Despite the difficulties facing a congregational Rabbi raising a family, Klein volunteered for the U. S. Army during World War II as a chaplain, motivated by a cause he saw as clearly right with important implications for the Jewish People.

Despite facing an oil crisis due to the OPEC embargo, the economy of Japan witnessed a large boom in this period, overtaking the economy of West Germany to become the second-largest in the world.

Despite facing many obstacles, the Lovers are always united by the play's close.

Despite the eventual termination of the supply of manna, Exodus states that a small amount of it survived within an omer-sized pot or jar, which was kept facing the Testimony ( possibly, adjacent to the Ark of the Covenant ); it indicates that Yahweh instructed this of Moses, who delegated it to Aaron.

Despite facing desertions and near-mutinies, he commanded his regiment in Upper Canada ( present-day Ontario ) successfully for many years.

Despite being blinded and exiled and facing violence from Creon and his sons, in the end Oedipus is accepted and absolved by Zeus.

Despite facing public condemnation from FVBC's Loenen, Free Your Vote recruited hundreds of volunteers for the province-wide effort, building a far larger citizen organization than either ECCO or FVBC.

Despite the changes, many Gurkhas who had not served long enough to entitle them to a pension faced hardship on their return to Nepal, and some critics derided the Government's decision to only award the new pension and citizenship entitlement to those joining after 1 July 1997, claiming that this left many ex-Gurkha servicemen still facing a financially uncertain retirement.

Despite pleading " no contest " to child molestation and possibly facing up to life in prison, Lewis managed to be let off with probation and a $ 500 fine.

Despite repeated denials about his complicity in extraordinary rendition — he once dismissed the suggestion of UK involvement in the practice as a " conspiracy theory "— Straw has been dogged for years over his alleged leading role in it, most recently facing scrutiny over the case of Abdel Hakim Belhadj.

Despite a reduction of the levy, Tyne Tees was one of the contractors facing collapse.

Despite the seizure of his computer equipment ; searches of his business, person, and home ; grand jury investigations ; FBI and ATF questioning ; facing years in prison and hundreds of death threats ; he did not reveal the identities of members of the Earth Liberation Front and Animal Liberation Front movements.

Despite her rationalism, she often tends to exaggerate any problem she's facing.

Despite the immense difficulties facing the new party the KPRP promoted the unification of the trade union movement and opposed the war on the country ’ s eastern frontier.

Despite Ford's engines being well regarded for their ease of service, the Endura-E has a very awkward placing for its oil filter, which is quite high up, at the back of the engine and facing from left to right rather than pointing downwards or out – meaning it is very difficult to access from underneath the car ( without a mechanic's ramp ), and despite being very short, the can-type oil filter still manages to protrude past the tip of the adjacent starter motor, meaning it is very difficult to remove using chain-type grips.

Despite briefly being locked out of Boothferry Park by bailiffs and facing the possibility of liquidation, Hull qualified for the Third Division play-offs in the 2000 – 01 season, losing in the semi-finals to Leyton Orient.

Despite the many problems facing the province, it is one of the more stable in the southeast of the country and there has been a concerted effort to improve the civic infrastructure, giving Paktia a reasonable rate of reconstruction.

Despite this bravado, and despite receiving units from McClellan's Army of the Potomac that swelled the Army of Virginia to 70, 000 men, Pope's aggressiveness exceeded his strategic capabilities, particularly since he was now facing Confederate General Robert E. Lee.

Despite facing government concerns and policy confusion, a number of people have developed commercial enterprises that have centred on utilising the best elements of their homelands.

Despite the Jets ' offensive struggles and facing a 10-0 deficit, the Jets defense and special teams rallied to score 17 unanswered points.

Despite the setback at the French Open, Sabatini reached the Quarterfinals at 1993 Wimbledon, facing Jana Novotna, a player she had beaten in 6 consecutive matches.

Despite facing a numerically superior enemy, 29th Infantry Brigade held its positions for 3 days.

Despite its whimsical appearance, fairy painting is strongly rooted in the literary and theatrical influences of Romanticism, as well as in the cultural issues facing the Victorian era.

Despite facing a difficult market, Jetstar Asia took delivery of a fifth aircraft in 2005 and sought approval for new routes.

Despite his all-out effort to reduce the public-sector deficit, the overall ratio of fiscal deficit to the GDP in 1990 showed little change from that in 1989.

Despite its status as beneficiary of both the Caribbean Basin Initiative ( CBI ) and the Generalized System of Preferences ( GSP )-- both of which confer duty free status on Honduran imports to the United States — Honduras has run a long-standing trade deficit with the United States.

Despite the difficulties, it is expected that the deficit will reach 3. 3 % in 2013.

Despite their great defensive effort, the Giants still trailed 13-9 late in the fourth quarter, but a 30-yard run from linebacker Gary Reasons on a fake punt set up kicker Matt Bahr's fourth field goal, cutting their deficit to 13-12.

Despite being underdogs against the defending Stanley Cup Champion Edmonton Oilers in the Smythe Division semifinals, Gretzky led the Kings to a shocking upset of his old squad, spearheading the Kings ' return from a 3 – 1 series deficit to win the series 4 – 3.

Despite this the region is still faced with a deficit in rainfall, particularly in the eastern part of the province ( around Słupcy, Kazimierz Biskupi, Kleczew ) where sometimes experience only 450 mm of rainfall per year, this threatens steppization of the region.

Despite improved play during the second half of the season, they could not overcome the deficit from early on in the season.

Despite this, his time as Premier saw the eventual elimination of the provincial deficit, substantial progress in negotiating the transfer of natural resource rights from the federal government, and the creation of the Alberta Wheat Pool.

Despite leading 11-8 at the half, the Roughriders faced a ten-point deficit in the fourth quarter.

Despite pledges to reduce it, the deficit had grown to over $ 40 billion by 1993.

Despite the deficit, and in the absence of a subsidy, the joint committee studying the airport recommended to the Harbour Commission to keep it open.

Despite Juventus taking the lead after 81 minutes, Shankly ordered his players to ensure the deficit was only one goal.

Despite the rising government deficit, there is to be a big increase in military spending, reflecting tension with Pakistan.

Despite this, he was able to rally the Colts from a 23 – 0 deficit to 23 – 21, and gave Adam Vinatieri an opportunity to take the lead with a 29-yard field goal.

Despite its being a fifth-class community, the people have always been self-sufficient and Albuera has never had a deficit since its inauguration.

Despite their diminutive stature his Oxford crew won a dramatic Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race by the smallest ever recorded margin ( one foot ), and in so winning, they overturned the biggest weight deficit in the history of the contest.

Despite an older car, and a power deficit, he managed to stay with the leading pack for the majority of the race.

Despite being outgained by every one of its eleven Division I FBS opponents, the Terrapins started the season 8 – 2, highlighted by a 28 – 26 victory over Virginia in which the team stormed back from a 20 – 0 halftime deficit to defeat the Cavaliers.

Despite the tax increase, a report from the Civic Federation in September 2011 projected a $ 8. 3 billion deficit to end the budget year.

Despite an operating deficit of $ 250, 000, Devereux continued to acquire real estate throughout the Philadelphia area.

Despite these shortcomings, the Wizards rallied from a 19-point deficit to defeat the Memphis Grizzlies 102-91 on the season opener of November 3, 2004.

Despite the profitable production of spices, the colony was always in a state of deficit because its profits were allotted to the VOC in general, not to the colony itself.