Despite this uncertainty in defining borders, it does have some important overall characteristics.

Despite the efficacy of epilepsy surgery, some patients decide not to undergo surgery owing to fear or the uncertainty of having a brain operation.

Despite this uncertainty, fourteen individuals have been identified as having verifiably attended Lunar Society meetings regularly over a long period during its most productive eras: these are Matthew Boulton, Erasmus Darwin, Thomas Day, Richard Lovell Edgeworth, Samuel Galton, Jr., James Keir, Joseph Priestley, William Small, Jonathan Stokes, James Watt, Josiah Wedgwood, John Whitehurst and William Withering.

Despite the uncertainty of Elizabeth's – and therefore the Tudor dynasty's – hold on England, she never married.

Despite the uncertainty at the heart of Dalton's atomic theory, the principles of the theory survived.

Despite uncertainty about the single origin of yakuza organizations, most modern yakuza derive from two classifications which emerged in the mid-Edo Period ( 1603 – 1868 ): tekiya, those who primarily peddled illicit, stolen or shoddy goods ; and bakuto, those who were involved in or participated in gambling.

Despite uncertainty as to the future of Psyche, when Darrin did finally begin the next album with Per-Anders Kurenbach he changed his style to emphasize a friendlier, more upbeat sound.

Despite receiving a vote of confidence from his party, Alkatiri resigned on 26 June 2006 to end the uncertainty.

Despite the Boerboel's long breeding history, there is great uncertainty as to how many and which breeds were used to create it.

Despite this uncertainty, the team was successful from the start.

Despite this vote of confidence, Alkatiri resigned on 26 June 2006, to end the uncertainty.

Despite the improvements in performance seen across a range of studies, one limitation of the contextual interference effect is the uncertainty with regard to the cause of performance improvements as so many variables are constantly manipulated.

Despite uncertainty if he would return to the Giants for the 2007 season due to a managerial change, Righetti announced in early November 2007 that he would remain with the Giants in his present role.

Despite MYCIN's success, it sparked debate about the use of its ad hoc, but principled, uncertainty framework known as " certainty factors ".

Despite initial uncertainty and some hostility from the students, Billy proved to be a successful replacement for Charlie.

Despite this uncertainty, recent years have seen government investment into the base.

Despite the uncertainty surrounding the size of the spill, figures place it several times the size ( by volume ) of the Exxon Valdez oil spill.

Despite such apparent comforts, the boredom and uncertainty, as well as normal rivalries and tensions common to any small town, put an undertone of unhappiness into camp life.

Despite a common misunderstanding, " random " does not mean the same thing as " chance " as this idea is often used in describing situations of uncertainty, nor is it the same as projections based on an assessed probability or frequency.

Despite recent uncertainty regarding the band's future, they look to remain competitive for the 2010 season.

Despite the uncertainty, Alvarez makes it clear that she died while he was in Ethiopia, adding that her death was a cause for sorrow by her subjects:

Despite the political uncertainty resulting from a recently concluded civil war, 56 delegates met in San Felipe de Austin to draft a series of petitions to the Mexican government.

Despite the uncertainty they decided to try an informal jam-oriented home project.

Despite the uncertainty about his future, Jones was still a regular in the team throughout the season and managed to score 5 goals overall, including a goal in his final appearance against Millwall on 30 April.

For Christmas 2011, a new single seater mod came available. The F2 1967 Mod provide new accurate cars shapes, drivers, car sounds and physics. The Formula 2 physics were intended to get close racing online, with most of the cars sharing the same Ford Cosworth FVA 1600cc engine. Despite this, as others GPL mods, the F2 mod benefit of the extended 11 different cars slots with their individual handling. In 1967, drivers took part in no less than 23 Formula 2 races.

Despite the RIAA's aggressive tactics, online file-swapping has continued to grow.

Despite this, plans were announced by Neil Aspinall in April 2006 to completely remaster and release the entire Beatles catalog on an unspecified online music service, as well as release some previously unheard work by the band.

Despite the show's terrestrial cancellation, new online episodes are expected to be produced for the foreseeable future.

Despite e-business being business done online, there are still physical security measures that can be taken to protect the business as a whole.

Despite this loss, Cavedog released one more expansion pack, Total Annihilation: Battle Tactics, as well as many freely downloadable enhancements and patches, and built strong community support with their own online service Boneyards ( now shut down ) that matched opponents and provided a continuing game campaign.

Despite this split in the online community, the offline professional LAN tournaments run by CPL, ESWC, WCG, QuakeCon, and WSVG all used Q4Max.

Despite the SCEA servers shutting down, online play is still available in European countries.

Despite a relatively sparse TV and Film career, David Dixon has over the years acquired a loyal fan following online who call themselves " Dixonites ".

Despite the collapse of its catalog and department stores in 2001, Montgomery Ward & Co. still adheres to the once unheard philosophy of " satisfaction guaranteed " as an online retailer.

Despite the short life of lavarand. sgi. com, it is often cited as an example of an online random number source.

Despite criticism by several prominent theologians, authors, and online critics, the movement continues to air television programs and publish articles and books.

Despite being a port of the PC Splinter Cell's this trilogy does not include online multiplayer or the downloadable bonus missions.

Despite an online petition from upset and angry fans pleading for them not to be axed, both characters left the show in July 2006.

Despite this his online lectures on Capital have proved very popular, receiving 700, 000 page views between June 2008 and March 2010.

Despite the lack of online gameplay, GT4 does support use of the PlayStation 2 Network Adapter, which can be used to communicate with additional PS2s to create a multi-screen setup.

Despite availability of downloading in multiple formats, being less restrictive on video uploads, and Google being tremendously well-known, Google Videos had only a minor share from the online video market, amassing around 2, 500, 000 videos uploaded.

Despite the joking nature of its origins, or perhaps because of it, the protocol has remained as a minor presence online.

Despite opposition from regional Santé publique du Québec managers and the EmJEU coalition for a government moratorium and pre-implementation studies to assess the social and health impacts of the new Loto-Québec gaming offering on the population of Québec, Loto-Québec ’ s factual arguments were convincing: online gaming is already a reality with more than 2, 000 illegal gaming sites available and practically no responsible gaming measures in place.

Despite having 1, 500 free car parking spaces for the shopping centre and there being no pay machines on site, there has now been a charge implemented for long stay car parking beyond six hours with which you have to pay via phone or online, likely to catch out train users as signs in the car park are scarce.

Despite the drawbacks that the digital space has caused the music industry, the transition into the online space has allowed for lower expenses such as lower coordination costs, lower distribution costs, as well as the possibility for redistributed total profits.

Despite mixed critical reception, the game has amassed a very large fanbase following, including several online petitions for a remake or sequel.

Despite its age, the game has retained a large fan base, and is still played online.

Despite a last-ditch effort to start an online distribution through Compuserve, which was one of the earliest Internet providers, the declining circulation was enough for The National to announce it was ceasing publication.