Despite similar appearance as a layered model, it uses a much less rigorous, loosely defined architecture that concerns itself only with the aspects of logical networking.

Despite the controversial philosophical origins of the concept, particularly its close association with logical positivism, operational definitions have undisputed practical applications.

Despite her hyperactive personality, Dee Dee sometimes makes more logical decisions than Dexter, or even gives him helpful advice.

Despite its designation as the logical successor to VHS, S-VHS did not come close to replacing VHS.

Despite his earlier promise, the government announced the same day that the state would supply the necessary funds to keep the banks afloat, with Kenny stating that seeking the money from bondholders would be neither " reasonable or logical.

Despite this, the fruitless search for a quantitive relationship allowing the logical derivation of prices from values ( a labor theory of price ) with the aid of mathematical functions has occupied many economists, producing the famous transformation problem literature.

Despite being greatly influenced by the logical positivists and critical of unempirical speculation, an aspect common to all of Kaila's work was in strive for a holistic, almost pantheistic understanding of things.

Despite the fact that they do not have to be physically separated, there is a logical interface between them known as the Iub.

Despite Bart's logical argument that his act of selflessness nullifies his misbehavior and that leaving him in peace would be the fairest thing to do, Skinner is unmoved and not only proceeds to coldly give Bart three months in detention, but then increases his punishment to four months for nothing more than the pride of annoying Bart.

In State of North Carolina v. Spencer, the court reviewed the literature and case law and concluded that penile plethysmography was scientifically unreliable: " Despite the sophistication of the current equipment technology, a question remains whether the information emitted is a valid and reliable means of assessing sexual preference.

Despite these setbacks, the Canberra community continued to develop in sophistication, if not in size, with the establishment of community facilities such as a radio station ( 2CA ) in 1931 ( initially run from a shop in the Kingston area ), and the amateur dramatic Canberra Repertory Society in 1932.

Despite its clean lines and high level of sophistication and equipment, the Monaco simply failed to gain wide acceptance from a public that was already wary of the reliability of previous French-designed AMC cars.

Despite the increasing sophistication of handheld consoles such as the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita, dedicated handhelds continue to find a niche.

Despite this increased technical sophistication, this film, like Kong, features some serious scale issues, with Joe noticeably changing size between many shots.

Despite the rapid development of ropes course programming during the latter part of the 20th century and the increasing sophistication and professionalism in ropes course construction, there remains a lack of clear scientific consensus about the many claimed psychosocial training benefits of ropes course participation.

Despite a considerable number of other finds, the discovery of the ship-burial at Sutton Hoo, probably interred in the 620s, transformed the history of Anglo-Saxon art, showing a level of sophistication and quality that was wholly unexpected at this date.

Despite the title ( which may allude to the meandering melody throughout ), its use of ornamentation denotes a work of great subtlety and sophistication.

Despite the lack of a professional writer's market, poetry and fiction in English continue to thrive and be written with sophistication and insight.

Despite Edmund's respected intelligence and abilities, he has no personal fortune to speak of, apart from his frequently fluctuating wage packet from the Prince, as he says: " If I'm running short of cash, all I have to do is go upstairs and ask Prince Fat-head for a rise.

Despite his efforts to rise above the rank of private — he even called upon Frank Capra to intercede on his behalf — he never achieved officer's status or any commendations during his six months of service.

Despite the rise in popularity of feature films in 1912 – 1913 from independent producers and foreign imports, the MPPC was very reluctant to make the changes necessary to distribute such longer films.

Despite strikes and demonstrations the month before in protest against economic hardship, the workers of Germany failed to rise up against the government.

Despite its achievements in social policy, however, Wilson's government came under scrutiny in 1975 for the rise in the unemployment rate, with the total number of Britons out of work passing 1, 000, 000 by April of that year.

Despite a rise in the number of Australians covered by health insurance plans following the end of the Second World War, a large proportion of the Australian population continued to lack coverage for health risks by the early Seventies.

Despite the rise of the grunge and alternative rock, adult contemporary-styled ballad hits include " Bed of Roses " and " Always " helped sustain the band ’ s popularity in the 90's.

Despite a scarcity of archaeological evidence, the existence of Moab prior to the rise of the Israelite state has been deduced from a colossal statue erected at Luxor by Pharaoh Ramesses II, in the 13th century BCE, which lists Mu ' ab among a series of nations conquered during a campaign.

Despite a steep rise in the national debt, the Aho government applied a stringent cut-and-save policy that made it unpopular.

Despite global warming and a consequently greater predicted rate of sea level rise recent analysis extended the working life of the barrier until around 2060 – 2070.

Despite a fall in graduate recruitment in recent years, the percentage of Stirling graduates in employment six months after graduation continues to rise.

Despite the selling of public capital, the years 1995 to 2002 witnessed a rise of the total public debt from 30 % to 55. 5 % of GDP.

Despite the rise of Protestantism, it was home to several Catholic monasteries, including that of the Premonstratensians, which is still active.

Despite a slight increase in tourist hospitalisations with the rise in total tourism to Jerusalem during the year 2000, the feared epidemic of Jerusalem syndrome never materialised.

Despite the dangers of speculation, many believed that the stock market would continue to rise indefinitely.

Despite the rise of Zhengzhou, Henan's overall economy repeatedly stumbled as it was the hardest hit by the many disasters that struck China in its modern era.

Despite Gravano's rise in status to consigliere, Gotti continued to use Gravano for the task of murder.

" Despite his afflictions, he is a very forthright and benevolent boy, though he envies the Hill lifestyle and wishes to rise above his economic status.

Despite these additional flights, passengers at Belfast International did not rise beyond 6 million in 2008 as some had predicted but in fact fell by 10, 000 passengers to 5. 2 million.

Despite the city's historic importance in the development of American music, there are those who feel that its status has declined in recent years, due to a combination of increased corporate control over music media, an increase in the cost-of-living and the rise of local music scenes whose success is facilitated by the cheap communication provided by the Internet.

Despite the Fabius Government's achievements in social policy, it was unable to prevent a rise in social inequality during its time in office, a situation arguably exacerbated by austerity measures introduced by the government.

Despite this criticism, Kriesky did much to transform Austria during his time in office, with considerable improvements in working conditions, a dramatic rise in the average standard of living, and a significant expansion of the welfare state, and arguably remains the most successful socialist Chancellor of Austria to this day.

Despite Naypyidaw's recent rise, Mandalay remains Upper Burma's main commercial, educational and health centre.

Despite their weight and cumbersome nature, manhole covers are sometimes stolen, usually for resale as scrap, particularly when metal prices rise.