Despite the Francophone majority in Lower Canada, most of the power was concentrated on the Anglophone minority, who exploited the lack of a secret ballot to intimidate the electorate.

Despite his performing repertoire being concentrated largely on the works of Beethoven, Schubert, Mozart and Brahms, almost all of his own compositions ( none of which are in the active repertoire ) are atonal.

Despite concentrated artillery fire and Luftwaffe strafing and bombs, the French stood their ground.

Despite her singing ability, she concentrated on her acting career on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air the next few years.

Despite being countless farms on hills around England, the majority of the Hoylands are concentrated in Barnsley.

Despite telling her their suspicions about Bernardo, Homolka concentrated on his abuse of her.

Despite the cities of Edinburgh and Dundee being on the edges of its operating area, Fife concentrated on protecting its home market rather than expanding into the cities to compete against the dominant operators there.

' Despite his " heavily concentrated armor in his front section ", he falls as result of a number of blasts from the invading Decepticons and several shots to the chest from Megatron in his ' gun ' mode, wielded by Starscream.

Despite an inbred ferocity, superior knowledge of the land and even a possible tactical superiority, they were eventually wiped out through the concentrated efforts of the Spanish and Portuguese.

Despite the opposition of the city newspapers, the Pratt Hall meeting `` brought together a very respectable audience, composed in part of those who had been distinguished for years for their radical views upon the subject of slavery, of many of our colored citizens, and of those who were attracted to the place by the novelty of such a gathering ''.

Despite the opposition of some of their number, the Israelites assemble and send away their foreign wives and children.

Despite vocal opposition from Contre-Admiral Armand Blanquet, who insisted that the fleet would be best able to respond in open water, the rest of the captains agreed that anchoring in a line of battle inside the bay presented the strongest tactic for confronting Nelson.

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 the democratic constitution, the government under Chiang was a one-party state, consisting almost completely of mainlanders ; the " Temporary Provisions Effective During the Period of Communist Rebellion " greatly enhanced executive powers, and the goal of retaking mainland China allowed the KMT to maintain a monopoly on power and the prohibition of opposition parties.

Despite rain, and opposition from conservatives based on the amount of money that was being spent, the procession went ahead.

Despite the opposition, Hubble, then a thirty-five-year-old scientist, had his findings first published in The New York Times on, 1924, and then more formally presented in the form of a paper at the January 1, 1925 meeting of the American Astronomical Society.

Despite considerable popularity amongst the people, Madero ´ s administration soon encountered opposition both from more radical revolutionaries and from remnants of the former regime.

Despite discontent from opposition parties, Bongo has remained president ever since.

Despite anti-government demonstrations after the untimely death of an opposition leader, the first multiparty National Assembly elections in almost 30 years took place in September – October 1990, with the PDG garnering a large majority.

Despite further anti-government demonstrations after the untimely death of an opposition leader, the first multi-party National Assembly elections in almost 30 years took place in September-October 1990, with the PDG garnering a large majority.

Despite fear of the Gestapo after the mass arrests and executions of the spring, the opposition still plotted and planned.

Despite Gaulish opposition led by Vercingetorix, the Overking of the Warriors, the Gauls succumbed to the Roman onslaught.

Despite a great deal of local opposition the town lost its rail service in 1969, when as part of the controversial Beeching Axe the ' Waverley Line ' from Carlisle to Edinburgh via Hawick was closed.

Despite vigorous opposition from the British, the American proposal was adopted.

Despite his opposition to Operation Barbarossa and a preference for focusing the war effort against Britain, on 28 June 1941, Ribbentrop began a sustained effort to have Japan attack the Soviet Union without bothering to inform Hitler first.

Despite protests from opposition parties, the country has remained relatively stable since.

Despite the fact that the election results were found to reflect the will of the people, opposition protests in the country intensified.

Despite Gandhi's opposition, Bose won a second term as Congress President, against Gandhi's nominee, Dr. Pattabhi Sitaramayya ; but left the Congress when the All-India leaders resigned en masse in protest of his abandonment of the principles introduced by Gandhi.

Despite opposition from other Christian denominations, Mormonism identifies itself as a Christian religion, the " restoration " of primitive Christianity.

