Despite the diplomatic intervention of Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths and father-in-law of Alaric, Clovis led his followers into Visigothic territory.

Despite the region's absence of economic growth on the same scale as other parts of the nation, the Maritimes has changed markedly throughout the 20th century, partly as a result of global and national economic trends, and partly as a result of government intervention.

Despite the clear collapse of their power, and the decline of their kingdom around them, nobles continued to play kingmakers on a regular basis, with occasional intervention from Ptolemaic Egypt and other outside powers.

Despite Hussein's intervention, militant actions in Jordan continued.

Despite intervention, market pressures caused the yen to continue climbing in value, peaking temporarily at an average of ¥ 271 per US $ 1 in 1973 before the impact of the 1973 oil crisis was felt.

Despite the extensive intervention of central banks, including partial and total nationalization of major European banks, the crisis of sovereign debt became particularly acute, first in Iceland, though as events of the early 2010s would show, it was not an isolated European example.

Despite past opposition to state intervention the Chirac government approved a 2. 8 billion euro aid package to troubled manufacturing giant Alstom.

Despite his quotations from Christian authors and from the Bible, William did not place much emphasis on the intervention of God in human affairs, resulting in a somewhat " secular " history.

Despite British backing for the military action, the intervention was widely seen as an attempt to win back influence in Spain, which had been lost to the British under Napoleon.

Despite reaching this agreement with Taraki, the Soviets continued to be reluctant to intervene further in Afghanistan and repeatedly refused Soviet military intervention within Afghan borders during Taraki's rule as well as later during Amin's short rule.

Despite Modena's intervention the preface to the 1625 version nevertheless still claims that its original source book came from the ruins of Jerusalem in AD 70, where a Roman officer named Sidrus discovered a Hebrew scholar hiding in a hidden library.

Despite being a research system without emphasis on long distance reliability, it drove up to 158 km without human intervention.

Despite intervention in the civil war by the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group ( ECOMOG ), INPFL forces captured most of Monrovia in the late summer of 1990.

Despite the beginning of an Egyptian shift from a pro-Soviet to a pro-American orientation in 1972 ( under Egypt's new leader Anwar El Sadat ), rumors of imminent Soviet intervention on the Egyptians ' behalf during the 1973 Yom Kippur War brought about a massive American mobilization that threatened to wreck détente.

Despite the dramatic nature of this divine intervention, Faustus disregards the inscription with the assertion that he is already damned by his actions thus far and therefore left with no place to which he could flee.

Despite victories at Samos and Gerontas, the Revolution was threatened with collapse until the intervention of the Great Powers in the Battle of Navarino in 1827.

Despite the fact that all of them were considered Spanish, and that there was no legal distinction between Criollos and Peninsulares, most Criollos thought that Peninsulares had undue weight in political conflicts and expected a higher intervention in them.

" Despite the territorial configuration for statistical purposes ( National Statistical System in Portugal ), in force since 2007, matching the NUTS II the Lisbon, Region Greater Lisbon ( AML )-composed only NUTSIII Greater Lisbon and Setúbal Peninsula-the area of intervention of the CCDRLVT-Steering Committee and Regional Development, abbreviated to CCDR-( the Lisbon and the Tagus Valley ), continues to be composed of 5 NUTSIII ( Sub-regions: Greater Lisbon, Setúbal Peninsula, Middle Tagus, and Lezíria West Coast ).

Despite emphatic demands from UNAMIR's commanders in Rwanda before and throughout the genocide, its requests for authorization to end it were refused, and its intervention capacity was reduced.

Despite the intervention of Green Arrow, Roy cruelly butchers Buchinsky with his knives, then burns away his house and all his possessions, becoming a dark, broody vigilante enacting his brand of deadly justice on lowlifes and criminals.

Despite the intervention of Congressman William Lorimer, all 260 employees went on strike on May 9.

Despite the intervention of the King, the administration of the Capitouls gave a relative independence to the city, for nearly 600 years, until the French Revolution.

