Despite the 1994 cease-fire, sporadic violations, sniper-fire, and landmine incidents continue to claim over 100 lives each year.

Despite their avowed claim to appeal to the entire state, in 2009 the Diamondbacks moved their Triple-A Pacific Coast League farm team, the Tucson Sidewinders, to Reno, where they are now known as the Aces.

Despite the demonstrated efficacy of awards in changing behavior, their use in education has been criticized by proponents of self-determination theory, who claim that praise and other rewards undermine intrinsic motivation.

Despite his claim to unique authority within England, John would sometimes justify his actions on the basis that he had taken council with the barons.

Despite the Doctor's claim not to give his screwdriver to anyone, he gives one to his own doppelgänger in " The Rebel Flesh ", and either gives or loans one to Rory Williams for use in " A Good Man Goes to War ", having previously loaned one to Rory in " The Big Bang ".

Despite this, his mother and Elizabeth Woodville agreed Henry should move to claim the throne, and once he had taken it, he would marry Woodville's daughter, Elizabeth of York, uniting the two rival Houses.

Despite its presence in deer, proponents of the aquatic ape hypothesis claim that the similarity between the descended larynx in humans and aquatic mammals supports their theory.

Despite the decline of European settlement and the loss of contact, Denmark – Norway continued to maintain its claim to lordship of Greenland: in the 1660s, a polar bear was added to the royal coat of arms.

Despite stating this was a response to consumer demand to improve taste and texture, there was no " new improved recipe " claim placed on New Zealand labels.

Despite this turbulence, Newcastle were able to finish twelfth at the end of the season, with one particular highlight being a 4-4 home draw against Arsenal which saw Newcastle come back from four goals down to claim a point.

Despite Branfoot's claim to be " in the driving seat ", Saints failed to include a " sell-on clause " in the contract.

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 that, Look Into the Future still retains some of the experimental approach and sound of the debut, especially in the title track and " I'm Gonna Leave You ", the latter of which some claim inspired the main riff in the famous Kansas song " Carry on Wayward Son ".

Despite these dispositions, Aemilianus marched onto Italy ready to fight for his claim and caught Gallus at Interamna ( modern Terni ), before the arrival of Valerianus.

Despite its claim of victory from the American War of Independence, France's foreign situation began to decline rapidly in the years after 1783.

Despite claims from some authors that the cannon of the Bavarian division were also a part of the battery, there is actually no source contemporary to the battle supporting that claim.

Despite the parallels between Bosko and the blackface performers, Ising in later years would deny that the character was ever supposed to be a black caricature, and rather claim he was supposed to be " an inkspot kind of thing.

Despite such efforts, Britain eventually ceded all claim to land south of the 49th parallel of latitude west of the Rockies to the United States as resolution to the Oregon boundary dispute.

Despite the Chinese government's claim to have inherited the authority and ultimate decision right for the choice of successor of all high lamas in Mongolia and Tibet, the 9th Jebstundamba has passed will to be reincarnated within the independent Mongolia and the selection will be confirmed by the Dalai Lama.

Despite Giovanni Battista Mancini's claim that Hasse was the padre della musica, and despite the composer's massive popularity as a figure at the very forefront of 18th-century serious Italian opera, after his death Hasse's reputation vastly declined and his music lay mostly unperformed ( with the exception of some of his sacred works, which were revived now and again in Germany ).

Despite a great deal of evidence to the contrary, the judge agreed with his employer ’ s claim that there was no way to know if his relationship was legitimate.

Despite its name, the Monitor does not claim to be a religious-themed paper, and says it does not promote the doctrine of its patron church.

Despite this, Alberta Liberal leader John R. Boyle sent a letter to his fellow Liberal, Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon MacKenzie King, pleading with him to delay any agreement until after the expected 1925 election so that the UFA could not claim success.

Despite the loss, the Barracudas still had a chance to claim home-field advantage in the playoffs.

Despite the shared name of " Adoptionism " the Spanish Adoptionist Christology appears to have differed sharply from the Adoptionism of early Christianity.

Despite allegations by Roman sources of adultery and divorce, the marriage appears to have been happy.

Despite extensive traditional medicinal use, melissa oil was initially prohibited by the International Fragrance Association ( IFRA )' s 43rd amendment, but this restriction appears to have been revisited and relaxed in the 44th amendment.

Despite Tolkien's fondness for it, the form dwarrow only appears in his writing as Dwarrowdelf, a name for Moria.

Despite his faults, Moe has been shown to express genuine love and sentimentality, which suggests that he may not be as gruff or sociopathic as he appears.

Despite a deeply cynical response to the logo and mascots of the London Games, this torch design appears to have been well accepted in the UK and internationally.

Despite this plea, it was only at the end of the century that the town appears to have adopted industry.

Despite the success of this experiment, it appears that selective breeding cannot always achieve domestication.

" Despite the numerous definitions given to stress, homeostasis appears to lie at its core.

Despite these professed views, he appears to have no strong moral compunctions ; in one episode he exploits an " all you can fit on a plate " breakfast deal at the Travel Tavern by bringing in a slightly larger plate of his own, a " scam " of which the staff are in fact fully aware but tolerate with amusement.

Despite claims to the contrary, the opening scenes of the first episode, taking place on a train, bear a striking resemblance to those of the first episode of the series Peyton Place ; the made for television film, Della ( aka Royal Bay starring Joan Crawford ) appears to be the inspiration for the story involving Elizabeth.

" Despite the work of Bale and Crowley, Langland's name appears to have remained unknown or unaccepted since other authors were suggested after Crowley's editions.

John Slezer | Slezer's Edinburgh Castle c. 1693 depicting the Scottish Union Flag. Despite the drawings described in this letter as showing drafts of the two new patterns, together with any royal response to the complaint which may have accompanied them, having been lost in a fire, other evidence exists, at least on paper, of a Scottish variant whereby the Scottish cross appears uppermost.

Despite occasional friendships with women, it appears that none of the pirates has ever had an official girlfriend, other than the captain who currently has a mermaid girlfriend.

Despite his fame as a performer and subsequent intent to continue his career, he appears to have died unregarded and in penury in around 1603.

Despite her appendage, she appears to be significantly better adjusted than the rest of her family.

Despite these actions, which directly contradicted Sihanouk's policy of partial tolerance of North Vietnamese activity, it appears that Lon Nol himself had great personal reluctance to depose the Head of State: he initially may merely have wanted Sihanouk to apply more pressure to the North Vietnamese.

Despite the heavy guard, Midir appears inside the house.

Despite the pain, it appears Minnie still attempts to ensure to the public that she is still a Indian stating her name is ' Minnie-Ha !'.

Despite the Torah redactor usually, according to the hypothesis, interlacing together the sources, the stories here were evidently difficult to combine, as the redactor appears to have cut the end of the JE version, and beginning of the Priestly source version, joining the remaining ends of each source together.

Despite that, Shenlong appears to signify a special ranking in the splendid robes and regalia of Chinese emperors.

Despite appearing in the show's opening sequence, Coconuts appears less often than Scratch and Grounder.

Despite the differences of opinion regarding the origins of the cow's elevated status, reverence for cows appears throughout the major texts of the Hindu religion.

Despite being viewed by many of the Discworld's more Machiavellian power brokers as easy to fool, Vimes is in fact much more cunning than he appears.