Despite being head of the country, Ćosić was forced out of office in 1993 due to his opposition to Serbian President Slobodan Milošević.

Despite acquiring an increasing percentage of the popular vote — 34 % overall in 2006 — opposition parties gained small numbers of seats in the general elections of 1984 ( 2 seats of 79 ), 1988 ( 1 seat of 81 ), 1991 ( 4 seats of 81 ), 1997 ( 2 seats of 83 ) and 2001 ( 2 seats of 84 ).

Despite initial opposition from her parents and difficulties presented by a sexist society, she gained education from books in her father's library and from correspondence with famous mathematicians such as Lagrange, Legendre, and Gauss.

Despite the opposition of Rome's patricians, he expanded the Roman franchise and improved the lot and fortune of Rome's lowest classes of citizens and non-citizens.

Despite some opposition, the Burgundian and Provençal nobles paid homage to Conrad in Zürich in 1034.

Despite the Governor and Lieutenant Governor being elected on the same party ticket, very often there have been public rifts between the two ; for instance Gov.

Despite the bravery of the pilots ( Flight Lieutenant David Lord received the Victoria Cross posthumously ), the Airborne forces only recovered of supplies.

Despite having earlier vowed that only " extreame necessity shall make me thinke of bearing arms in England ", he served in the Army of the Eastern Association, becoming Lieutenant Colonel of the Earl of Manchester's regiment of horse ( cavalry ).

Despite the plan presented to the provisional government by Lieutenant Sigel, the new insurgent government did not go on the offensive.

Despite entering the race long after his primary opponent, California State Treasurer Phil Angelides, Westly's campaign picked up considerable momentum, receiving endorsements from such figures as Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante, Congressmembers Grace Napolitano, Diane Watson, and Brad Sherman, State Senators Carole Migden, Martha Escutia, and Nell Soto, County Supervisor Yvonne Burke, Assembly Members Judy Chu, Ted Lieu, Rudy Bermudez, and Nicole Parra, former Assembly Speaker and current Los Angeles City Councilman Herb Wesson, the majority of the Los Angeles City Council, and other elected officials at the federal, state, and local levels.

Despite the political difficulties that taking a neutral position during the American Civil War caused him, Carlisle spent most of the 1860s in the Kentucky General Assembly, serving in the Kentucky House of Representatives and two terms in the Kentucky State Senate, and was elected Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky in 1871, succeeding his former law mentor Stevenson.

Despite their previous failures, the Chinese launched another series of attacks from 11: 30 and these attacks continued for the next two hours, again targeting 12 Platoon under the command of Lieutenant John Ward.

Despite being the second highest-ranking office in California, the Lieutenant Governor has no real responsibility or power to represent the governor on issues such as trade negotiations or a legislative agenda ( i. e. in contrast to its powerful counterpart in Texas ), so the job has been jokingly defined by political insiders as " get up, read the paper, see if the governor is dead, if not, go back to sleep.

Despite his lack of volubility, he rises steadily into the ranks of the TCS Tiger's Claw, eventually leading his flight wing to numerous successes in the Vega Sector campaign, Operation Thor's Hammer and the Firekkan campaign, eventually reaching the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and being awarded numerous medals, including the Terran Confederation Medal of Honor.

Despite its dilapidated condition, Lieutenant Adam J. Slemmer, in charge of United States forces at Fort Barrancas, determined that Pickens was more defensible than any of the other posts in the area.

Despite these mistakes and partly due to his close relationship with General MacArthur, the new Eighth Army commander Lieutenant General Matthew Ridgway retained Almond as head of X Corps.

Despite bad weather Lieutenant Lowry and his pilot in their Salmson 2A2 had attempted a photo-reconnaissance mission important to the Meuse-Argonne Offensive over Crepion, France.

Despite being a Lieutenant Colonel, he has an easy rapport with most of the people in Atlantis-including the military personnel that are below him in terms of rank.

Despite the dire situation, Noble left office as a popular political figure and was able to use his prestige to help elect, David Wallace, his Lieutenant Governor as Governor.

Despite cultural differences, Penrose befriends USAAF Captain Johnny Hollis ( Douglass Montgomery ) and Lieutenant Joe Friselli ( Bonar Colleano ).