Despite its anti-war record, it did not object to U. S. entry into World War I ( though several individual members did oppose intervention ).

Despite government intervention at times, especially during the Socialist era, popular Burmese music has become considerably influenced by Western music, which consists of popular Western songs rendered in Burmese and pop music similar to other Asian pop tunes.

Despite Henry's promises, the siege was relieved by a French naval intervention.

Despite the presence of Portuguese troops, which grew to more than 35, 000, the PAIGC steadily expanded its influence until, by 1968, it controlled most of the country.

Despite a popular uproar, the Portuguese government was forced to accept Britain's demands.

Despite the increase in tensions due to the Second Moroccan Crisis of 1911, Bethmann Hollweg did improve relations with Britain to some extent, working with British foreign secretary Sir Edward Grey to alleviate tensions during the Balkan Crises of 1912-1913, and negotiating treaties over an eventual partition of the Portuguese colonies and the Berlin-Baghdad railway.

Despite this, there is a long recorded history of African Greys being kept by the ancient Greeks, wealthy Roman families, King Henry VIII, Portuguese sailors, and others.

Despite initial hostilities, good relations between the Portuguese and Chinese would resume in 1549 with annual Portuguese trade missions to Shangchuan Island, following an event where the Portuguese helped Ming authorities eliminate coastal pirates.

Despite a desperate defense by crossbowmen, more than 50 Portuguese were killed.

Despite repeated appeals from the revolutionaries on the radio asking the population to stay home, thousands of Portuguese descended on the streets, mixing with the military insurgents.

Despite objections in world forums such as the United Nations, Portugal had long maintained that its African colonies were an integral part of Portugal, and felt obliged to militarily defend them against Communist-inspired armed groups, particularly after India's annexation of Portuguese exclaves Goa, Daman and Diu ( Portuguese India ), in 1961 ( see Indian Invasion of Goa ).

Despite repeated appeals from the " captains of April " ( of the MFA ) on the radio warning the population to stay safe inside their homes, thousands of Portuguese took to the streets, mingling with the military insurgents and supporting them.

Despite representing the entire Portuguese empire, the armillary sphere began to be used more extensively in Brazil – the largest and most developed colony at the time – not only in maritime flags, but also on coins and other media.

Despite this justification there is a very famous political 1976 interview recorded by the Portuguese state-run television channel — RTP, in which Barroso, as a politically minded student during the post-Carnation Revolution turmoil known as PREC, criticises the bourgeois education system which " throws students against workers and workers against students.

Despite being less influential since the fall of the Socialist bloc in eastern Europe, the party still enjoys popularity in large sectors of Portuguese society, particularly in the rural areas of the Alentejo and Ribatejo, and in the heavily industrialized areas around Lisbon and Setúbal, where it holds the leadership of several municipalities.

Despite initial reluctance to concede men, John of Gaunt finally agreed to levy troops to reinforce the Portuguese army.

Despite being a British command, the First Army also included Indian and Portuguese forces during the First World War and American and French during the Second World War.

Despite a desperate defense in which they lost more than 7, 000 men, the Portuguese defenders and the British on their northern flank were rapidly overrun.

Despite his international recognition, the films of Oliveira ( and that of other Portuguese directors ) are neglected locally.

Despite the disappointed friendly matches, the Portuguese team entered the tournament being a favourite to win it.

Despite this disastrous defeat, a cult of ' Sebastianism ', with the young monarch as Portugal's " Once and Future King " who would one day, like King Arthur, return to save his nation, has ebbed and flowed in Portuguese life ever since, and was particularly strong late in the 19th century as a Romantic revivalism, some saying that to be one of the causes of the decadence and lack of attitude in late Portuguese History.

Despite the atmosphere of cooperation between some quilombos and the surrounding Portuguese settlements, they were almost always eventually destroyed.

" Despite the early criticism, Deco was one of the highlights of the Portuguese national team.

Despite that, a Portuguese Championship in a knock-out cup format was the most popular and defined the Portuguese champion.