Despite the service he rendered to the Qajar government, Hasan Ali Shah was dismissed from the governorship of Kerman in 1837, less than two years after his arrival there, and was replaced by Firuz Mirza Nusrat al-Dawla, a younger brother of Muhammad Shah Qajar.

Despite the arrival of serious competitors — namely, the Ford Falcon, Chrysler Valiant, and Japanese cars — in the 1960s, Holden's locally produced large six-and eight-cylinder cars remained Australia's top-selling vehicles.

Despite three separate summons, Nestorius refused to acknowledge Cyril's authority to stand in judgment of him and considered the opening of the council before the arrival of the Antiochene contingent as a " flagrant injustice ".

Despite the arrival of UN troops, unrest continued.

Despite the appearance of another French squadron, the arrival of large-scale British reinforcements under Edward Boscawen ( who considered but did not make an attack on Île de France on the way ) gave the British overwhelming dominance on land and sea, but the ensuing siege of Pondicherry organised by Boscawen was unsuccessful.

Despite the arrival of two Athenian fleets, the city fell in 354.

Despite a valiant fight, Fëanor was mortally wounded and would have been captured and taken to Angband had it not been for the swift arrival of his sons.

Despite their ongoing struggles, the Masens are reluctant to leave their home but their hand is forced by the arrival of a squad of soldiers the next day who represent a despotic new government which is setting up feudal enclaves across the country.

Despite his arrival, the team struggled in 1969 – 70 recording only 17 wins — the fewest in franchise history ( as of completion of the 2010 – 11 season — and set the NHL team record for most ties ( 24 ).

Despite the arrival of the railways in 1879, goods continued to be carried to Aylsham by wherries until 1912, when major flooding badly damaged the locks.

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 an advance of the cavalry commanded by Fitzhugh Lee, the Confederate Army was checked by the arrival of Union cavalry commanded by Gen. Philip Sheridan and two divisions of infantry.

Despite the arrival of a contrary order from Moscow, Admiral Kolchak was sentenced to death along with his Prime Minister, Viktor Pepelyayev.

Despite having scruples, Fellamar falls in with her scheme and throws himself at Sophia ; but the rape is interrupted by the arrival of Squire Western and his parson.

Despite Morgan's arrival, the 2007 – 08 season ultimately brought more disappointment as the club failed to match the previous campaign's playoff finish.

Despite playing under a defensive system, implemented by new head coach Mike Babcock, the arrival of Kariya's new linemates coincided with a resurgence in offensive production for him in 2002 – 03.

Despite not appearing until the manga's second half, Frieza is widely considered to be the most iconic antagonist from the series, due to effectively serving as the catalyst of most of the events depicted in the story, such as Goku's arrival on Earth and the entire Saiyan and Namek Sagas.

Despite the heightened security measures taken after this incident, another suicide bomber attack occurred on January 24, 2011, when an Islamist militant entered the terminal building and detonated a bomb in the arrival hall.

Despite this talent raid, the AWA went on to have another successful year in 1984, mainly because of the arrival of the Road Warriors and an angle uniting longtime heel Jerry Blackwell with Greg Gagne and feuding with former manager Sheik Adnan El-Kaissey.

Despite their imminent arrival, protracted violence continued into the night of March 30, leading in to a precarious Sunday.

Despite his late arrival in the Democratic Party, Stephens quickly rose through the ranks.

Despite some arguable theories ( for instance, the Book of Veles ), it has not been proven that the Slavs had any sort of writing system before the arrival of Saints Cyril and Methodius to Slavic lands in 862.

Despite an atmosphere of decline, only a year or so after his 1883 arrival in Tokyo, Shiki began writing haiku.

Despite locating an enemy barracks and a machine gun nest, both had been abandoned by the enemy prior to their arrival.

Despite these efforts, Cairo's population has doubled since the 1960s, reaching close to seven million ( with an additional ten million in its urban area ).

Despite this, the cumulative effect of additional species in an ecosystem is not linear — additional species may enhance nitrogen retention, for example, but beyond some level of species richness, additional species may have little additive effect.

Despite Stephenson's losing some routes to competitors due to his caution, he was offered more work than he could cope with, and was unable to accept offers for additional work.

Despite the user-friendliness of the additional instructions, analysis by 6809 programming gurus indicates that many of the new instructions are actually slower than the equivalent 6809 code, especially in tight loops.

Despite different labeling, the function remains the same — to provide additional power for amplification of the signal.

Despite frigid temperatures, the crowd numbered 57, 167, with an additional several million watching the game on television.

Despite serious cash flow problems, they moved UPI's headquarters from New York City to Washington DC, incurring additional major costs due to construction cost overruns.

Despite organizational changes and while additional techniques were added, the Transcendental Meditation technique itself remained relatively unchanged.

Despite the tribute and a negotiation between Laoshang Chanyu ( r. 174 – 160 BCE ) and Emperor Wen ( r. 180 – 157 BCE ) to reopen border markets, many of the Chanyu's Xiongnu subordinates chose not to obey the treaty and periodically raided Han territories south of the Great Wall for additional goods.

Despite the value and investment of public capital, growing delays in air and surface transportation, aging electric grid, an untapped renewable energy sector, and inadequate school facilities all have justified additional funding in public capital investment.

Despite the additional transistors, the reduction in ground wires and bit lines allows a denser layout and greater storage capacity per chip.

Despite his penchant for coming in " under budget ," Capra spent an additional five shooting days in multiple takes, testing angles and " new " perspectives, treating the production as a type of workshop exercise.

Despite the appeal of a prominent Irish merchant, James Malo, to the Lord Mayor, Brackley Kennett, no additional protection was offered to the area.

Despite the hardships, in 1934 all downtown buildings in the county seat were in use, and a few additional businesses opened even as the depression continued.

Despite the reduced debt, in November new club CEO Cameron Schwab declared that it required urgent AFL assistance to continue, requesting additional funding to its special annual distribution.

Despite motte-and-bailey and ringworks being common designs amongst Norman castles, each fortification was slightly different – some castles were designed with two baileys attached to a single motte, and some ringworks were built with additional towers added on ; yet other castles were built as ringworks and later converted to motte-and-bailey structures.

Despite the New York City setting, additional skyscrapers in Chicago, Illinois provided inspiration for the opening sequence of the skyline, such as the Merchandise Mart, Aon Center.

Despite having the additional support of the Democratic Party, he lost in a landslide.

Despite orders to seek no direct military assistance from France, the American commissioners were instructed to work to acquire most favored nation trading relations with France, along with additional military aid, and also encouraged to reassure any Spanish delegates at that the United States had no desire to acquire Spanish lands in the Americas in the hopes that Spain would in turn enter a possible Franco-American alliance.

Despite the use of cross-platform middleware, Sonic Heroes was Sega's first multi-platform title, and the development team found additional challenges in working with the Xbox, the platform that they had very little experience with.

Despite a nearly completed agreement, talks fell apart at the last minute when Karmanos wanted an additional $ 45 million dollars to cover losses during the three years the new arena was to be built.

Despite these additional flights, passengers at Belfast International did not rise beyond 6 million in 2008 as some had predicted but in fact fell by 10, 000 passengers to 5. 2 million.