Despite near-constant warfare, Basil also showed himself a capable administrator, reducing the power of the great land-owning families who dominated the Empire's administration and military, and filling the Empire's treasury.

Despite their initial support of his nomination in 1902, Pardee's near-constant resistance to the Southern Pacific Railroad has spared his reputation of criticism for being too close to rail monoplies.

Despite his popularity, Francia trampled on human rights, imposing a police state based on espionage, threats and force.

Despite popular conceptions promoted by movies and television, many US police departments prefer not to maintain officers in non-patrol bureaus and divisions beyond a certain period of time, such as in the detective bureau, and instead maintain policies that limit service in such divisions to a specified period of time, after which officers must transfer out or return to patrol duties.

Despite these official acts, violence broke out between the two groups, and Boniface was seized by the Prefect's police and taken to a lodging outside the walls where he was detained under the surveillance of the Prefect's agents.

Despite the anachronistic police box shape, the TARDIS's presence is rarely questioned when it materialises in the present-day United Kingdom.

Despite efforts at petty theft, vandalism, disorderly conduct, and " mashing " with a young prostitute, Soapy fails to draw the attention of the police.

Despite the police surveillance, McCauley and his crew decide to go through with a bank holdup with an estimated $ 12 million payoff.

Despite such international conventions, torture cases continue to arise such as the 2004 Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse scandal committed by military police personnel of the United States Army.

Despite police protection, drovers were afraid to use the track and it was rarely used for almost 20 years.

Despite the Bishop's words, we later find that the police mark the event down in Valjean's permanent record.

Despite his questionable competency at being an officer, Wiggum seems to be very attached to both the police force and his fellow officers.

Despite its name, the Department of the Interior has a different role from that of the interior ministries of other nations, which are usually responsible for routine police functions which are largely performed in the U. S. by state and local governments and national security and immigration functions which are performed by the Department of Homeland Security primarily and the Department of Justice secondarily.

Despite the ban on military use, hollow-point bullets are one of the most common types of civilian and police ammunition, due largely to the reduced risk of bystanders being hit by over-penetrating or ricocheted bullets, and the increased speed of incapacitation.

Despite extensive police resources channelled towards their capture, a wall of silence created by a mixture of fear and respect in the Shankill community, provided few leads that could be followed.

Despite hospital photographs of the man's beating, Hobbs received no reprimand, and CBS Atlanta reports that no action has been taken to address Hobbs ' 58 incidents of use of force, " nearly 20 times more often than an average Clayton County police officer had in the same time period.

Despite its small size, Braswell has its own police department which includes a chief, a lieutenant and three officers, giving the city a ratio of one officer for every 16 residents.

Despite this, the police determine that she's the prime suspect, and her fragile mental state only strengthens the case.

Despite the strong likelihood of violence, the government refused to ban the march and a large escort of police was provided in an attempt to prevent anti-fascist protestors disrupting the march.

Despite the respect he has earned, several people still antagonized him – including Officer Kirk ( Ed Peck ), an overzealous police officer who sometimes ( always unsuccessfully ) tried to frame Fonzie or run him out of town.

Despite the attempt to make Las Vegas more family-friendly, such advertising for these services goes on undisturbed by police or hotel security.

Despite such reforms, police agencies were led by highly autocratic leaders, and there remained a lack of respect between police and the community.

Despite a police investigation and huge press interest, Lucan has not been found and is presumed dead.

Despite events in the film portraying police officers ordering them to leave, they are seen again later in the film while the events transpire at night, still embracing in the same location ; these characters are included despite having no apparent connection to the main plot of the film.

Despite this, the police did not believe that the Yugoslavs had killed Dando.

Despite these claims, police have continued to bring prosecutions for underage prostitution against the brothels despite relaxed oversight.

Despite his enthusiasm for film, Jarmusch, an avid reader in his youth, had a greater interest in literature, a pursuit in which he was encouraged by his grandmother.

Despite carrying out this revenge, Shaka continued his pursuit of Zwide.

Despite the fact that successful isolated system perpetual motion devices are physically impossible in terms of the current understanding of the laws of physics, the pursuit of perpetual motion remains popular.

Commerce Department regulations virtually required pilots to have flown in the military to acquire sufficient flight hours, and until the 1970s, the U. S. Air Force and Navy barred women from flying, thus also preventing them from moving into commercial piloting Despite women being trained by the US Army Air Corps and flying every advanced military aircraft the US built ( including every bomber, pursuit plane, and the first jet ) during WWII as Women Airforce Service Pilots ( WASP ), this program was disbanded in December 1944 and commercial jobs were not generally available to women, though these highly trained women flew as instructors and pilots for flying services throughout the United States.

Despite having no jurisdiction on American soil Brock sent a party across the border in pursuit and the men were captured.

Despite his brief pursuit of an official career, he mainly lived in and wrote about the area in which he was born and raised, in what is now the province of Hubei, China.

Despite opposition from his subordinates, he ordered the pursuit be continued after the initial victory.

Despite his wounds Benbow was determined to continue the pursuit, despite Captain Kirkby's arrival on-board and attempts to persuade Benbow to abandon it.

Despite Hotze's aggressive harassment of the French retreat, Charles did not follow up on the withdrawal ; Masséna established himself on the opposite bank of the Limmat without threat of pursuit from the main body of the Austrian Army, much to the annoyance of the Russian liaison officer, Alexander Ivanovich, Count Ostermann-Tolstoy.

" Despite his wealth of battlefield experience and years of military schooling, Middleton had only limited experience in conducting pursuit operations, and was a bit overwhelmed by them.

Despite this somewhat dubious record Tottenham Hotspur's Director of Football David Pleat was not dissuaded in his pursuit of Robinson as he had played well throughout the season.

Despite facing a tough home stretch, the Titans placed admirably in their pursuit of an inaugural finals campaign.

Despite the numerical disadvantage, the battle was another victory for Royalist forces over the Covenanters, and marked the end of William Baillie's pursuit of the Royalists.

Despite the fact that he had just sent another group in pursuit of the Canadians, Washington went with a detachment of 40 men to meet with Tanacharison.

Despite his actions during the Japanese occupation, when he routinely ignored the curfew in pursuit of his pastoral activities, the Japanese authorities never harassed him.

Despite later being doused in acid, Nemesis continues pursuit, and mutates into a much larger monster after absorbing a dead Tyrant, gaining the ability to spew poison.