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Despite the attempts of the boat men to push off again, the weight of people pushing onto the boat caused it to suddenly overturn, throwing many passengers into the cold water of the wharf.
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Despite Bismarck's attempts to play the role of an " honest broker " at the Congress of Berlin, Russo-German relations deteriorated following the conference.
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Despite some military attempts by the Spanish to retake it in the 18th century, most notably in the Great Siege of 1779 – 1783, the Rock has remained under British control ever since.
Despite his attempts at neutrality, George William was forced by Gustavus Adolphus to join the Protestant forces in 1631.
Despite victories at Dupplin Moor and Halidon Hill, in the face of tough Scottish resistance led by Sir Andrew Murray, the son of Wallace's comrade in arms, successive attempts to secure Balliol on the throne failed.
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Despite white attempts to control independent black congregations, especially after the Nat Turner Uprising of 1831, a number of black congregations managed to maintain their separation as independent congregations in Baptist associations.
Despite her attempts to remain out of the public eye, she was falsely accused in the libelles of having an affair with the commander of the Garde Nationale, the marquis de La Fayette.
Despite various attempts to get her out, such as the Carnation Plot in September, Marie Antoinette refused when the plots for her escape were brought to her attention.
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 and boat
Despite security advice and warnings from the Garda Síochána, on 27 August 1979 Mountbatten went lobster-potting and tuna fishing in a thirty-foot ( 10 m ) wooden boat, the Shadow V, which had been moored in the harbour at Mullaghmore.
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 difficulties with the state of the canal, and the fact that the accompanying boat provided by the GWR got stuck, the bridge was reached.
Despite having been specifically refused permission Theobald sneaked away in a fishing boat, presumably accompanied by Gilbert Foliot, who attended the council with him.
Despite Aruba's location near Curaçao and Venezuela, boat crossings are not generally available.
Despite being the pinnacle of flying boat development none were sold, though Aquila Airways reportedly attempted to buy them.
Despite the gains of amphibious floats, small flying boat amphibians continued to be developed into the 1960s, with the Republic Seabee and Lake LA-4 series proving popular, though neither was a commercial success due to factors beyond their makers control.
Despite the capsizing of his boat on 19 August 1822, with the loss of four lives, the survey was completed, to be published by the Admiralty in 1826.
Despite the criticism, Burnet made arrangements for Santa Anna to travel by boat to Mexico.
Despite this, the cruiser Oleg was torpedoed and sunk by a small motor boat after participating in a bombardment of Krasnaya Gorka fort that had revolted against the Bolsheviks.
Despite the best efforts by the women to rescue Tokuoka they have no choice but to flee and make their escape by boat.
Despite the high fatality rate, the record is still coveted by boat enthusiasts and racers.
Despite the limitations, they were still usable for rough estimates of depth, such as for verifying that the boat had not drifted into an unsafe area.
Despite these characteristics, some of the cataracts which are normally impassable by boat because of the shallow water have become navigable during the flood season.
Despite and men
Despite his yearning, the colonel would not go down to see the men come through the lines.
Despite sacrificing around 10, 000 of his men, Alaric received little recognition from the Emperor.
Despite a victory at Alexandria on 31 July 30 BC, more of Mark Antony's men deserted, leaving him with insufficient forces to fight Octavian.
Despite struggling through the task of plotting a story, his cadenced dialogue and cryptic narrations were musical, evoking the dark alleys and tough thugs, rich women and powerful men about whom he wrote.
Despite Thomas Habington's protests, the men spent the next four days searching the house.
Despite the formal disapproval of religious authority, the segregation of women in Muslim societies and the strong emphasis on male virility leads adolescent males and unmarried young men to seek sexual outlets with boys younger than themselves — in one study in Morocco, with boys in the age-range 7 to 13.
The armistice was celebrated in Pyongyang with a military parade in which Kim declared " Despite their best efforts, the imperialist invaders were defeated with great loss in men and material.
Despite the commercial success of Fleming's fantastical anti-Communist novels, other former spies, such as John le Carré and Len Deighton, created anti-heroic men protagonists who used the immoral tactics.
Despite the slingshot's reputation as a tool of juvenile delinquents, the NSA reported that 80 % of slingshot sales were to men over 30 years old, many of them professionals.
Despite this, the first review claimed it made a creed of the " men from monkeys " idea from Vestiges.
Despite revealing his identity in 1900, to Rice's anger, the two men continued to have dealings.
Despite the book's one-sided and prejudiced statements about gay men, one middle-aged matron from a small town in Wisconsin was heard to say " Until I read this book, I never actually knew precisely what it was that homosexuals did ".
Despite the fact that we lack background knowledge to indicate that there are dramatically fewer men than short people, we still find ourselves inclined to reject the conclusion.
Despite the objections of his subordinates, Hooker withdrew his men to the defensive lines around Chancellorsville, ceding the initiative to Lee.
Despite Lee's brilliant victory at Chancellorsville, Longstreet once again came under criticism, claiming that he could have marched his men back from Suffolk in time to join Lee.
Despite condemning Canning ’ s methods, the Royal Commission exonerated Canning and his men of all charges.
Despite condemning the use of chains, the Royal Commission accepted the survey party's actions as " reasonable " and Canning and his men were exonerated of all charges, including " immorality with native women " and stealing property.
Despite the need for hurry and men being sent in advance, the governor was slow to grant them the resources they needed, prompting threats from Bering.
Despite the increased threat, the rebels were loyal to Kett throughout and continued to fight Warwick's men.
Despite the best efforts of all of the men and boys in the room, who one by one attempt to calm him, Dink continually wails, " I want the Champ!
Despite their ideological differences, the three men shared a common goal: full independence for Singapore.
Despite his uncompromising attitude regarding performance of duty, LeMay was also known for his concern for the physical well-being and comfort of his men.
Despite this, Plutarch mentions that this caused little friction between the two men, and even posits that Tiberius would have never fallen victim to assassination had Scipio not been away campaigning against the very same Numantines given the amount of political clout that Scipio wielded in Rome.
Despite its association with Zhang Heng or even the later Ma Jun ( c. 200 – 265 ), there is evidence to suggest that the invention of the odometer was a gradual process in Han Dynasty China that centered around the huang men court people ( i. e. eunuchs, palace officials, attendants and familiars, actors, acrobats, etc.
Despite Dundee's initial successes in the north, Gordon eventually surrendered on 14 June, due to dwindling supplies, and having lost 70 men during the three-month siege.
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