Despite his long association with and close proximity to the Buddha, Ananda was only a stream-winner prior to the Buddha ’ s death.

Despite its many faults, the wheellock was a significant improvement over the matchlock in terms of both convenience and safety, since it eliminated the need to keep a smoldering match in proximity to loose gunpowder.

Despite their proximity to Qatar ( Suwād al Janūbīyah is only 1. 4 km from the Qatari mainland at the peninsula of Ras Abruq, while Rubud Al Gharbiyah, the island closest to the main island of Bahrain, lies at a distance of 19. 7 km to it ), the islands belong to Bahrain but were the subject of a dispute between Bahrain and Qatar.

Despite its proximity to Albany the county has remained relatively rural.

Despite its proximity to Texas ( which has no state personal income tax ), Miller County residents are not exempt from Arkansas's state personal income tax unless they reside within the city limits of Texarkana.

Despite its close proximity to Toledo, Bedford Township is part of the Monroe Metropolitan Area and part of the larger Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint CSA.

Despite its small size, Lordstown continues to grow slowly ; people seeking housing in the area are drawn to its rural appearance, abundance of buildable land, and proximity to downtown Warren.

Despite its proximity to the Irish Sea, the temperature regime is similar to areas further inland, owing to the shelter provided by the Pennines to the northeast and the Welsh Mountains to the southwest.

Despite the fact that Warren Hastings overlooked the island before settling upon Penang in 1786, the Riau Archipelago was an attractive choice just to the south of the Malay Peninsula, for its proximity to Malacca.

Despite such great differences, many religious structures are located in close proximity with one another.

Despite the close proximity, many inhabitants of the Black Country resist hints at any relationship to people living in Birmingham, which may be called " Brum-a-jum " ( Birmingham's colloquial name is Brummagem, a corruption of its older name of Bromwichamand hence West Bromwich ) or Birminam ( missing the g and h out and saying it the way it's spelt ).

Despite its proximity to both Brooklands and Wisley airfields ( both active until the early 1970s ), Cobham saw relatively few aircraft crashes.

Despite its proximity to Liège, the territory of Herstal did not become part of the Bishopric of Liège until 1740, date at which the prince-bishop Georges-Louis de Berghes bought it from Frederick II of Prussia.

Despite its proximity to the University of Warwick on Coventry's southern outskirts, it has only a small student population of mostly postgraduate students, although many staff at the university choose to live in Kenilworth.

Despite its proximity to lead mines and salt springs, the majority of its population came as farmers during the 1750s and 1760s, and they primarily grew wheat, corn and tobacco.

Despite its proximity to Earth it is a dim magnitude 15 and can only be seen through large telescopes.

Despite the proximity to the large winter numbers in Great Britain, only very small numbers occur in Ireland and France.

Despite its proximity to the Earth, this star is too dim to be seen with the naked eye.

Despite its close proximity to Camberley, Sandhurst is also home to a large and well-known out-of-town mercantile development.

Despite this history of participation, relations between African Americans and Jews have sometimes been strained by their close proximity and class differences, especially in New York and other urban areas.

Despite its close proximity, it was not directly involved in the pottery industry, and it strongly opposed attempts to add it in 1930 with a postcard poll showing residents opposing it by a majority of 97. 4 %.

Despite its proximity, there was no infrastructure for basic services including schooling for children.

Despite their proximity, the two villages have historically been divided, Skelmorlie in Ayrshire and Wemyss Bay in Renfrewshire.

Despite the close proximity of the Head Office, Bank Road closed in 2007 as part of a restructuring exercise.

Despite its use being criticized in most Super Mario Advance games, a GameSpy review called the version found in Super Mario Advance 2 a blast to play in multi-player because it only requires at least two Game Boy Advances, one copy of the game, and a link cable.

Despite the ideological similarity of the two parties, the clash of egos both inside and outside the National Assembly became increasingly fierce, starting with the Federal governments decision to oust the NAP provincial government in Balochistan Province for alleged secessionist activities and culminating in the banning of the party and arrest of much of its leadership after the death of a close lieutenant of Bhutto's, Hayat Sherpao, in a bomb blast in the frontier town of Peshawar.

Despite the difficulties in cocking and firing the weapon, it did have several advantages ; its barrel did not have to be replaced or require high-grade materials that were expensive to produce, there was little muzzle blast that could give the user's position away, and the size of the barrel meant it could accommodate relatively large calibre munitions.

