Despite the sheer beauty and spectacle of numerous documentaries, art films, and travelogues, despite the impressive financial success of such a recent development as Cinerama, the movies are at heart a form of fiction, like the play, the novel, or the short story.

Despite the potential for a financially strong owner, Stouffer had some non-baseball related financial setbacks and, consequently, the team was cash-poor.

Despite financial difficulties, Caligula embarked on a number of construction projects during his reign.

Despite this modest initiative, the financial results were excellent, as it stimulated an increase of foreign trade volume among its members from 3. 5 to 8. 2 billion US dollars between 1959 and 1967.

Despite the bad financial situation, Athens staged the revival of the Olympic Games in 1896, which proved a great success.

Despite financial difficulties, Frank was always the spotlight of fun around the household.

Despite diminishing government financial support over the past quarter century, MIT launched several successful development campaigns to significantly expand the campus: new dormitories and athletics buildings on west campus ; the Tang Center for Management Education ; several buildings in the northeast corner of campus supporting research into biology, brain and cognitive sciences, genomics, biotechnology, and cancer research ; and a number of new " backlot " buildings on Vassar Street including the Stata Center.

Despite the tour ending prematurely in financial disaster, it was the basis for the band's first international press.

Despite his influence in the financial world ( at least one source called him the most powerful American financier since J. P. Morgan ), Milken was an intensely private man who shunned publicity.

Despite the South Korean economy's high growth potential and apparent structural stability, South Korea suffers perpetual damage to its credit rating in the stock market due to the belligerence of North Korea in times of deep military crises, which has an adverse effect on the financial markets of the South Korean economy.

Despite the global financial crisis, the South Korean economy, helped by timely stimulus measures and strong domestic consumption of products that compensated for a drop in exports, was able to avoid a recession unlike most industrialized economies, posting positive economic growth for two consecutive years of the crisis.

Despite the enormous resources invested by the UK into security sector reform in Sierra Leone, there are continuing financial pressures.

Despite these complexities, the Department pursues a commitment to financial integrity, transparency, and accountability that is the equal of any large multi-national corporation.

Despite court judgments in their favour, they have not been allowed to return from their exile in Mauritius, although there are signs that financial compensation and an official apology are being considered by the British government.

Despite the necessity of rapid reconstruction and the lack of financial means, authorities did take several measures to improve traffic flow, sanitation, and the aesthetics of the city.

Despite the controversies, the games were heralded as a financial success, being one of the few in recent history to profit.

Despite the poor financial performance, 1962 turned out to be the busiest year in Silver City's 16-year history.

Despite Sybil's haughty responses, she eventually admits that Eva, pregnant and destitute, had asked the committee for financial aid.

Despite U. S. pressure on Japan to assist America in Iraq, Japan limited their involvement in the war to financial contribution primarily because of domestic opposition to the deployment of troops.

Despite being a phenomenally successful playwright during his lifetime, his propensity for high living ( he had a table permanently reserved for him at Maxim's ), gambling, and the failure of his marriage led to financial difficulties.

Despite Hemmeter's efforts, several teams soon ran into financial difficulties, in part due to alarmingly low attendance figures.

Despite several innovations in broadcasting and the creation of one of television's biggest stars of the 1950s, the network never found itself on solid financial ground.

Despite the wealth of talented writers who appeared under the Arkham House imprint, it was not a financial success.

Despite the opera's success, Carvalho's financial difficulties meant a run of only 18 performances.

Despite serious terrain obstacles, almost three-quarters of all cross-border dry cargo is now transported by road, 105, 251 metric tons in 2005.

Despite these obstacles, the film's war footage was stunning and James Coburn, in the lead role of Rolf Steiner, gave one of the finest performances of his career.

Despite facing many obstacles, the Lovers are always united by the play's close.

Despite many obstacles and setbacks, the 1896 Olympics were regarded as a great success.

Despite the existence of a narrow channel through the beach obstacles, the ramps and mines there accounted for the loss 22 LCVPs, 2 LCI ( L ) s and 4 LCTs.

Despite these obstacles, readers and commentators have reached a broad consensus about the book's central cast of characters and, to a lesser degree, its plot.

Despite these obstacles, many farmers have embraced alternative crops.

Despite this mistrust, Paraná showed resilience in fending off threats and overcoming obstacles and setbacks.

Despite the obstacles, the team completed the movie.

Despite these obstacles, Clark's success in organizing an innovative academic institution earned him international attention.

Despite heavy German fire and resulting casualties, the NCDU men planted charges and demolished many obstacles.

There were rumours before the match that Brazil might prefer Romania to progress than World Champions England ; Despite beating them 1 – 0 in their previous match in Guadalajara, the South American giants still viewed England as one of their biggest obstacles to tournament victory.

Despite these obstacles, flying operations commenced on 7 February 1941.

Despite obstacles, doubts, and contrary opinions justification of producing two-wheelers was realized in July 1954.

Despite of these obstacles the mission was a success with the holding of general, free elections on 13 October 1994.

Despite these obstacles, Greeks resurged on campus in the mid-1980s.

Despite obstacles, she has always managed to pull herself up into the limelight.

Despite the obstacles generated by the Counter-Reformation which was opposed to the development of national languages in Christian liturgy, this process went on uninterrupted.

Despite its difficulty, the Navy faced the challenging obstacles and launched an extreme level of recruitment programme for the young nation, first starting from the East-Pakistan.

Despite these obstacles, Cheng Yen has seen the dream of building bridges across the Taiwan Strait through humanitarian assistance realized.

Despite its many achievements, LP encountered a number of serious obstacles in the 1990s.

Despite some obstacles, Skopin-Shuisky managed to persuade the Swedes to help the Russian tsar.

Despite financial obstacles, Messager pursued studies in piano and composition, with teachers including Camille Saint-Saëns and Gabriel Fauré.

Despite some obstacles ( including a refusal by public hospitals to accept referrals for diagnosis and treatment, only gradually and partially overcome during 2003 ), " Plan Barrio Adentro " became very popular with its constituents.