Despite the presence of more than 9, 000 UN forces ( UNOCI ) in Côte d ' Ivoire since 2004, ethnic conflict continues to spread into neighboring states who can no longer send their migrant workers to work in Ivorian cocoa plantations.

Despite the worldwide ban, agricultural use continues in India North Korea, and possibly elsewhere.

Despite logo changes since 2005, the old " DC bullet " continues to be used only on the DC Archive Editions series.

Despite Guy Montag's attempts to break her from the spell society has on her, Mildred continues to be shallow and indifferent.

Despite the rejection of his marriage proposal, he continues to court Miss Vane.

Despite the fact that the pace of privatization and industrial output has slowed, GDP growth was 7. 3 percent in 2004, consumption continues to grow, and the currency continues to appreciate.

Despite this, innovation in the technology continues and tape is still used.

Despite this, substantial remains remain visible today and it continues to be a major tourist attraction.

Despite the development of other high-tech economic centers throughout the United States and the world, Silicon Valley continues to be the leading hub for high-tech innovation and development, accounting for one-third ( 1 / 3 ) of all of the venture capital investment in the United States.

Despite attempts to improve its agricultural base and emphasize locally manufactured products and indigenous materials, Seychelles continues to import 90 % of what it consumes.

Despite some taboos surrounding tattooing, the art continues to be popular in many parts of the world.

Despite this, the identification of the tarot cards with the Egyptian Book of Thoth was already firmly established in occult practice and continues in modern urban legend to the present day.

Despite some more contemporary building developments further away from the centre, Uppsala's historic centre continues to be dominated by the presence of the university.

Despite extensive constitutional protections, the Karimov government has actively suppressed the activities of political movements, continues to ban unsanctioned public meetings and demonstrations, and continues to suppress opposition figures.

Despite the decline, wargaming continues to survive in different forms.

Despite this, the indigenous population continues to live in the area, constructing makeshift homes and shops out of salvaged materials.

Despite his exhaustion, he continues to walk, seemingly oblivious to the world.

Despite being a widely liberalised economy, the government continues to play a significant role in the economy: government spending, at 53 % of GDP in 2001, is the highest in the G-7.

Despite its decline in domestic architecture, the term parlour continues to have an afterlife in many places as common nomenclature for certain categories of commercial enterprise.

Despite a fall in graduate recruitment in recent years, the percentage of Stirling graduates in employment six months after graduation continues to rise.

Despite multiple lineup changes, the band has remained commercially successful and continues to tour and record.

Despite this setback, Dr Kik's excellent care continues to improve Virginia's mental state.

Despite their appearance at the end of the Book of Judges, certain characters ( like Jonathan, the grandson of Moses ) and idioms present in the epilogue show that the therein " must have taken place ... early in the period of the judges.

Despite Davies ' unequivocal statement that the two wars are distinct, Lance Parkin, in his Doctor Who chronology AHistory, suggests in a speculative essay that the two destructions of Gallifrey may be the same event seen from two different perspectives, with the Eighth Doctor present twice ( and both times culpable for the planet's destruction ).

Despite mechanization, production difficulties related to humidity control, especially during the pressing, were still present in the late 19th century.

Despite Prewitt's AWOL status, his platoon sergeant carries him " present " for three days at Warden's direction.

Despite the historical source material, Welsh has set the story in the familiar confines of present day Edinburgh, with Burke and Hare depicted as brothers who steal human organs to meet the demands of the global transplant market.

Despite this, arcades remain popular in Asia through to the present day.

Despite termination of the allotment process in 1934, effects of the General Allotment Act continue into the present.

Despite the Navy ’ s claim that two attacking torpedo boats had been sunk, there was no wreckage, bodies of dead North Vietnamese sailors, or other physical evidence present at the scene of the alleged engagement.

Despite ill health, he was present at the ceremony, which proved to be his final public appearance.

Despite this, members of former daimyo families remained prominent in government and society, and in some cases continue to remain prominent to the present day.

Despite being extirpated from or uncommon in some its former range, the species is still fairly ubiquitous, being present in Eurasia, North America, and parts of Africa.

Despite Shatner's doubts, Nimoy and Bennett selected a time travel story in which the Enterprise crew encounters a problem that could only be fixed by something only available in the present day ( the Star Trek characters ' past ).

Despite the similarity between the two dialects, the following characteristics of Cockney pronunciation are generally not considered to be present in Estuary English:

Despite the differences noted above, there are marked tropes in African American and African dances which are present in the Lindy Hop of these dancers in this period.

Despite its name, in the present discussion it is a quantity with the dimensions of energy.

Despite being present in large numbers, the Austrian cavalry failed to launch a massed charge and instead launched several small-scale charges, which produced little effect.

Despite popular recognition of Rizal as " the Philippine national hero ", the title itself has no explicit legal definition in present Philippine law.

* Despite its industrial past and present, Genk is nicknamed ' De Groene Stad ' ( The Green City ).

Despite possessing features that, today, are considered limited ( such as a 320 × 200 pixel resolution ), the versatility and ease of use offered by this engine have created a community of users who remain active to the present day.

Despite these restrictions, it is still possible to trace the history of Colombia present references to the ancient language of the Basques.

Despite critical acclaim, the show remained dead last in the ratings, and CBS was under more pressure from affiliates to present a more viable morning competitor.

Despite losing its original building to a fire in 1951, it has remained active to the present day.

Despite attempts to present himself as a " simple man " and, by default, unable to appreciate post-classical art, Lowry seems to have been aware of major trends in 20th century art.