Despite rain, and opposition from conservatives based on the amount of money that was being spent, the procession went ahead.

Despite the lack of rain, Libreville remains very cloudy during this time of year.

Despite the hot temperature, it is very common to experience " summer storms " in which temperatures are consistent but there is heavy rain and thunderstorms.

Despite the rain shadow effect created by the Cascades, there is still enough precipitation most years to support relatively high soil moisture levels throughout the winter.

Despite the heavy rain and the numerous ditches and hedges which broke up the ground in front of Gibson's position, Fairfax's force attacked at about 2 pm.

Despite light rain, high winds, and temperatures in the mid-30s, the race drew 19, 819 entrants, the second-highest total in race history.

Despite having a championship point, they eventually lost by 2 – 6, 6 – 4, 7 – 6 ( 4 ) in the final, after the match got postponed due to rain.

Despite cold weather and heavy rain the race attracted a crowd of 50, 000 to Churchill Downs and the filly Nellie Flag was made favorite.

Despite a standing of 71st in 2007 it achieved the second lowest CO < sub > 2 </ sub > emission rate of any university in the UK, The rise to 8th in the UK was attributed to existing green activity, including the use of canal water in cooling systems and the continued low carbon emissions ( 13 % lower than 2007 ), as well as new foci such as a push for improved levels of recycling and the introduction of rain water harvesting.

Despite the vast destruction of rain forests, it is amongst the most numerous of pit vipers and is not endangered.

Despite the rain and the soft ground which reduced the effect of the shell bursts, the effectiveness of the artillery was aided by the otherwise favourable technical conditions which prevailed, including the location of the infantry between the guns and the assaulting Viet Cong, the convenient range of at which the engagement occurred, good communications afforded by the newly issued PRC-25 radios, the airburst affect created by rounds exploding in the rubber trees, and a large supply of rounds which had been stock-piled at Nui Dat.

Despite their casualties the heavy Viet Cong attacks continued amid the rain, supported by machine-guns.

Despite Singapore's small size, there may be sunshine on one side while there is rain on the other.

Despite rain and low temperatures, several thousand people attended the opening day, and an cumulated attendance figure of 200, 000 was reached within two months.

Despite the rain in the previous days, the sun shone on race day, and the track was dry.

Despite heavy rain early Friday morning, the track was dry for the first practice and remained that way all weekend.

Despite having competition with engines three times larger, Nuvolari held back the competition until troubles ensued in the rain.

Despite heavy rain and chilly winds, the ceremony was marked by attendance of many officials, locals, and international and local media.

Despite being bedridden, when it came time for her to leave Galway, Michael travelled through the rain to Gretta's window ; and, although he was able to speak with her again, he died within the week.

Despite initial enthusiasm, the turn-out on the fifth anniversary of Hariri's assassination ( February 14, 2010 ) was hindered due to heavy rain.

Despite a heavy, cold rain, someone set some Victor rat traps and found one specimen each of Tateomys rhinogradoides and S. macrorhinos the following day.

Despite rain washing out parts of the first day at New Road, England took their first Test victory over Australia since December 1984, and their first Ashes series win since 1963.

Despite its dry and austere appearance, rain is common on the mountain, with peak precipitation occurring between September and November.

Despite its often slimy appearance, the cliff's sandstone composition means it dries out quickly after rain, and, after several accidents, several large metal spikes were placed at the top of the main cliff for top-rope climbing that offer extra safety for climbers worried about the sandstone's crumbly nature.

Despite progress since the Soviet era, the unemployment rate still hovers near 30 % and there remains a huge gulf between actual and potential Gross Domestic Product.

Despite this huge show of force, the battle will be short-lived, for Ezekiel, Daniel, and Revelation all say that this last desperate attempt to destroy the people and the city of God will end in disaster: " I will bring him to judgment with pestilence and bloodshed.

Despite Australian rules football's huge popularity in the state of Tasmania, the state does not have a team in the Australian Football League.

Despite a huge amount of government sponsored publicity, especially during the Park era, it was not clear by the late 1980s that the Saemaul undong had achieved its objectives.

Despite this huge increase, no further breakdown is given by Singstat.

Despite that, like all agencies that deal with huge volumes of timely information, UP and later UPI had its share of remembered mistakes.

Despite his strong dislike of Wegener, Raeder agreed that it had been a huge mistake on the part of Germany not to have occupied Norway, the " Gate to the Atlantic " in 1914 as control of Norway would allowed Germany to escape the North Sea by breaking the British distant blockade.

Despite having valuable technology, CDC still suffered from huge losses in 1985 and 1986 while attempting to reorganize.

Despite its progress, there are still many fundamental problems faced by this field as " unlike medicine, evaluation is not a discipline that has been developed by practicing professionals over thousands of years, so we are not yet at the stage where we have huge encyclopaedias that will walk us through any evaluation step-by-step ", or provide a clear definition of what evaluation entails ( Davidson, 2005 ).

Despite huge investments by their parent companies, neither Viewtron nor Gateway lasted into the second half of the decade.

Despite it being named after an outlaw named Cullen Baker, it is a huge family event and has a parade, craft / food booths, a pageant, a tug-of-war competition, bouncy houses, a street dance, and a rodeo.

Despite the boost to the local economy, Salt Lake and the surrounding communities did not appreciate the huge military presence and tried to limit soldiers to the area around the base.

Despite the huge amount of buildings and artists involved with the BAT ( over 50, 000 buildings have been uploaded to the SimCity3000Unlimited web site at EA. com ), some feel that it has not gained the cult-status the SCURK has.

Despite Lane's resignation, Friday Night Football proved a huge success for Channel Nine, in no small part due to the presence of, in his own words, " the biggest name on the Nine Network ", McGuire himself.

Despite being a puppet show, it has, like the real-life Kukla, Fran and Ollie TV show, a huge audience of all ages.

Despite the early criticisms from the media, Passion Tour achieved huge success.

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

Despite the " huge potential upside ," Lebanon and the region also face a danger, he said.

Despite the achievements, the Shock were viewed as huge underdogs to the two time defending champion Los Angeles Sparks, who were looking for a three-peat.

Despite being a huge box office success, it is the lowest grossing film in the series, making roughly two million less than American Reunion.

Despite the huge migrations during and after Partition, India is still home to the third largest Muslim population in the world ( after Indonesia and Pakistan ).

Despite the criticism, Hewitt managed to balance the books of the NHS, which had previously been in huge debt.

Despite local authorities initial attempt to prevent it, many locals turned out with fish and hand-feed the birds, apparently allowing the huge pelicans to survive the winter.

Despite his huge success he has yet to be inducted into either The Texas Country Music Hall of Fame or Country Music Hall of Fame.