Despite the 1994 cease-fire, sporadic violations, sniper-fire, and landmine incidents continue to claim over 100 lives each year.

Despite recent gains, 40 % of the population lives below the poverty line, more than double the rate five years ago.

Despite an estimated loss of 300 lives over the course of four days, nonviolent protesters continued to return to Bamako each day demanding the resignation of the dictatorial president and the implementation of democratic policies.

Despite the claims of many classical theorists and sociologists immediately after World War II, many contemporary theorists have critiqued secularisation thesis, arguing that religion has continued to play a vital role in the lives of individuals worldwide.

Despite their large adult sizes, crocodiles start their lives at around long.

Despite the disagreements, popular culture grasped onto the implications in the field of applied psychology with the hope that the research could improve their lives.

Despite recent, improved access to antiretroviral treatment and care in many regions of the world, the AIDS epidemic claimed an estimated 2 million lives in 2007, of which about 270, 000 were children.

Despite the fact that the Queen of Australia is not resident in Australia itself, the Crown remains a visible part of the everyday lives of Australians.

Bob Herbert also stated that many brothel prostitutes are controlled by outside pimps: " Despite the fiction that they are “ independent contractors ,” most so-called legal prostitutes have pimps — the state-sanctioned pimps who run the brothels and, in many cases, a second pimp who controls all other aspects of their lives ( and takes the bulk of their legal earnings ).

Despite its strict Roman Catholic history, in May 1997 Colombian courts allowed for the euthanasia of sick patients who requested to end their lives.

Despite this, journalist Chris Harris of MTV said that it " lives up to its name "; # 1's debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with sales of 113, 000 in the first week and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ).

Despite the joy reflected in the poems, however, they also acknowledge " the experiences of cruelty, pain and death that are inseparable from the lives of birds as of humans ... and a sorrowing a clear-sighted gaze on the terrible damage we have done and continue to do to our world, even as we love it ".

Despite the lack of literary coverage, a style of film shot amongst the urban debris and depicting the gritty lives of those who had to rebuild the destroyed cities called the rubble film, developed in the years after the end of World War II.

Despite slow maturation so that growing up is rarely achieved by two and a half years, bulldogs ' lives are relatively short and at five to six years of age they are starting to show signs of aging.

Despite the loss of human lives and ships, Cabral's voyage was deemed a success upon his return to Portugal.

Despite the traditional marital lives of Lenin and most Bolsheviks, they believed that sexual relations were outside the jurisdiction of the state.

Despite progress in women ’ s status in recent decades, the lives of millions of girls and women are still overshadowed by discrimination, disempowerment and poverty.

Despite the modest incomes of the Duke and Duchess, they lived remarkable lives of social engagements, leading to the build-up of large debts.

Despite their rarity and their short lives they are heavily represented among the stars visible to the naked eye ; their inherent brightness trumps their scarcity.

Despite his apparent ease at taking lives, he does not enjoy killing or giving in to his berserker rages.

Despite the tacit understanding that recorded history cannot be altered, sometimes Doug and Tony's actions are essential in causing history to unfold as it did, and the lives of individual people could be influenced by the actions of the Time Tunnel time travelers and scientists.

Despite this, he now lives in Didsbury.

Despite the untimely dissolution of the Freedman's Bureau, its legacy still lives on through historically black colleges and universities ( HBCUs ).

Despite having lungs, which appear to provide little use in respiration, mudpuppies spend their entire lives underwater.

Despite her death, Chani lives on as part of the Other Memory of her pre-born twins.

Despite having lost the test series to South Africa by game three, the Lions won the final test.

Despite gaining 9 seats the Tories lost 8 behind them to the Liberals Democrats and one even to Labour.

Despite entering December with a record of 8 – 3, Dallas lost its slim grip on 1st place in the division with losses to the New York Giants and San Diego.

Despite high ticket prices, the exhibition lost money, with only one recorded sale.

Despite this success, the team lost in the semi-finals to the New York Rangers.

Despite the lost memoir, Galois published three papers that year, one of which laid the foundations for Galois theory.

Despite the Roman victories at sea, the Roman Republic lost countless ships and crews during the war, due to both storms and battles.

Despite having " lost " its Soviet periphery, Russia has 9 time zones, stretching slightly over half the world's longitude.

Despite this, Orange Free State lost the match.

Despite this, South Africa lost all their matches.

Despite this, they lost by an innings.

Despite a great deal of local opposition the town lost its rail service in 1969, when as part of the controversial Beeching Axe the ' Waverley Line ' from Carlisle to Edinburgh via Hawick was closed.

Despite his engagement in politics, Abeken never lost his interest in theology and continued to publish and speak in this sector during all of his life.

Despite major signings, including Joe Jordan, Gordon McQueen, Gary Bailey, and Ray Wilkins, the team failed to achieve any significant results ; they finished in the top two in 1979 – 80 and lost to Arsenal in the 1979 FA Cup Final.

Despite a strong push in the middle of the 2007 season, winning five straight games, the Vikings lost their final two games to finish the season at 8 – 8, missing the playoffs.

Despite finishing 6th in 1896, North Melbourne was not invited to the breakaway the competition, a fact not lost on their supporters today.

Despite these promises, Askin and the new Country Party Leader, Charles Cutler, lost the election to Heffron, mainly due to the adverse reactions of voters towards the November 1960 " horror budget " and credit squeeze made by the federal Liberal government of Robert Menzies.

Despite those two close triumphs ( 22 – 21 against the Dolphins in the Divisional Round, and 17 – 13 against the Steelers in the AFC Championship Game ), the Chargers lost Super Bowl XXIX to the San Francisco 49ers by a score of 49 – 26, who were led by quarterback Steve Young ( Super Bowl MVP ) and wide receiver Jerry Rice.

Despite living in London for many years, W. G. Grace never lost his Gloucestershire accent.

Despite the tour, Smuts lost the election the following year, and the new government instituted a strict policy of racial segregation.

Despite being shy, Holst was fascinated by people and society, and had always believed that the best way to learn about a city was to get lost in it.

Despite injury, Davenport reached the US Open quarterfinals, where she again lost to Henin.

Despite the landslide victory, Johnson, who carried the South as a whole in the election, lost the Deep South states of Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia and South Carolina, the first time a Democratic candidate had done so since Reconstruction.

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 Shabash ’ s appeals, his persistence, and the missionaries ' help, the Mohican lost the case.