Despite warnings from local authorities, the group continued to meet privately and attract even more followers.

Despite public displays of goodwill towards the populace, privately Heydrich left no illusions as to his eventual goal: " This entire area will one day be definitely German, and the Czechs have nothing to expect here ".

Despite being mayor for such a long time, Quimby does not know or care much about his city, often privately ( or even publicly ) showing his outright contempt for Springfield's citizens.

" Despite an outward appearance of confidence and popularity with his troops, the " genial six-footer with a face some people described as ' coarse '", privately often exhibited a lack of self-confidence, and in later campaigns became somewhat dependent on his older brother Richard for advice and approval.

Despite the ban on privately owned diesel locomotives operating on BR tracks, railway enthusiasts did not have to wait that long after the final withdrawal of the class to see a Deltic back on the mainline.

Despite having formerly served as county school superintendent, Cooper's father had a low opinion of the public schools, and until he was in the fifth grade, Cooper was privately tutored by a neighbor.

Despite her husband's offer to pay for her to have this surgery privately, she opted to be treated as a standard NHS patient on the public wards of her local hospital.

Despite showing talent at the piano, she was not allowed to study at the Paris Conservatoire, but she took lessons privately.

Despite being publicly being traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange, the Newhouse family exercise the largest stake in the company, 31 %, through privately held Advance Publications.

Despite his criticism, Zvobgo eventually voted for the legislation, which was used to close off Zimbabwe's only privately owned daily newspaper, The Daily News, and to arrest at least 31 independent journalists.

Despite its large size, the company remains privately owned by the Johnson family, and is currently in its fifth generation of family ownership.

Despite commercial success, the book was taken up by only a handful of schools, most of which are privately run and located in a comparatively small geographic area of Tokyo.

Despite lying in Canadian waters, the island was privately owned for years by various U. S. owners, until it was purchased in 1999 by the Nature Conservancy of Canada, then donated to the Canadian national park system on September 6, 2000.

Despite widespread support among its members, its leadership released no statement and spoke privately with Rep. Thomas instead.

The New York City Parents Union filed its own lawsuit in June 2011 to stop co-locations and school closings, stating that “ Despite inconsistent and uncertain results, the DOE continues to push public school parents into a privately managed school system where many charters perform worse than the public schools while failing to serve their fair share of students with special needs and English Language Learners .”

Despite Labor holding a majority in the House of Representatives, Kerr appointed the Leader of the Opposition, Liberal leader Malcolm Fraser as caretaker prime minister, conditional on the passage of the Whitlam government's Supply bills through the Senate and the calling of an election for both houses of parliament.

Despite its internal differentiation among the conservative Old Slovenes and the progressive Young Slovenes, the Slovene nationals defended similar programs, calling for a cultural and political autonomy of the Slovene people.

Despite the fact that Manning was unable to attract a majority ( and Parliament was thus unable to sit ), he delayed calling elections until October 2002.

Despite his earlier atheism, Powell became a devout member of the Church of England, thinking in 1949 " that he heard the bells of St Peter's Wolverhampton calling him " while walking to his flat in his ( then future ) constituency.

Despite the trial, the film was still a success, with critics calling it a masterpiece on par with Broken Blossoms and Four Horsemen.

Despite political grandstanding from the Calderón administration calling of an earlier withdrawal, the Navy left Vieques on May 1, 2003, the very same date President Clinton and Governor Rosselló had agreed upon.

" Despite the negative publicity, Afrodisiac became Norwood's most critically acclaimed album to date, with some highlighting the " more consistently mature and challenging " effect of Timbaland on Norwood's music, and others calling it " listenable and emotionally resonant ," comparing it to " Janet Jackson at her best ".

One review written when the series was released on DVD gave it average ratings, commenting that while the show was dubbed into English poorly, it commented positively on the use of characters saying, " Despite his heroic calling as a robot pilot, Akito is remarkably approachable — after all, what could be more down-to-earth than a cook?

Despite the fact that he held no formal degree, employees, friends, and the press respected his scientific accomplishments by calling him Dr. Land.

Despite repeatedly calling Ali out, Foreman was unable to secure a rematch with the champion before he ( Foreman ) abruptly decided to retire after a loss to Jimmy Young in 1977.

Despite this he said little about Home Rule until the passing of the Parliament Act in 1911, calling it the " Home Rule In Disguise Act " and saying it was an attempt to change parliamentary demographics so as to allow Home Rule " through the back door ".

Despite Bartók calling the third section a " recapitulation " it is not a straight repetition of the music from the prima parte, being somewhat varied and simplified.

Despite other claims as to the name " Chicken Dance ", the name had come about because an Austrian tour guide translated " Bird Dance / Dance Little Bird " and other similar names, from German to English by calling it " The Chicken Dance " when Norm Edlebeck's Band appeared in Austria in the fall of 1981.

Despite her relatively low public profile, Aline Chrétien was also recognized as a powerful advisor to her husband ; Maclean's magazine once wrote, " Never mind calling her the power behind the throne — she shares the seat of power ", and columnist Allan Fotheringham later called her the second most powerful political figure in Canada, behind her husband but ahead of any elected Member of Parliament or any staffer in the PMO.

