Despite the move away from the Valley, Charlton were promoted to the First Division as Second Division runners-up at the end of 1985 – 86, and remained at this level for four years ( achieving a highest league finish of 14th ) often with late escapes, most notably against Leeds in 1987, where the Addicks triumphed in extra-time of the play-off final replay to secure their top flight place.

Despite the limitations imposed on ancient Chinese concubines, history and literature have examples of concubines achieving great power and influence.

Despite the severe damage the economy of Georgia suffered due to civil strife in the 1990s, Georgia, with the help of the IMF and World Bank, has made substantial economic gains since 2000, achieving robust GDP growth and curtailing inflation.

Despite achieving independence in 1956, Morocco still has a strong relationship with its former colonizers.

Despite these strains, however, Nigerians had assisted in the halting process of achieving stability in Chad, and both nations reaffirmed their intention to maintain close ties.

Despite holding a master's degree in an era when American conscripts often lacked a high school diploma, Lehrer served as an enlisted soldier, achieving the rank of Specialist Third Class ( later retitled " Specialist-4 " and currently " Specialist "), which he described as being a " corporal without portfolio ".

Despite a highly promoted launch ( including being named Time magazine's " 1994 Product of the Year ") and a host of cutting-edge technologies, the 3DO's high price ( US $ 599 at launch ), limited third-party developer support, and an over-saturated console market prevented the system from achieving success comparable to competitors Sega and Nintendo.

Despite the band achieving massive success with Slippery When Wet and New Jersey, living on the road almost destroyed the strong bond between the band members.

Despite their deaths, there is a sense of peace and resolution over the family — especially over the boy, who has achieved the single thing he most wanted in the world, which is achieving his literacy.

Despite his deep respect for Gokhale, however, Gandhi would reject Gokhale's faith in western institutions as a means of achieving political reform and ultimately chose not to become a member of Gokhale's Servants of India Society.

Despite slow initial sales the album went gold in France and Australia over the next two years, achieving gold status in the U. S. in 2002, and selling over six times platinum in Australia in 2006.

Despite this newest theory of reading, Barthes remained concerned with the difficulty of achieving truly neutral writing, which required an avoidance of any labels that might carry an implied meaning or identity towards a given object.

Despite achieving limited mainstream success, Yo La Tengo has been called " the quintessential critics ' band " and maintains a strong cult following.

Despite achieving the goal of promotion, Thordarson was sacked by Gunnar Gíslason only days after the club won promotion.

Despite achieving its objectives, the attack on the Custom House was a setback for the IRA as a large number of Volunteers were captured either during the attack or when falling back.

Despite achieving a Scottish record of nine points in the group stage, Celtic failed to qualify for the latter stages and parachuted into the UEFA Cup.

Despite never achieving major success, 45 Grave are recognized as being one of the first American gothic bands, predating the formation of Christian Death.

Despite achieving a partial success and opening the way for a retreat, Floyd lost his nerve and ordered his men back to the fort.

Despite their depleted state, the Regia Aeronautica attempted a strategic attack on Gibraltar on 19 July with 10 SM. 79GAs, but only two managed to reach their target, again without achieving any result.

Despite, achieving great prominence already, Čolić continued appearing at the occasional festival such as the Zagreb one in 1976 where surprisingly he finished in fourth place singing " Ti si bila, uvijek bila ".

Despite 20 years of power, in which the government caused the deliberate deaths and executions of millions, the Party does not seem to be any closer to achieving the goal of a socialist utopia.

Despite its relative technical simplicity, the injection ( grafting ) technique for breast augmentation is accompanied by post-procedure complications — fat necrosis, calcification, and sclerotic nodules — which directly influence the technical efficacy of the procedure, and of achieving a successful outcome.

Despite these results, claims that there is no difference between visualizing success and achieving success, are entirely false.

Despite Toll not achieving the 90 % requirement, the Government honoured the Heads of Agreement made in July.

Despite its fame, it was in this period that Rabbinical Judaism, led by Hillel the Elder, began to assume popular prominence over the Temple priesthood.

Despite the thousands of political cartoons and hundreds of illustrative works attributed to him, a measurable amount of Tenniel ’ s fame comes specifically from his work as the illustrator of Alice.

Despite the recent awareness and admiration of Leonardo as a scientist and inventor, for the better part of four hundred years his fame rested on his achievements as a painter and on a handful of works, either authenticated or attributed to him that have been regarded as among the masterpieces.

Despite its relative political weakness in this period, Borno's court and mosques under the patronage of a line of scholarly kings earned fame as centers of Islamic culture and learning.

Despite its fame, the Eagle Nebula is fairly dim, with an integrated magnitude of approximately 6. 0.

Despite the album's erratic lyrical content and instrumentation, the latter of which kept it away from mainstream audiences, Boys for Pele is Amos's most successful simultaneous transatlantic release, reaching # 2 on both the Billboard 200 and the UK Top 40 upon its release at the height of her fame.

Despite Mercator's fame as a cartographer, his main source of income came through his craftsmanship of mathematical instruments.

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

Despite the fame of Lisa Simpson, Smith is rarely recognized in public, which she does not mind.

Despite its enduring fame, " In Flanders Fields " is often ignored by academics teaching and discussing Canadian literature.

Despite his fame and eloquence, it was not long before Fisher was in conflict with the new king, his former pupil, Henry VIII.

Despite its fame, the earlier and more numerous London bus classes that the Routemaster replaced ( the RT-type AEC Regent and its Leyland Titan RTL and RTW counterparts ) are often mistaken for Routemasters by the public and by the media .< ref name = autogenerated1 >

Despite his fame, until recently, there have been uncertainties and controversies surrounding both his place of birth and burial.

Despite Bart's fame, however, Cartwright remained relatively unknown.

Despite his fame, Rothko felt a growing personal seclusion, and a sense of being misunderstood as an artist.

Despite his fame, Shackleton was defeated.

Despite his fame, the hunger artist felt dissatisfied and misunderstood.

Despite Alan Gelfand's fame for inventing the ollie air ( Gelfand's maneuver being primarily a transition-oriented trick ), Mullen is responsible for the invention and development of the street ollie.

Despite his new fame, Belvedere agrees to keep his job, as the novel is only the first volume of a trilogy.

Despite her financial success and the recognition gained for her artistic achievements, her fame was eclipsed by that of her son.

Despite fame and fortune, Jessica remains a resident of Cabot Cove, a cozy coastal town in Maine, and maintains her links with all of her old friends, never letting her success go to her head.

Despite his newfound popularity and fame, Dumbo hates this job and is now more miserable than ever.

Despite the fame of his work on Neptune, Adams also did much important work on gravitational astronomy and terrestrial magnetism.

Despite losing, Firpo gained substantial fame all over Latin America after this bout, as many people on different parts of that region spoke about his feat of dropping Dempsey.