Despite all this, the idea apparently has captured the imagination of countless youths whose parents are probably more surprised by the response than anybody else.

Despite a too long sustained declamatory flight, this final speech is convincing, and we see why British audiences apparently were impressed by `` Roots ''.

Despite two coup attempts in the following three months, including one by Abeid, Bacar ’ s government remained in power, and was apparently more willing to negotiate with Comoros.

Despite the discomfort of jumping from the boat into swamps, rivers and marshes the film apparently rekindled in Bogart his early love of boats and on his return to California from the Congo he bought a classic mahogany Hacker-Craft runabout which he kept until his death.

Despite Superman destroying his base, Luthor apparently escapes, with Superman destroying the machine and the scientist who made it committing suicide to prevent its reinvention.

Despite of being a sea-related Ancient Greek creature, he apparently doesn't know the differences between a demigod of Poseidon and other gods.

Despite his extensive knowledge of ancient history, classics, archaeology and what would be termed today cultural anthropology, he apparently had not even read enough in his nominal major to pass the required examination.

Despite the vast number of Green Lanterns, certain sectors of space apparently do not recognize the authority of the Corps, as alien superhero Icon claims that his status as a citizen of the interstellar civilization known as the Cooperative makes him immune to prosecution from Guardians or their agents.

Despite the usual unpleasantness associated with the occupation of many defeated Southern towns, two of the Minnesota commanders, Colonel William B. Gere and General Lucius Frederick Hubbard apparently came to be well-liked by the townspeople.

Despite the failure of the satellite the first and second stages of the missile apparently flew without problems.

Despite his advocating the union ( and berating many of the Orthodox bishops for their lack of theological learnedness ), when he came back to Constantinople, like most of his countrymen, he changed his mind, apparently at the behest of his mentor Mark of Ephesus, who converted him completely to anti-Latin Orthodoxy, and from this time till his death he was known ( with Mark of Ephesus ) as the most uncompromising enemy of the union.

Despite this success, the club was still apparently looking to move again.

Despite being praised by some sources as a nearly ideal bend knot, it is not very well known ; Clifford Ashley, author of The Ashley Book of Knots, was apparently unaware of this bend.

Despite the disruptions that spanned the period from Setthathirath's death to Sourigna Vongsa's ascension, Lan Xang, as Laos was called, apparently recovered very quickly.

Despite the intensive military operations, apparently no serious thought was given stripping Madison of his powers and duties temporarily, perhaps partly because his Vice President, Elbridge Gerry, also was in poor health and nearing age 70.

Despite the continuity paradoxes this relationship causes, this episode is apparently canon to Gekiganger, if not to Nadesico, as Akara uses the distortion field again in the movie.

Despite the fact that it was a lie, apparently one Globetrotter does indeed attend the party.

" Despite this, a quantity of apparently Romano-British pottery has been unearthed on the site, as has a Roman-style drawstring leather purse containing ten low denomination Roman coins, dating between the reigns of Tetricus I ( 270-272 CE ) and Constantius II ( 337-361 ).

Despite his apparently anti-social character, Fred's actions are shown to be usually free of any malice.

Despite the work's apparently devotional nature it contained satirical material which gave offence to the London civic authorities and Nashe was briefly imprisoned in Newgate.

Despite this oral report, Harrelson's subsequent written report stated that Bello's 1967 testimony had been truthful, the polygraphist apparently unaware that in 1967 Bello testified that he had been on the street at the time of the shooting.

Despite such tight security, an incident occurred on November 17, 2002 in which a man apparently slipped through airport security at Ben Gurion Airport with a pocketknife and attempted to storm the cockpit of El Al Flight 581 en route from Tel Aviv to Istanbul, Turkey.

Despite being killed by the alien invader along with Nabeshin, Kumi-Kumi apparently saved her husband using acupuncture, and they are both alright at the end of the second part.

Despite this success against an attack containing both McGrath and Shane Warne, Laxman apparently decided that he would return to domestic cricket, rather than continue playing as opener, a role which he believed did not suit him.

Despite smoking in some of his films, Eastwood is a lifelong non-smoker, has been conscious of his health and fitness since he was a teenager, and as a Vegan practices healthy eating and daily Transcendental Meditation. While promoting his film, Hereafter, Eastwood spoke about his views on religion and meditation by saying " I was always respectful of people who were deeply religious because I always felt that if they gave themselves to it, then it had to be important to them.

Despite the team's losing record, the Warriors demonstrated that they could be a tough opponent with a healthy lineup and a strong bench.

Despite her disability she graduated from Brighton University, mothered a healthy son, and established a life as a skilled artist.

Despite the healthy fear with which the worshipers ( and even the Loa themselves ) regard him, he is also viewed as a necessary evil ; there must always be a Kalfu to balance Legba, and a force of overwhelming creativity and expression, even if that expression often takes horrifying forms.

Despite these setbacks, however, Pushmataha County grew in a healthy manner.

Despite this, the Huron on the whole were healthy ; the Jesuits wrote that the Huron effectively employed natural remedies, and were " more healthy than we.

Despite being premature, the baby is healthy but Adrian falls into a coma.

Despite the hardships she is put through under Matron Evelyn Harper ( Hope Emerson ), she gives birth to a healthy baby and wants to " temporarily " grant full custody to her mother.

Despite the importance of healthy reefs to Cozumel's tourist trade, a deepwater pier was built in the 1990s for cruise ships to dock, causing damage to the reefs, and it is now a regular stop on cruises in the Caribbean.

Despite the current economic crisis and the slump in forestry, the city's economy is relatively healthy thanks to high gold prices.

Despite healthy demand for basic X. 25 services and the obvious trend for more demanding bandwidth intensive applications that required investment in more powerful switches a decision to develop BT's own hardware and network applications was made instead.

Despite the advancement of digital imaging, the market for sheet film is still healthy and thriving.

Despite mixed reviews, the show enjoyed a healthy run.

Despite the popular misconception that potatoes are fattening, baked potatoes can be used as part of a healthy diet.

Despite this diagnosis, she said he was still physically healthy and did not require medication.

Despite considerable success in continental Europe – particularly in France, the Netherlands and Germany where they played some of those countries ' most prestigious venues and enjoyed healthy record sales – the band's chart performance in the UK and US was minimal, charting one album, Cunning Stunts at US No. 124.

Despite the modernity of most Chamorros, there is still a healthy respect for them.

Despite healthy batting and bowling averages for an all-rounder at test level ( 23 and 28 respectively ) Dodemaide only made ten Test appearances.

Despite a healthy. 311 batting average and sixteen home runs with the Syracuse Chiefs, he never returned to the majors.

Despite this recommendation, only 16 % of healthy pregnant US women surveyed in 2005 had been vaccinated against the flu.

Despite the economic times, DeSoto sales were relatively healthy, pacing Dodge at around 25, 000 units in 1932.