Despite an ambiguity due to its failure clearly to define `` relative costs '', the above exposition of fully distributed costing goes about as far as one can go toward expressing the basic philosophy of the practice.

Despite this relative peace, the king was still forced to deal with a number of Danish raids and incursions.

Despite its relative political weakness in this period, Borno's court and mosques under the patronage of a line of scholarly kings earned fame as centers of Islamic culture and learning.

Despite the relative ease of executive agreements, the President still often chooses to pursue the formal treaty process over an executive agreement in order to gain congressional support on matters that require the Congress to pass implementing legislation or appropriate funds, and those agreements that impose long-term, complex legal obligations on the U. S.

Despite the relative popularity of the soundtracks, they have not been licensed for release outside of Japan and are only available by importing them.

Despite her relative inexperience, Leigh was chosen to play Ophelia to Olivier's Hamlet in an Old Vic Theatre production staged at Elsinore, Denmark.

Despite the novel approach of the family being ( mostly ) supernatural creatures, the show followed the typical family sitcom formula – the bumbling, well-meaning dad, the practical mom, the eccentric extra-nuclear live-in relative, and the precocious kid.

Despite his relative inexperience, Clark rose quickly in federal politics, entering the House of Commons in the 1972 election and winning the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party in 1976.

Despite the relative pressure disadvantage, modern rimfire magnums in. 17-caliber, 5mm, and. 22-caliber generate muzzle energy comparable to smaller centerfire cartridges.

* Despite its relative small size, Columbia was once the county seat of Henry County ( before the county was divided to form Houston county.

Despite the wrath of the flood, William Milnes was able to take charge of the town and rebuild with relative ease.

Despite the substantial uplift, most of the relative motion along the Alpine Fault is sideways, not vertical.

Despite its distinct appearance, the Wild Turkey is actually a very close relative of pheasants

Despite this, vinyl records remain popular, and discussion about the relative merits of analog and digital sound continues ( see Analog sound vs. digital sound ).

Despite his immaturity and relative weakness as compared to Anpanman and his hero friends, he is courageous, protective of his friends, and has a " never say die " attitude.

Despite the popularity that Kauffman enjoyed in British society and her success as an artist, she was disappointed by the relative apathy that the British had towards history painting.

Despite the small area, the city's relative altitude accounts for more than 137 – m –: the highest mountain reaches 361, 8 metres above the sea, and the lowest point lies at an altitude of 224 metres above sea level.

Despite the game's relative obscurity and continued neglect by its copyright holders, the game continues to be played by DragonQuest devotees.

Despite the CART / USAC divide, from 1983 to 1995 the race was run in relative harmony.

Despite the relative low number of Polynesian languages, and the relative abundance of data already available on many of them, the comparative method was often reduced to comparisons of vocabulary, its shared sporadic sound changes and, as Wilson did in 1985, comparison of pronominal systems which is perhaps the second most commonly described aspect of " minor " languages often available for comparison after the lexicostatistical lists.

Despite his relative youth and inexperience, Julius Chambers argued the case, because of his intimate knowledge of the facts involved.

Despite the relative large number of lawyers that presumably would handle divorce, adoption and child custody matters, Texas reported that of 77, 056 attorneys, only 697 in the entire state were certified in family law ( which is, arguably, the applicable specialty ).

Despite an appearance on ABC-TV's popular Thank Your Lucky Stars, the single peaked at a modest No. 35 in the UK, a relative failure compared to début releases of Epstein's most successful artists ( The Beatles, Gerry & The Pacemakers and Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas ).

Despite centuries-old cultural ties to the Arab World, the Chadian Government maintained few significant ties Arab states in North Africa or Southwest Asia in the 1980s.

Despite such diversity, it is possible to classify the indigenous people into three major cultural groups: the northern people, who developed rich handicrafts and were influenced by pre-Incan cultures ; the Araucanian culture, who inhabited the area between the river Choapa and the island of Chiloé, and lived primarily off agriculture ; and the Patagonian culture Patagonia composed of various nomadic tribes, who supported themselves through fishing and hunting ( and who in Pacific / Pacific Coast immigration scenario would be descended partly from the most ancient settlers ).

Despite the revivalists ' various political views and different opinions regarding the nature of authentic folk music, they all shared an understanding of Americanism that grounded the nation's identity in cultural pluralism and political democracy " By the end of the 1930s they along with the musicians and others had turned American folk music into a social movement.

Despite close cultural ties, diplomatic relations between the two countries have in many instances been volatile.

Despite the enormous power of the Propaganda Ministry over German cultural life, Goebbels ’ status began to decline once the Nazi regime was firmly established in power.

Despite strong economic and cultural ties with Thailand, parts of the border shared by the two countries are indefinite.

Despite their many political divisions, the people of the country were united by cultural similarity.

Despite its internal differentiation among the conservative Old Slovenes and the progressive Young Slovenes, the Slovene nationals defended similar programs, calling for a cultural and political autonomy of the Slovene people.

Despite considerable cultural continuity, life for Aborigines was not without significant changes.

Despite his extensive knowledge of ancient history, classics, archaeology and what would be termed today cultural anthropology, he apparently had not even read enough in his nominal major to pass the required examination.

Despite this, the city flourished in the following decades both economically and socially, developing its industry, being an important agricultural market and having a very important cultural and technological centre as the University.

Despite the decline in popularity of postcards that are overtly ' saucy ', postcards continue to be a significant economic and cultural aspect of British seaside tourism.

Despite its image as a port and industrial city, Haifa is the cultural hub of northern Israel.

Despite very few cultural differences from the Baloch, the Brahui are still regarded as a separate group on account of language difference.

Despite his political reforms and his passion for trying to increase the importance of Savoy in Europe, Victor Amadeus left a considerable cultural legacy in the city of his birth.

Despite this mishap, the remainder of Victor Emanuel II ’ s reign was consumed by wrapping up loose ends and dealing with economic and cultural issues.

Despite the scarcity of sources, if his date of birth is accepted as that given above or at least within the window between 375 and 385 it can be seen that Orosius grew up during a period of cultural flourishing along with Hydatius and the Ávitos.

Despite this, Benabarre continues to be a significant historical and cultural center of attraction.

Despite the large Fuzhou population, most of the Chinese businesses in Chinatown are still Cantonese owned and because of still the large Cantonese population on the Lower East Side, especially with the Cantonese Community still being the main Chinese commercial district for all of Chinatown and with the Cantonese people living in more affluent residencies that are also important customers to Chinatown's businesses, Cantonese is still a strong Lingua Franca in Chinatown even though Mandarin is beginning to sweep Cantonese aside as a Lingua Franca allowing Cantonese to still dominate the cultural standards and economic resources of Manhattan's Chinatown.

Despite its small population, the town prides itself on its ability to bring in high quality cultural offerings, including the Grant County Community Concert Association, which presents numerous events each year.

Despite his pro-Soviet views he was strongly critical of Stalinism, and in 1948 he attended and did his best to sabotage a Stalinist cultural congress in Wrocław, Poland.

Despite sporadic periods of persecution, Jewish communal and cultural life flowered in this period.

Despite the fact that the above cultural controls cannot completely control Microdochium Patch, when they are all used to reduce disease pressure, they can have a noticeable impact and will help to reduce the amount of chemical control that is required.

Despite the impact of regional economic decline, Youngstown offers an array of cultural and recreational resources.