Despite the Doctor's best efforts to broker a peaceful solution, the Silurians are still determined to exterminate Humanity, only to have their base destroyed by the fictional United Nations Intelligence Taskforce on the orders of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart ( Nicholas Courtney ) to preempt this open threat.

Despite the Doctor's efforts to convince them otherwise, the Sea Devils eventually decided to go to war, forcing the Doctor to destroy their base.

Despite the Third Doctor's assurances that he was revered among the Time Lords and still remembered fondly, Omega still sought retribution.

Despite initial appearances of success the scheme fails due to the contamination of the Human Daleks with the Doctor's DNA during the conversion process.

Despite the Doctor's attempts at " civilizing " her, however, Leela was strong-willed enough to continue in her savage ways.

Despite her brief tenure on the series, Katarina is significant for being the first of the Doctor's companions to die on-screen.

Despite the Doctor's argument that the Time Lords should use their great powers to help others, he was sentenced to exile on 20th century Earth, the Time Lords forcing his regeneration into the Third Doctor in the process.

Despite the Doctor's efforts, not all Daleks perished in the war.

Despite the 1994 cease-fire, sporadic violations, sniper-fire, and landmine incidents continue to claim over 100 lives each year.

Despite their avowed claim to appeal to the entire state, in 2009 the Diamondbacks moved their Triple-A Pacific Coast League farm team, the Tucson Sidewinders, to Reno, where they are now known as the Aces.

Despite the demonstrated efficacy of awards in changing behavior, their use in education has been criticized by proponents of self-determination theory, who claim that praise and other rewards undermine intrinsic motivation.

Despite his claim to unique authority within England, John would sometimes justify his actions on the basis that he had taken council with the barons.

Despite this, his mother and Elizabeth Woodville agreed Henry should move to claim the throne, and once he had taken it, he would marry Woodville's daughter, Elizabeth of York, uniting the two rival Houses.

Despite its presence in deer, proponents of the aquatic ape hypothesis claim that the similarity between the descended larynx in humans and aquatic mammals supports their theory.

Despite the decline of European settlement and the loss of contact, Denmark – Norway continued to maintain its claim to lordship of Greenland: in the 1660s, a polar bear was added to the royal coat of arms.

Despite stating this was a response to consumer demand to improve taste and texture, there was no " new improved recipe " claim placed on New Zealand labels.

Despite this turbulence, Newcastle were able to finish twelfth at the end of the season, with one particular highlight being a 4-4 home draw against Arsenal which saw Newcastle come back from four goals down to claim a point.

Despite Branfoot's claim to be " in the driving seat ", Saints failed to include a " sell-on clause " in the contract.

Despite the Navy ’ s claim that two attacking torpedo boats had been sunk, there was no wreckage, bodies of dead North Vietnamese sailors, or other physical evidence present at the scene of the alleged engagement.

Despite that, Look Into the Future still retains some of the experimental approach and sound of the debut, especially in the title track and " I'm Gonna Leave You ", the latter of which some claim inspired the main riff in the famous Kansas song " Carry on Wayward Son ".

Despite these dispositions, Aemilianus marched onto Italy ready to fight for his claim and caught Gallus at Interamna ( modern Terni ), before the arrival of Valerianus.

Despite its claim of victory from the American War of Independence, France's foreign situation began to decline rapidly in the years after 1783.

Despite claims from some authors that the cannon of the Bavarian division were also a part of the battery, there is actually no source contemporary to the battle supporting that claim.

Despite this claim, Gatiss appears in the show as an actor who is murdered by the characters played by Pemberton and Shearsmith.

Despite the parallels between Bosko and the blackface performers, Ising in later years would deny that the character was ever supposed to be a black caricature, and rather claim he was supposed to be " an inkspot kind of thing.

Despite such efforts, Britain eventually ceded all claim to land south of the 49th parallel of latitude west of the Rockies to the United States as resolution to the Oregon boundary dispute.

Despite the Chinese government's claim to have inherited the authority and ultimate decision right for the choice of successor of all high lamas in Mongolia and Tibet, the 9th Jebstundamba has passed will to be reincarnated within the independent Mongolia and the selection will be confirmed by the Dalai Lama.

Despite Giovanni Battista Mancini's claim that Hasse was the padre della musica, and despite the composer's massive popularity as a figure at the very forefront of 18th-century serious Italian opera, after his death Hasse's reputation vastly declined and his music lay mostly unperformed ( with the exception of some of his sacred works, which were revived now and again in Germany ).

