Despite exceptions such as usage in The New York Times, the names of sports teams are usually treated as plurals even if the form of the name is singular.

Despite the fundamental philosophical differences between the free software movement and the open source movement, the official definitions of free software by the Free Software Foundation and of open source software by the Open Source Initiative basically refer to the same software licences, with a few minor exceptions.

Despite the different subject matter between this poem and the Works and Days, most scholars, with some notable exceptions ( like Evelyn-White ), believe that the two works were written by the same man.

Despite the strict guidelines, some exceptions have occurred: Bionic Commando ( though swastikas were eliminated in the US version ), Smash TV and Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode contained human violence, the latter also containing implied sexuality and tobacco use ; River City Ransom and Taboo: The Sixth Sense contained nudity, and the latter also contained religious images, as did Castlevania II and III.

Despite the fundamental philosophical differences between the free software movement and the open source movement, the official definitions of free software by the Free Software Foundation and of open source software by the Open Source Initiative basically refer to the same software licenses, with a few minor exceptions.

Despite Harry's suggestions of exceptions to that rule, they separate concluding that they will not be friends.

Despite the associations of different bass instruments with certain genres, there are exceptions.

Despite these risks, pregnant women are not routinely screened for toxoplasmosis in most countries ( France, Austria, Uruguay, and Italy being the exceptions ) for reasons of cost-effectiveness and the high number of false positives generated.

Despite this, enemy design itself was bemoaned for being " corny and generic ", with notable exceptions to some of the Paper Marios original boss characters.

Despite ( or perhaps because of ) his pride and persistence, Sylvester is, with rare exceptions, placed squarely on the " loser " side of the Looney Tunes winner / loser hierarchy.

Despite these exceptions, Number 10 has been known as the Prime Minister's official home for over one hundred years.

Despite promises at the time, Crockett buried the UWF, letting its various titles die out and, with the prime exceptions of Sting, the Fabulous Freebirds, Shane Douglas, Rick Steiner, and for a while Eddie Gilbert, and Steve Williams, none of its various stars made headway into Crockett's promotion.

Despite a few exceptions, Tabu is best known for acting in artistic, low-budget films that go on to garner more critical appreciation than substantial box office figures.

Despite common belief, keys stamped with " Do not duplicate " or " It is unlawful to duplicate this key " are, with few exceptions, perfectly legal to duplicate.

Despite a general CRTC policy that limits station ownership to one station per market per language per company, several exceptions have led to twinstick operations in several markets.

Despite the legal status of the Dublin Region, the term " County Dublin " is still in common usage.

Despite the differences between comparative law and these other legal fields, comparative law helps inform all of these areas of normativity.

Despite this legal status, the ELDR party has yet to achieve significant grassroots involvement and retains much of the character of a mere confederation of national political parties.

Despite the downturn, Hong Kong ’ s economic strengths, including a sound banking system, virtually no public debt, a strong legal system, ample foreign exchange reserves, rigorous anti-corruption measures and close ties with the mainland China, enable it to quickly respond to changing circumstances.

Despite its decline in facial popularity, realists continue to influence a wide spectrum of jurisprudential schools today, including critical legal studies, feminist legal theory, critical race theory, sociology of law and law and economics.

Despite the coin's legal tender status, economic sanctions against South Africa for its policy of apartheid made the Krugerrand an illegal import in many Western countries during the 1970s and 1980s.

Despite such criticisms of Marbury v. Madison, judicial review has been accepted in the American legal community.

Despite its growing dominance in the constitutional hierarchy, the Premiership was given little formal recognition ; the legal fiction was maintained that the Sovereign still governed directly.

Despite this legal framework, Évolués still faced substantial discrimination in Africa and the Metropole alike.

Despite some significant political differences between them, all of these administrations share similar legal structures, much of which are predicated on the judicial systems of previous Somali administrations.

Despite the relative ease of executive agreements, the President still often chooses to pursue the formal treaty process over an executive agreement in order to gain congressional support on matters that require the Congress to pass implementing legislation or appropriate funds, and those agreements that impose long-term, complex legal obligations on the U. S.

Despite the seniority and added prestige, the Chief Justice's vote carries the same legal weight as each of the other eight justices.

Despite the deep-seated norm against legal proceedings, litigation in the Chinese courts has increased dramatically, especially in recent years.

Despite the newly elevated role of courts in Chinese society, there still remains some consensus about defects in China ’ s legal system in regards to progressing towards the rule of law.

Despite the legal disputes surrounding this invention, it is unquestionable that Campbell was the first to actually construct a telephone circuit using loading coils.

Despite the legal usage of the Old Ruthenian language ( the predecessor of both modern Belarusian and Ukrainian languages ) which was used as a chancellery language in the territory of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the literature was mostly non-existent, outside of several chronicles.

Despite the legal and political complexities, the territory historically occupied by the Tlingit can be reasonably designated as their modern homeland, and Tlingit people today envision the land from around Yakutat south through the Alaskan Panhandle and including the lakes in the Canadian interior as being Lingít Aaní, the Land of the Tlingit.

Despite Cicero's legal defence ( Pro Milone ) he is found guilty and exiled in Massilia ( modern Marseille ).

Despite a protracted legal battle with Random House in 1996, she has since published many books: both fictional, non-fictional and autobiographical.

Despite the legal restriction among countries party to the international treaty, coca chewing and drinking of coca tea is carried out daily by millions of people in the Andes as well as considered sacred within indigenous cultures.

Despite the above legal wrangling, Archie Comics never took any action against Kurtzman or Elder for their 1954 Mad magazine story " Starchie ".

Despite the lack of legal necessity for such evidence in many jurisdictions, according to press reports collecting evidence of adultery or other " bad behaviour " by spouses and partners is still one of the most profitable activities investigators undertake, as the stakes being fought over now are child custody, alimony, or marital property disputes.

Despite some off-season legal issues, the Oilers were again the top team in the NHL during the 1985 – 86 regular season, with 56 wins and 119 points.

Despite this, on September 25, the SEC announced that Texas A & M was being accepted unconditionally — regardless of legal threats.

Despite a number of invitations, the Court has so far refused to apply the protections of this article to same-sex marriage.

Despite important protections for investment included in CAFTA-DR, the investment climate has become relatively insecure since Ortega took office.

Despite extensive constitutional protections, the Karimov government has actively suppressed the activities of political movements, continues to ban unsanctioned public meetings and demonstrations, and continues to suppress opposition figures.

Despite Luc's True Wind Rune, the Destroyers are deterred by protections the old Flame Champion left in his hideout.

" Despite the affirmative protections of Section 3, the Minnesota Supreme Court has elected not to interpret it any differently than the First Amendment.