Despite a warning from the judge, Erskine attacked Lord Sandwich calling him " the dark mover behind the scene of iniquity ".

Despite Zonker calling him " Uncle Duke ", Duke appears to be his surname ; the back matter for the Doonesbury collection " Death of a Party Animal " refers to him as " Raoul Duke ," a throwback to the character's origins.

Despite the advantages of giant size, Janet usually preferred to remain the diminutive Wasp, calling on her growth power only in times of extreme emergency.

Despite geographic proximity, these two dialects are very dissimilar, with Kocievian being much closer to Kuyavian, to the point of some scholars calling it a variant of that dialect.

Despite some fans calling for Yates to resign, Cheltenham started the 2011 / 12 season impressively, with a side including new signings Darryl Duffy, Luke Summerfield, and highly-rated England U-21 goalkeeper Jack Butland.

Despite this, the MOC has claimed that it does not care about anyone's opinion outside its Council calling it irrelevant and is determined to forcibly reclaim their property in Montenegro, currently occupied by SOC.

Despite the show's introduction describing Kent as " mild-mannered " and colleagues constantly calling him " timid " and even " spineless ", Clark Kent is mildly assertive and authoritative during situations when he is not Superman.

Despite significant political differences and disagreements between the Thirteen Colonies, tensions occasioned by the harsh Parliamentary response to the 1773 Boston Tea Party prompted the calling of the First Continental Congress, which produced a united response to the Intolerable Acts of 1774.

Despite the fierce fighting as the Japanese laid siege to the island, on April 21, 1942 Moore held a roll call — known as muster in army terms — calling the names of each of the Aggies under his command.

Despite the plot being a source of significant criticism, the majority of academics and musicians agree in calling it a magnum opus, particularly lauding its craftmanship.

Despite the loss, Cleveland players took home a number of awards.

Despite Roosevelt's support for Harrison's reelection bid in the presidential election of 1892, the eventual winner, Grover Cleveland ( a Bourbon Democrat ), reappointed him to the same post.

Despite being ridiculed for the letter by the media, Cleveland fans embraced the owner, even offering to pay the $ 100, 000 fine given by the NBA.

Despite their similar names, South Solon is not adjacent to the city of Solon, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland in Cuyahoga County.

Despite impressive career statistics, he is primarily remembered for throwing a beanball on August 16, 1920, that struck and killed Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians, making Chapman the only Major League player to die as a direct result of an injury sustained on the field.

Despite playing at home, the Cleveland Gladiators played poorly in the second half and were eliminated from contention, losing 50-41.

Despite the Mariners ' subsequent loss to the Cleveland Indians in the American League Championship Series, the late-season comeback and postseason run renewed the public's interest in keeping the team in Seattle.

Despite Coveleski's success in Cleveland, he was not a fan of playing there ; he stated that he " didn't like the town.

Despite his devotion to Torah Vodaath he assisted in the founding ( both personally and financially ) of several similar institutions, such as Mesivta Chaim Berlin ( to which he relinquished a number of his top pupils ), Telshe Cleveland and Beis Medrash Gevoha.

Despite sharing their nickname with the better-known Cleveland Indians of the American League, the Indianapolis team has been affiliated with the Cleveland team for only five seasons ( 1952 – 1956 ).

Despite being set in Cleveland, the film was principally shot in Milwaukee because it was cheaper and the producers were unable to work around the schedules of the Cleveland Indians and Cleveland Browns.

Despite hosting the Super Bowl, Ford Field remains one of only 2 current NFL stadiums ( the other being Cleveland Browns Stadium ) that have yet to host an NFL playoff game.

Despite a pair of impressive back-to-back 4-0 wins over Indiana Invaders and Cincinnati Kings in the run-in-the last of which saw all four goals being scored by Daniel Revivo-Toronto's final day defeat to Michigan left them in third place in the Great Lakes division, squeaking into the playoffs on ' games won ' ahead of Des Moines Menace, but needing to negotiate a preliminary ' Divisional Round ' play-in game against Cleveland Internationals.

Despite being staunchly in favor of reinstating the monarchy, President Grover Cleveland also reversed himself upon receipt of the Morgan Report, refusing requests from the queen for further aid in her restoration, and acknowledging both the Provisional Government and Republic of Hawaii as the legitimate successors to the Kingdom.

Despite long absences from his residence in Cleveland, Evans was known as a devoted husband and father.

Despite being advised to retire several times by the doctor who worked on his knee, Bavaro managed to secure a contract in 1992 with the Cleveland Browns, who were coached by former Giants assistant coach Bill Belichick.

Despite the frequent traffic jams on Cleveland Bridge, Bath's only fire and ambulance stations are located next to it and the drivers of emergency vehicles are assertive in expressing their need to cross on the way to respond to an emergency call.

Despite Quagmire's pleas, Peter and Brian immediately tell Cleveland, but they and Lois are surprised when he accepts it with little emotion.

Despite finally having Quagmire cowering and at his mercy, and the encouragement of Emperor Palpatine, Cleveland realizes that he is unable to hurt another living person, no matter how badly they have hurt him.