Despite this unofficial standard, regional variations of American English have not only persisted but have actually intensified, according to linguist William Labov.

Despite Connecticut's relatively small size, it features wide regional variations in its landscape ; for example, in the northwestern Litchfield Hills, it features rolling mountains and horse farms, whereas in the southeastern New London County, it features beaches and maritime activities.

Despite these commonalities, there are significant variations in interpretation.

Despite this, Mexican ceviche has developed its own distinct styles that make it unique from the other variations available.

Despite the wide regional variations in climate by latitude and other geographic factors, the long-term average global climate is quite stable during interglacial periods, and variations of a degree or two of average global temperature have historically had major effects on the ecological balance, and on the actual geography of the Earth.

Despite this, it is common that a driver thunk out to the real mode interrupt in order to initialize screen modes and gain direct access to a card's linear frame buffer, because these tasks would otherwise require handling many hundreds of proprietary variations that exist from card to card.

Despite this, other local terms, such as cerbiche and serviche, are still used as variations to name the plate.

Despite this, Mexican ceviche has developed its own distinct styles that make it unique from other available variations.

Despite the detailed instructions derived from the testing period, small variations in ambient temperature, humidity and settling dust continually threw off the movement of the parts enough to end the sequence early.

Despite numerous variations and technologies, wet processing is less viable than dry processing due to a 10-15 % lower yield, even compared to the losses due to spoilage and pests with dry processing.

Despite its northerly location, closeness of the peninsula to the Gulf Stream leads to unusually high temperatures in winter, but also results in high winds due to the temperature variations between land and the Barents Sea.

Despite the detailed naval regulations issued, minor variations in the flags were frequently seen, due to different manufacturing techniques employed, suppliers used, and the flag-making traditions of each southern state.

Despite the single-like step, variations of the handhold combined with turns give the dance infinite dance move options.

Despite the variations, there are a few common themes.

Despite the many variations, all formulas contain the same basic elements: pigmentation, oils, and waxes.

Despite its many variations, it is always a thick porridge or soup of rice which has usually disintegrated after prolonged cooking in copious water.

Despite variations in wording and placement of the various fair trial rights, international human rights instrument define the right to a fair trial in broadly the same terms.

Despite the simplification, Tekken Advance introduces new mechanics by implementing a wide range of " stun " variations such as " pop stuns ", " crumple stuns " and right / left stuns.

Despite these variations, every building is subject to the same laws of physics, and hence will demonstrate significant similarities in structural forms.

Despite these significant regional variations, there exist some trends among African French speakers such as the pronunciation of the letter R, which tends to be pronounced like a trilled R instead of a guttural R, but some speakers can also pronounce it as a guttural ( a voiced uvular fricative like ‹ غ › in the Arabic word مغرب Maghrib ).

Despite Malta's small size there are some regional variations.

Despite the variations, it is possible to identify a general sequence of four periods or " generations ":

Despite his young age, Larsen stated his intention to have his music released commercially, though his early songs were little more than variations of other artists ' work.

Despite the rejection of the traditional accounts on many points of detail, as late as 1948 it was still possible to postulate a massive and comparatively sudden ( beginning in ca. 450 ) influx of Germans as the type of invasions.

Despite the successful rehabilitation of over a half million disabled persons in the first eleven years after 1943, the existing program was still seen to be inadequate to cope with the nation's backlog of an estimated two million disabled.

Despite its rather long intellectual history, alienation is still a promising hypothesis and not a verified theory.

Despite Giffen's warning, Palfrey still had plans for freeing his slaves in Louisiana.

Despite being able to crawl on land, many of these prehistoric tetrapodomorph fish still spent most of their time in the water.

Despite marked progress, Armenia still suffers from a large trade imballance and is still largely dependent upon foreign aid and remittances from Armenian nationals working abroad, and members of the diaspora donating aid through non-governmental organizations ( NGOs ) such as churchES.

Despite progress since the Soviet era, the unemployment rate still hovers near 30 % and there remains a huge gulf between actual and potential Gross Domestic Product.

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

Despite this, Lewis argued, those who accept evolutionary naturalism still act as if objective moral truths exist, lead Lewis to reject it as impractical.

Despite the strong start, the team played poorly in May and June and entered the All Star break at 47 – 48, still leading the NL West.

Despite this, a small community of enthusiasts are still using it.

Despite its rapid growth, the economy of Benin still remains underdeveloped and dependent on subsistence agriculture, cotton production, and regional trade.

Despite this growth, the military still does not receive sufficient funds for modernization.

Despite being offered the chance to remain as ruler of Bavaria ( under strict terms of an alliance with Austria ), the Elector left his country and family in order to continue the war against the Allies from the Spanish Netherlands where he still held the post of governor-general.

Despite the councils of Étampes, Wurzburg, Clermont, and Rheims all supporting Innocent, there were still large portions of the Christian world supporting Anacletus.

Despite the decline of the British Empire, the Army was still deployed around the world, fighting wars in Aden, Indonesia, Cyprus, Kenya and Malaya.

Despite the growth of Bayesian research, most undergraduate teaching is still based on frequentist statistics.

Despite the amount of research, there is still doubt about the internal relationship of the languages of Austro-Asiatic.

Despite the legal status of the Dublin Region, the term " County Dublin " is still in common usage.

Despite rejecting these terms, Constantius still tried to avert war with the Sassanid Empire by sending two embassies to Shapur II.

Despite the improved guns, production of the Panzer III was ended in 1943, as the tank still could not match the T-34, and was replaced by the Panzer IV and Panther tanks.

Despite some claims that shotgun sequencing was in some ways less accurate than the clone-by-clone method chosen by the Human Genome Project, the technique became widely accepted by the scientific community and is still the de facto standard used today.

Despite success in reuniting large sections of the wider Christadelphian community and periodic efforts at reuniting smaller offshoots, there are still a number of groups who remain separate from other bodies of Christadelphians.

Despite these advances in Cognitive psychology, there is still much to be discovered in terms of the operating mechanisms of declarative memory.