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Despite these achievements, the influence of Aristotle's errors is considered by some to have held back science considerably.

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

Despite these facts, most mathematicians accept the axiom of choice as a valid principle for proving new results in mathematics.

Despite these activities, for some time, the Alemanni seem to have continued their pagan cult activities, with only superficial or syncretistic Christian elements.

Despite these troubles Andronikos III secured the extension of Byzantine control over Thessaly in 1333 and Epirus in 1337, by taking advantage of succession crises in these principalities.

Despite these constraints especially those deputies that are elected directly normally try to keep close contact with their constituents and to help them with their problems, particularly when they are related to federal policies or agencies.

Despite the failure of Philip's Bastarnae strategy, the suspicion aroused by these events in the Roman Senate, which had been warned by the Dardani of the Bastarnae invasion, ensured the demise of Macedonia as an independent state.

Despite significant efforts, British control of Northern European waters rendered these ambitions impractical in the short term, and the Royal Navy remained firmly in control of the Atlantic Ocean.

Despite these shortcomings, and his promise to step down at the end of the transition, Bozizé contested the 13 March 2005 presidential elections in which all of the leading opposition candidates were allowed to run except for Patassé.

Despite these achievements, Attlee's government failed to introduce the comprehensive education for which many socialists had hoped ( as a means of making the educational system less meritoric ).

Despite these problems, one of the main achievements of Attlee's government was the maintenance of near full employment.

Despite these efforts, Cairo's population has doubled since the 1960s, reaching close to seven million ( with an additional ten million in its urban area ).

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

Despite these complaints, Clement is generally not considered a heretic in the Catholic Church, but such concerns about his orthodoxy led to him being removed from the Roman martyrology in 1586, and he is not revered as a saint in contemporary Roman Catholicism.

Despite the differences between comparative law and these other legal fields, comparative law helps inform all of these areas of normativity.

Despite the lack of complexity, there does seem to be forethought and skill in making these tools and should be considered such.

Despite the recession of the late 1950s, the company sold $ 94, 000 worth of these modules during 1958 alone, turning a profit at the end of its first year.

Despite these improvements, a second invasion by the former Katangan gendarmerie, known as Shaba II in May – June 1978, was only dispersed with the despatch of the French 2e régiment étranger de parachutistes and a battalion of the Belgian Paracommando Regiment.

Despite these uncertainties, there is agreement that destruction of rainforests remains a significant environmental problem.

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

Despite the popularity of these events, the Dachshund Club of America opposes " wiener racing ", as many greyhound tracks use the events to draw large crowds to their facilities.

Despite these grand designs Domitian was determined to govern the Empire conscientiously and scrupulously.

Despite accusations that midwives were " incompetent and ignorant ", some argued that poorly trained surgeons were far more of a danger to pregnant women.

Despite the seriousness of the accusations against her, Jiang Qing appeared unrepentant.

Despite the accusations, the first copy of Der Stürmer was published April 20, 1923.

Despite accusations of unfairness and bias regarding the murder trials of Israel Lipski in 1887 and Florence Maybrick in 1889, Stephen continued performing his judicial duties.

Despite the importance graphic designers place on his book Thoughts on Design, subsequent works such as From Lascaux to Brooklyn ( 1996 ), compounded accusations of Rand being " reactionary and hostile to new ideas about design.

Despite his international career ending so flatly and accusations his mobility had faded with age, the 2002 – 03 season — Seaman's last at Arsenal — ended on a high note.

Despite the accusations of nepotism that greeted his appointment on January 3, 1903, Sifton fast became a well-respected judge.

Despite accusations by the Conservatives that the Liberals bought " the foreign vote " with beer, whiskey, and tobacco, he won a comfortable majority.

Despite the Anti-Semitism accusations, it is recorded that he protected and helped escape from Nazi-occupied Serbia one Jewish family.

* Despite accusations of marital infidelity, Colin Thatcher, who would later become famous for his involvement in the murder of his ex-wife, is re-elected to the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly.

Despite scandals and accusations of immorality, Yinreng remained in his father's favour and was given the Western Gardens ( 西花園 ) of Beijing as his residence.

Despite these accusations, a group of individuals within Scotland have embraced the book as an accurate account of what they believe to be a secret history of the Royal House of Stuart, and continue to support Lafosse in his claim to the throne of Scotland.

Despite its ethical claims, the bank does invest substantial amounts from its investment funds in Imperial Tobacco and British American Tobacco both of which have faced numerous claims of irresponsible marketing to children, and accusations that they provide support to smugglers.

Despite initial resistance to the sale and accusations of misconduct, Tottenham agreed to a £ 20. 3 million deal for the player.

Despite the accusations, Jackson won by a comparative landslide ; he was a popular military hero after his victory in the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812.

Despite a poor box office reception amidst accusations of weak plotting and simplistic rendering of the main themes, Nirvana has achieved something of a cult status, especially in Europe.

Despite being clearly unintentional, the accusations of " scoring for his team " continued, forcing Porto's president Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa to forbid further loaned players to play against Porto, a decision that still stands.

Despite his demand for a formal investigation into the accusations, he was disgraced and forced to resign.

Despite accusations that Naples ran up the score, Coach Bill Kramer kept most of his star players out of the game for most, if not all of the game.

Despite Ibn Saud's attempts to mollify the Ikhwan by submitting their accusations to the religious scholars (' ulama '), they provoked an international incident by destroying an Iraqi force that had violated the Saudi – Iraqi neutral zone established by Great Britain and Ibn Sa ' ud between Iraq and Arabia ( 1927 – 28 ); the British bombed Najd in retaliation.

Despite such gestures, the paper continued to withstand accusations that it was itself unprofessional.

Despite his initial popularity in 1933, accusations of corruption tainted his administration's image, and a sizable number of Cubans began to distrust him.

Despite the efforts of their enemies, the Hardy boys manage to find Mr. Rand and recover a treasure chest containing historical records which prove that the accusations Mr. Worth made in his article were all true.

Despite these accusations, Mackay continued to be commissioned to write articles for the philatelic press and it has been said that almost the entire text of some editions of Stamp & Coin Mart, a popular British magazine, were written by him.