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Despite the frequency with which this name is used as a polemical label, there has been no historically continuous survival of Arianism into the modern era.
Despite continuous wars or imperial expansion on the Empire's frontiers and one year-long civil war over the imperial succession, the Mediterranean world remained at peace for more than two centuries.
Despite the absence of a continuous navigable waterway, the Angara and its tributary the Ilim were of considerable importance for Russian colonization of Siberia since ca.
Despite the differences between them, there has been a continuous debate and dialogue between these traditions, leading to a great political awareness among the Kikuyu.
Despite these small reforms, the 18th century ended with continuous and unrestrained attacks on the Court.
Despite his continuous success in battle, Lucullus could still not capture either one of the monarchs.
Despite continuous cuts and restructuring in the public sector and legislation aimed at reducing the effectiveness of unions, PSA membership continues to grow, particularly in community-based services.
Despite the fact the last four decades of Pedro II's reign were marked by continuous internal peace and economic prosperity, he personally had no desire to see the monarchy survive beyond his lifetime.
Despite this federal mandate, it receives no continuous financial assistance from the U. S. government.
Despite the connection to this general geographic region, it is difficult to determine from the Torah the exact boundaries of the tribe, to the extent that it is even uncertain whether Asher even had continuous territory.
Despite his continuous success in battle, Lucullus had still not captured either one of the monarchs.
Despite his continuous struggle with alcoholism, Wilson finally quit drinking after marrying Barbara Alberstadt, a former ballerina, in 1999.
Despite these conundrums, it is the only continuous account for much of its period and is thus continually being re-evaluated, since modern historians are unwilling to abandon it as a unique source of possible information, despite its obvious untrustworthiness on many levels.
Despite the landmark inventions of engineers such as James Watt, most of these developments are better characterised as part of a continuous flow of small scale technological improvements.
Despite these problems, there is optimism about the future of co-op education ; " Social, economic, and historic forces are making cooperative education more relevant than ever ", including emphasis on university-industry-government cooperation, a fluid and demanding workplace, new technology, the need for continuous on-the-job learning, globalization, and demands for accountability.
Despite their name, not all linear induction motors produce linear motion, some linear induction motors are employed for generating rotations of large diameters where the use of a continuous primary would be very expensive.
Despite the algebraic branch point, the function w is well-defined as a multiple-valued function and, in an appropriate sense, is continuous at the origin.
His citation reads in part, " Despite almost continuous bombardment by enemy aircraft, hostile naval gunfire and shore based artillery, the combined total of Army, Navy and Marine Corps units stationed at Guadalcanal under Major General Geiger's efficiently coordinated command succeeded in shooting down 268 Japanese planes in aerial combat and inflicting damage on a number estimated to be as great … Sank six enemy vessels, including one heavy cruiser, possibly sank three destroyers and one heavy cruiser, and damaged 18 other ships, including one heavy cruiser and five light cruisers.
Despite the five-act structure, with two sets of scene changes, it is likely that L ' Orfeo conformed to the standard practice for court entertainments of that time and was played as a continuous entity, without intervals or curtain descents between acts.
Despite its status as the most widespread and influential religion in the US, Christianity has undergone a continuous relative decline in demographics.
Despite his troubled term as territorial governor of Kansas, Shannon served the longest continuous term of any Kansas territorial governor, more than nine and one-half months of an eleven-month term.
Despite inherent hypocrisy ( such as the destruction of some technology, but the continuous use of spaceships ) within the group, the cult ’ s legacy endures.
Despite a track made slippery by continuous drizzle, the record crowd were treated to some outstanding driving as the masters slid their machines through the sand-dunes.
Despite many protests about this move in the media, Panorama remained in this slot until 1997, although two of Grade's successors, Alan Yentob and Michael Jackson, were known to be unhappy about running 70 continuous minutes of news from 9 pm.
Despite her continuous claims that Kouhei is her slave and must obey her every command, Kouhei refuses to do so.

Despite and effort
Despite the Democratic majority in Congress, the effort to create a national health care system ultimately died when compromise legislation by George J. Mitchell failed to gain a majority of support in August 1994.
Despite his all-out effort to reduce the public-sector deficit, the overall ratio of fiscal deficit to the GDP in 1990 showed little change from that in 1989.
Despite his opposition to Operation Barbarossa and a preference for focusing the war effort against Britain, on 28 June 1941, Ribbentrop began a sustained effort to have Japan attack the Soviet Union without bothering to inform Hitler first.
Despite strenuous effort, she realised that there were still many unhappy beings yet to be saved.
Despite the name, it simply gives a player a chance of killing another player dependent on how much OOC currency that player put into the effort.
Despite his physicians ' predictions to the contrary, after great effort Baba managed to walk again, but from that point on he was in constant pain and was severely limited in his ability to move.
Despite some early success, the wolves were relocated to North Carolina in 1998, ending the effort to reintroduce the species to the Park.
Despite a valiant effort by McNeal, the 185 lb.
Despite their great defensive effort, the Giants still trailed 13-9 late in the fourth quarter, but a 30-yard run from linebacker Gary Reasons on a fake punt set up kicker Matt Bahr's fourth field goal, cutting their deficit to 13-12.
Despite a reversal in Buddhist influence which began under King Langdarma ( 836-842 ), the following centuries saw a colossal effort in collecting available Indian sources, many of which are now extant only in Tibetan translation.
Despite the departure of Stevie Nicks, Christine remained loyal to Mick Fleetwood and her former husband, recording five songs for the band's 1995 effort Time.
Despite the disdain of sousaphones held by most serious tuba players, a quality modern sousaphone is often a better choice for the high school or semi-pro player due to more stable intonation and less breath effort needed to generate tone.
" Despite a serious preservation effort, The Museum of Arts & Design radically altered the building, which reopened in 2008.
Despite the resulting poor production, the album was a well-received effort that was credited for blending elements of thrash and speed metal.
Despite being impacted by diversion of resources to jump start the Apple / IBM / Motorola effort, the POWER2 took five years from start to system shipment.
Despite Picard's effort to force her to do her duty, in the end, she betrays Starfleet and joins the rebel group.
Despite Miller's effort, the Pacers lost, sending Miller into retirement without an NBA Championship in his 18-year career, all with the Pacers.
Despite a two-goal effort ( one on a shorthanded breakaway ) from Linden ( who was playing with cracked ribs ), Vancouver lost the game by a 3 – 2 score.
Despite a valiant effort, the Tramp is thrashed.
Despite the hardships, the city made an effort to renovate the degraded area of St-Leu during this time.
Despite his effort, Australia lost and the West Indies took an unassailable lead of 2 – 0.
Despite years of effort and the occasional hoax ( i. e. cold fusion ), no man-made fusion reaction has produced more energy than it consumed and been a viable source of electricity.
Despite the apparent effort, the rules and regulations of the LAC were not fairly implemented.
Despite the UN Resolution, UNITA was able to continue to sell or barter some diamonds in order to finance its war effort.

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