( Despite objections by Anielewicz, Russie insists on praying for the souls of the civilians killed in the blast.

Despite claims from various terrorist groups, the blast was initially thought to have been an accident, caused by a gas explosion, and sabotage was ruled out initially.

Despite gaining energy from the living, he is not able to attack Turles as he counterattacks with a blast of his own, neutralizing Goku's Spirit Bomb.

Despite its recoil slide and cushioned buttpad, the recoil of the weapon ( along with noise and muzzle blast ) was said to be terrific, frequently causing neck strains and bruised shoulders.

Despite having the highest amount of lefty saves in his career with the Phillies ( 102 ), the Carter blast was the end of the line for Williams in Philadelphia.

Despite the unfavorable conditions, the British began to stand firm and blast volleys at the enemy.

Despite the obvious similarities, the 10-dinar banknote and its 1000-old-dinar predecessor with the same design are older ( 1955 ) and showed Arif Heralić, a metal worker working on a blast furnace in Zenica.

Despite victories at Dupplin Moor and Halidon Hill, in the face of tough Scottish resistance led by Sir Andrew Murray, the son of Wallace's comrade in arms, successive attempts to secure Balliol on the throne failed.

Despite these actions, he shunned all public photography and had the often-hilarious habit of depicting himself with a placeholder sign for a face.

Despite their planned integration into the Kosovar society and their recognition in the Kosovar constitution, Romani and other minorities ( i. e. Ashkali and Egyptian communities ) continue to face many difficulties, such as segregation and discrimination, in housing, education, health, employment and social welfare.

Despite such power, the political commissars whose Chekist detachments retreated or broke in the face of the enemy earned the death penalty.

Despite his strong long running image as a face, the Canadian Hart was turned heel in an anti-USA gimmick, while Steve Austin became cheered by fans despite efforts to design him as the ultimate heel, making him a tweener.

Despite this, they do face challenges unique to their nature.

Despite being outshot a majority of the series, the Flyers upset Montreal in 5 games and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2003 – 04 to face Pittsburgh.

Despite this tension and the city's decline in the face of barbarian invasions, Arles remained a great religious centre and host of church councils ( see Council of Arles ), the rival of Vienne, for hundreds of years.

Despite the demand for electrical consumer goods and large investments in heavy engineering and nuclear power, profits began to fall for the first time in the face of increasing competition and internal disorganisation.

Despite Chauvelin's best efforts, the Englishman manages to escape by throwing pepper in Chavelin's face.

Despite the scar tissue covering his face and head, his senses were still above-average.

Despite these changes retailers still face complicated and confusing trading laws, which stipulate trading hours based on size and product offer.

Despite the fact that, if convicted, he could face a prison sentence of up to four years and eight months, he signed on to appear in at least eight more Ally McBeal episodes.

Despite showing his face, giving away his code name, and revealing his FBI affiliation, Hanssen escaped arrest when the Bureau's investigation didn't go anywhere.

" Despite an outward appearance of confidence and popularity with his troops, the " genial six-footer with a face some people described as ' coarse '", privately often exhibited a lack of self-confidence, and in later campaigns became somewhat dependent on his older brother Richard for advice and approval.

Despite the " huge potential upside ," Lebanon and the region also face a danger, he said.

Despite providing an exciting climax to the season, the race wasn't successful from the hosts ' standpoint, as the promoters barely broke even ; when prize money checks bounced, Charles Moran and Briggs Cunningham paid the money to save face for their country.

: Despite the attacks on herself and Shipon, Yayoi lies to protect Ayaka when it looked like she might face expulsion from Stellvia.

Despite the different focus, Engineers in industry as well as private practice face similar ethical issues and reach similar conclusions.

Despite the legal changes, gaps between the formal law and the street-level environment create an environment where many programs continue to face law enforcement interference ( see law enforcement section below ).

Despite her faults, Titania was a strong and able queen, whether riding out to face down the forces of Hell at the head of her army or subtley politicking to ensure that Faerie's best interests were met in the wider worlds.

Despite this, however, Ramakrishna demonstrated that Bhakti could be practiced as an inner retreat to experience solace in the face of Western-style discipline and often discrimination in the workplace.

Despite having a Jewish state and an end to the British mandate, the Israelis were to face many more fights with the Arabs.

Despite the improvement in diver safety provided by the more secure attachment of the breathing apparatus to the diver's face, some models of full face mask can fail catastrophically if the faceplate is broken or detached from the skirt, as there is then no way to breathe from the mask.