Despite a great deal of evidence to the contrary, the judge agreed with his employer ’ s claim that there was no way to know if his relationship was legitimate.

Despite its name, the Monitor does not claim to be a religious-themed paper, and says it does not promote the doctrine of its patron church.

Despite this, Alberta Liberal leader John R. Boyle sent a letter to his fellow Liberal, Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon MacKenzie King, pleading with him to delay any agreement until after the expected 1925 election so that the UFA could not claim success.

Despite the loss, the Barracudas still had a chance to claim home-field advantage in the playoffs.

Despite the alliance, one of the high-ranking Batavi, Julius Paullus, to give him his Roman name, was executed by Fonteius Capito on a false charge of rebellion.

Despite this setback, Baresi refused to give up his dream and tried out for the Milan youth team, where he was accepted.

Despite strong Italian influence, Zog refused to completely give in to Italian pressure.

Despite his proclamations that, " I like a jealous wife ," " We get on so well together ( because ) we don't have illusions about each other ," and, " I wouldn't give you two cents for a dame without a temper ," it was a highly destructive relationship.

Despite Paramount's losses, DeMille would, however, give the studio some relief and create his most successful film at Paramount, a 1956 remake of his 1923 film The Ten Commandments.

Despite their great starting field position, Dallas was unable to score a touchdown and thus had to settle for kicker Mike Clark's 14-yard field goal to give them a 3 – 0 lead.

Mazzini, in turn, described Marx as " a destructive spirit whose heart was filled with hatred rather than love of mankind " and declared that " Despite the communist egalitarianism which preaches he is the absolute ruler of his party, admittedly he does everything himself but he is also the only one to give orders and he tolerates no opposition.

Despite concerns that Sullivan at nearly 12 years of age was too old to give much service as a treble before his voice broke, he was accepted and soon became a soloist and, by 1856, was promoted to " first boy ".

Despite the longevity of the dugong, which may live for 50 years or more, females give birth only a few times during their life, and invest considerable parental care in their young.

) Despite all of this the girl remained good and pious, and would always go to her mother's grave to cry and pray to God to give better circumstances for herself.

Despite these efforts in May 1992, daily park attendance was around 25, 000 ( some reports give a figure of 30, 000 ) instead of the predicted 60, 000.

Despite this noticeable executive action, Chamberlain was mistrustful of central authority and bureaucracy, preferring to give local communities the responsibility to act on their own initiative.

Despite legal ramifications preventing the use of actual names, the studio aimed for an " aura of authenticity ", and Hal Wallis initially recommended eliminating credits to give the film " the appearance of a newsreel.

Despite the listener's possible aversion to Church because of experiences from their past, I wanted them to know that I was on their side ; a believer understanding their non-belief, but encouraging them to give their life to Jesus.

Despite the devastation of his family at the news, he decided to redouble his efforts to graduate from high school before he died, though he did not give much thought to his health, as he was still in denial.

Despite some bright spots in relations, the Episcopal Church in the South was slow to give up on the notion of the Confederacy, resulting in the military governor of Alabama closing all Episcopal churches in the state, effective on September 20, 1865.

Despite concerns and skepticism of other teachers, who feel that " you can't teach logarithms to illiterates ," Escalante nonetheless develops a program in which his students can eventually take AP Calculus by their senior year, which will give them college credit.

Despite his explorations, the various Australian governments at the time turned their respective backs on his achievements once they had been completed, and refused to patronise any further exploits or give him much in the way of financial reward.

Despite Chamberlin making " tons of cash " as a carpenter, he would soon give up his job and move to Chicago to devote himself to the band.

Despite his misery, Rubinstein made enough money from his American tour to give him financial security for the rest of his life.

Despite her lack of a driving licence, she attracted controversy when she told local government leaders to give added emphasis to motor vehicle access in urban areas, as " most pedestrians are walking to or from their cars.

Despite these setbacks, the Emperor had managed to fix the enemy forces and was now certain that Archduke Charles was ready to give battle on his current positions.

Despite his parents ' attempt to give him a classical education, Seddon developed an interest in engineering, but was removed from school at age 12.

Despite fertility-related operations and several miscarriages, she was not able to give Curzon the son and heir he desperately desired, a fact that eroded their marriage, which ended in separation, though not divorce.