.

Despite a late rally, West Ham were relegated with a record number of 42 points.

Despite an increase of rural branches, from 1, 860 or 22 % of the total number of branches in 1969 to 30, 590 or 42 % in 2007, only 32, 270 out of 500, 000 villages are covered by a scheduled bank.