Despite repeated demands from visiting Soviet emissaries, Feltrinelli refused to cancel or delay publication.

Despite repeated dynastic change in China, the title of Duke Yansheng was bestowed upon successive generations of descendants until it was abolished by the Nationalist Government in 1935.

Despite there being alternative routes across the canal nearby, General Lowe ordered repeated frontal assaults on the Mount Street position.

Despite his support for SBS, the Fraser government imposed stringent budget cuts on the national broadcaster, the ABC, which came under repeated attack from the Coalition for its supposed left-wing bias and for allegedly " unfair " or critical coverage on TV programs including This Day Tonight and Four Corners, and on the ABC's new youth-oriented radio station Double Jay ( 2JJ ).

Despite repeated attempts by family members and others to have it expunged, his conviction has never been overturned.

Despite repeated citations for recusancy and swingeing fines, he died a rich man, having rooms at the time of his death at the London home of the Earl of Worcester.

Despite the destruction wrought on the countryside, the city castle held out in spite of repeated attempts over twelve days to take it, and the Turks left the island unsuccessfully because of poor logistics and an epidemic that decimated their ranks.

Despite repeated assaults and heavy fighting, the Turks were unable to breach the defences and were forced to raise the siege after 22 days.

Despite repeated stated intentions by the world's leaders to end hunger and famine, famine remains a chronic threat in much of Africa and Asia.

Despite the Moon's rotational and orbital periods being exactly locked, about 59 % of the Moon's total surface may be seen with repeated observations from Earth due to the phenomena of librations and parallax.

Despite the repeated overexposure of Who Wants To Be a Millionaire and its switch to syndication, ABC continued to find some success in dramas such as The Practice ( which gave birth to a successful spinoff, Boston Legal, in 2004 ), Alias, and Once and Again.

Despite the repeated French claims, the French government let the matter subside.

Despite the limited land mass, there has also been a tendency for place names to be repeated ; there are, for instance, two islands named " Long Island ", three bays known as " Long Bay " and the town of St. George is located within the parish of St. George on the island of St. George ( each known as St. George's ), whereas Bermuda's capital, the City of Hamilton, lies in Pembroke Parish, not Hamilton Parish, on the largest island, " Main Island ", which itself is sometimes called " Bermuda " ( or " Great Bermuda ").

Despite her straggly appearance and repeated failures to get a break, she understands that the music business is a business, and when her opportunity comes, she is ready.

Despite his repeated snubbing of the Academy, Scott was again nominated for Best Actor for the latter role.

Despite Toledo's repeated call for regional arms reductions, Chile continued purchasing arms, including 10 F-16 fighters from the U. S. and one hundred Leopard 2 tanks from Germany.

Despite repeated Dutch attacks and the loss of two masts, one in its fall crushing Harman's leg, the fire was put out and the Henry escaped, with its last shot shooting Evertsen in two.

) Despite the beauty of the planet, the EEC team were puzzled by a repeated random pattern of circles of bare dirt, which they observed across the whole globe.

Despite repeated refusals to meet from CEO Susan Ivey, FLOC continues the campaign against R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.

Despite power consumption issues, and repeated predictions of its end, Moore's law is still in effect.

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo commented: " Despite repeated denials, we now know that Premier itself cannot demonstrate the circumstances that led to the death of the individuals.

Despite repeated denials made in the popular press and on his website, Fenech pleaded guilty to his role in the theft of 3 gold watches worth a total of $ 327 from a Gold Coast, Queensland boutique store.

Despite repeated operations, however, a bullet remained lodged in his spine and could not be removed due to its location near the spinal cord.

Despite repeated and extensive searches of the area nothing was ever found.

Despite numerical superiority, the English colonists suffered repeated defeats as New France effectively organised its French troops, New France militia and Indian allies ( notably the Algonquins and Abenakis ), to attack frontier settlements.

Despite the Rhodesian Constitution of 1965 coming into effect as a result of the Unilateral Declaration of Independence, appeals continued to be accepted by the Privy Council as late as 1969 due to the fact that under international law, Rhodesia remained a UK colony.

Despite the passionate appeals of Captain von Wangenheim to his honour and his offer to supply a gun to shoot himself, Blomberg declined to end his life for marrying the woman he loved.

Despite Shabash ’ s appeals, his persistence, and the missionaries ' help, the Mohican lost the case.

Despite appeals from his chess admirers, Morphy never returned to the game, and died in 1884 from a stroke at the age of forty-seven.

Despite two appeals and one lawsuit, the annexation was upheld.

Despite many international appeals, including from Pope Paul VI and the governments of France, Belgium and Canada, to persuade the Syrian government to commute the death sentence, he was publicly hanged by Syria on 18 May 1965.

Despite the accusation being " widely doubted by the public ", and many clemency appeals from foreign leaders, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was hanged on 4 April 1979 under the effective orders of Supreme Court of Pakistan.

Despite the appeals of Wallenius, the army and the White Guards were largely loyal to the government.

Despite repeated appeals from the revolutionaries on the radio asking the population to stay home, thousands of Portuguese descended on the streets, mixing with the military insurgents.

Despite making direct appeals based on Wagner's role as a composer of the new German Reich, the Societies and other fundraising channels were well short of the needed sum by the end of 1872.

Despite appeals from the band's manager, Clifford Davis, to fulfil his obligations to Fleetwood Mac, Spencer could not be persuaded to rejoin the band, and thus they had to struggle on without him, first recalling Peter Green out of retirement as an emergency measure, and later recruiting new guitarist Bob Welch.

Despite repeated appeals by the Illinois-Wabash Company, which were regularly renewed into the early 19th century, the U. S. government declined to recognize their land claims.

Despite multiple awards, appeals from multiple U. S. Senators, and despite having maintained his integrity by not backing down, Secretary Rusk removed Otepka from his position and ultimately fired him.

Despite multiple awards, appeals from multiple U. S. Senators, and not backing down, Secretary Rusk removed Otepka from his position and ultimately unceremoniously fired him.

Despite impassioned appeals from Jackie Stewart and local hero Pedro Rodríguez they still remained troublesome.

Despite appeals to the Privy Council no reimbursement was made for these supplies.

Despite appeals from the United Nations, foreign governments, and international human rights organizations, the Cuban Regime refused to release Biscet until March 11, 2011.

Despite appeals to the US Supreme Court and President Herbert Hoover, Alderman would be hanged later that year on a Coast Guard base near Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Despite national and international appeals for clemency, in 15-16 of November the court-martial sentenced Beloyannis and eleven of his comrades to death.

Despite a number of appeals by consumers to the Max Iced Coffee owners ( Dairy Farmers ) to switch back to the full cream formulation, the low fat variety has remained as the only available Max Iced Coffee in South Australia.

Despite repeated appeals, the ROC has never exonerated him.

Despite Venezuela's stated desire for improved relations with the U. S. and its appeals for mutual respect, tensions between both nations are still high as of 2012 due to continuity in U. S. foreign policy under Bush and Obama.

Despite appeals from the GTAA and various levels of Canadian government, reduced staffing levels by U. S. Customs and Border Protection have been blamed for increased wait times at Pearson preclearance, potentially resulting in longer waits in preclearance than at the customs hall of the destination airport and further reducing potential time spent in terminal shops and services.