Despite the bitterness of the defeat for Lincoln, his articulation of the issues gave him a national political reputation.

" Despite Gropius's protestations that as a war veteran and a patriot his work had no subversive political intent, the Berlin Bauhaus was pressured to close in April 1933.

Despite its popularity with young consumers, it is critically discussed in European media, NGOs, political parties, and market surveillance regarding its nutritional values, choking hazards, and traces of unwanted chemical substances.

Despite the progress in certain sectors, many social and political injustices continued.

Despite being a Methodist, he made reference to the Buddha in his diary, and encouraged the establishment of a Buddhist political party under Master Taixu.

Despite the political upheaval, the Egyptian population remained mainly Christian.

Despite his political experience, this was a remarkable choice.

Despite legally mandated universal suffrage for males, political barriers were sometimes erected to prevent fair access to elections ( See Civil Rights movement ).

Despite this legal status, the ELDR party has yet to achieve significant grassroots involvement and retains much of the character of a mere confederation of national political parties.

Despite the revivalists ' various political views and different opinions regarding the nature of authentic folk music, they all shared an understanding of Americanism that grounded the nation's identity in cultural pluralism and political democracy " By the end of the 1930s they along with the musicians and others had turned American folk music into a social movement.

Despite the motivation from coloring political maps of countries, the theorem is not of particular interest to mapmakers.

Despite the political situation, the economy of Albania grew at an estimated 5 % in 2007.

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 his lack of political experience, Claudius proved to be an able administrator and a great builder of public works.

Despite efforts and considerations of expanding his political domain, Kemp never held a fundraiser outside of his suburban Western New York district until well into his eighth term in Congress.

Despite a platform covering the full range of political subjects, Kemp's primary campaign weapon was a fiscal policy based on tax cuts.

Despite political corruption and regional instability, Kyrgyzstan is ranked 44th on the Ease of doing Business Index.

Despite his outspokenness, Prince Konoe was destined to achieve the very heights of political life in Japan.

Despite this, unions were formed and began to acquire political power, eventually resulting in a body of labour law that not only legalized organizing efforts, but codified the relationship between employers and those employees organized into unions.

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 1983 constitutional amendments, which appeared to proscribe a political role for the military, the Panama Defense Forces ( PDF ), as they were then known, continued to dominate Panamanian political life behind a facade of civilian government.

Despite Macdonald's claims that he was innocent, evidence came to light showing receipts of money from Allan to Macdonald and some of his political colleagues.

Despite being at the apex of executive government in the country, the office is not mentioned in the Constitution of Australia specifically and exists through an unwritten political convention.

Despite all this turmoil in al-Andalus, Abd al-Rahman wanted to take the fight back east to Baghdad.

Despite serious domestic turmoil, the patriotism engendered by Morocco ’ s participation in the Middle East conflict and by the events in Western Sahara contributed to Hassan ’ s popularity and strengthened his hand politically.

Despite all the personal turmoil, the 1950 – 54 period was actually quite fruitful for Davis artistically.

Despite critical and commercial success, the group was plagued by internal conflict and legal turmoil, as Roberson and Luckett attempted to split off the group's manager Mathew Knowles.

Despite the ongoing lineup turmoil, Dinosaur Jr. signed with Sire Records in 1990.

Despite this justification there is a very famous political 1976 interview recorded by the Portuguese state-run television channel — RTP, in which Barroso, as a politically minded student during the post-Carnation Revolution turmoil known as PREC, criticises the bourgeois education system which " throws students against workers and workers against students.

Despite the misgivings of Peter and Bean, Graff states flatly that Achilles is not unbeatable ; though he is smart, his major talent has been to put himself in the middle of turmoil and seize opportunities without hesitation.

Despite the turmoil, this later period is remembered in The Hobbit as a time of prosperity.

Despite the turmoil off the pitch, Addison's side had managed a mid-table position, but lack of funds led to his dismissal in early March, and under Nick Cusack the club slumped to a 20th placed-finish.

Despite a history through the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries that included disease, famine, and pogroms, Lithuania was somewhat less affected by such turmoil than surrounding areas.

Despite her unwillingness and inner turmoil to be with other men, she perseveres as she believes it is keeping Jan alive.

Despite the turmoil, Clark penned a classic love song, " Won't Let You Down ", rumoured to have been offered as an olive branch to the other former Byrds.

Despite the turmoil, Petra prepared in 1997 to release its 16th studio album, a sequel to its wildly successful Petra Praise album eight years earlier.

Despite the turmoil, the team wins the competition.

Despite her wealth and fame and glamorous lifestyle, Elsie Ferguson's personal life had more than its share of turmoil.

Despite the turmoil and defections, the movement continued to grow in the 1930s.

Despite this turmoil, the 1950s proved a successful era for club and it was while at MTK that Hidegkuti, together with Péter Palotás and coach Márton Bukovi, pioneered the deep lying centre-forward position.

Despite the internal turmoil, by 1981 The Teardrop Explodes were at the height of their popularity.

Despite her fame and fortune, Martine Carol's personal life was filled with turmoil that included a suicide attempt and drug abuse, and four marriages.

Despite a great deal of financial turmoil during that time, he turned the struggling team around to the extent that they set a club record of 21 games unbeaten in the league during season 1988 – 89.

Despite the history of disease and famine through the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries culminating in the great plague of 1710, Lithuania was somewhat less affected by such turmoil than surrounding areas.

Despite the turmoil in their relationship, Carrie and Big make continuous appearances in each others ' lives, which is the source of both joy and stress for Carrie.

Despite this turmoil, the 1950s proved a successful era for the club and with a team that included Péter Palotás, Nándor Hidegkuti, Mihály Lantos and József Zakariás, Bukovi guided them to three Hungarian League titles and a Hungarian Cup.

Despite the turmoil, the Chief Secretary for Ireland, George Wyndham's Irish Land ( Purchase Act ) 1903 passed at Westminster, resolving the Irish Land Question.