Despite popular opinion, Limbo, which was elaborated upon by theologians beginning in the Middle Ages, never entered into the teaching of the Roman Catholic Church, yet, at times, the church incorporated the theory in its ordinary belief.

Despite popular opinion the substitution did not change the game as Franz Beckenbauer had scored before Charlton left the field, hence Charlton had failed to cancel out the German.

Despite opinion that such a voyage was impossible and his having retired, Slocum rebuilt a derelict sloop Spray and sailed her single-handed around the world.

Despite the majority opinion that Luke was a gentile writing to other gentiles, a few authors have challenged this view.

Despite efforts to restore ( or at least improve ) the popularity of the Conservative party, Labour remained far ahead in the opinion polls as the 1997 election loomed, despite the economic boom that had followed the exit from recession four years earlier, and the swift fall in unemployment.

Despite public or media opinion, national studies have indicated that severe mental illness does not independently predict future violent behavior, on average, and is not a leading cause of violence in society.

Despite his low opinion of painting, Michelangelo also created two of the most influential works in fresco in the history of Western art: the scenes from Genesis on the ceiling and The Last Judgment on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel in Rome.

Despite the drop-off of work in 1926, 1927 was another busy year, the Court sitting continuously from 15 June to 16 December, handing down 4 orders, 4 judgments and 1 advisory opinion.

Despite that diversity of opinion, he concludes that the result upon the practitioner is generally perceived as a positive one.

Despite these difficulties, over the summer of 1978 ( shortly after the end of the Lib-Lab pact ) most opinion polls showed Labour ahead, and the expectation grew that Callaghan would call an autumn election that would have given him a second term in office until autumn 1983.

Despite popular opinion, TOS writer and story editor, Dorothy C. Fontana, insists that pon farr is not the only time that Vulcans feel sexual desire or engage in sexual activity: " Vulcans mate normally any time they want to.

Despite the fading of bitter wartime memories, the general public, according to opinion polls, continued to show strong support for this constitutional provision.

Despite the appeal of Bracks, Kennett entered the 1999 election campaign with a seemingly unassailable lead, and most commentators and opinion polls agreed that he would win a third term.

Despite being well aware that he is not a good Cop, Clancy does not like of being criticized about his work or his mistakes, visible in Smart and Smarter when Clancy ask to Marge write her opinion about his work before he continue his search for Lisa, but when Marge writes her concern about the latter's incompetence, Clancy is offended and refuses in find Lisa unless Marge gives a more positive critic about him, much to Marge's anger.

Despite the constitutional provisions, a 1998 government decree limited citizens ' right to express their own opinion.

Despite the use of petitions and public meetings that attracted vast popular support, the government thought the Union was more important than Irish public opinion.

Despite initial reviews being positive, opinion quickly changed and Blur found themselves largely out of favour with the media once again.

Despite opinion polls showing he was the most popular Conservative politician with the public, he lost in a final round among the rank-and-file membership, a new procedure introduced by Hague, to a much less experienced, but strongly Eurosceptic rival, Iain Duncan Smith.

Despite their lack of enthusiasm for the rebellion, the British and French governments were under mounting pressure from their home public opinion to assist the Greeks.

Despite assurances, Memnoch claims to have changed God's opinion on the importance and unnaturalness of humanity.

Despite Lord Hastings ' less-than-stellar opinion of Raffles before ( which had necessitated his trip to England to clear his name at the end of his tenure as Governor-General of Java ), the now well-connected and successful Raffles was able to secure the permission to set up a settlement where in Malaysian history the name Lion City was applied and was in a strategically advantageous position.

Despite the opinion of Minorsky and other linguists, the Kalhur and Guran speakers do not use linguistic differentiators.

Despite clinical opinion, it remains important to establish whether cannabis is harmful, what outcomes are particularly susceptible, and how such effects are mediated.

Despite being considered a lame-duck leader, Eves led in opinion polls for that period of time.

Despite the fundamental importance and frequent necessity of statistical reasoning, there may nonetheless have been a tendency among biologists to distrust or deprecate results which are not qualitatively apparent.

Despite the study of model plants and increasing use of DNA evidence, there is ongoing work and discussion among taxonomists about how best to classify plants into various taxa.

" Despite the common recurrence of depressions, classical liberalism remained the orthodox belief among American businessmen until the Great Depression.

Despite the consensus of public health professionals regarding the benefits of vaccination, among chiropractors there are significant disagreements over the subject, which has led to negative impacts on both public vaccination and mainstream acceptance of chiropractic.

Despite the archaeological discoveries, the Garden Tomb has become a popular place of pilgrimage among Protestants.

Despite this modest initiative, the financial results were excellent, as it stimulated an increase of foreign trade volume among its members from 3. 5 to 8. 2 billion US dollars between 1959 and 1967.

Despite the variations that still exist among the progressive programs throughout the country, most progressive schools today are vitalized by these common practices:

Despite the movie's poor box office and critical reception at the time of its original release, it is gradually becoming a favorite among fans due to its dark nature, brief but entertaining kaiju battles, and the return of series veterans Ishiro Honda and Akira Ifukube.

Despite high expectations, 1975 was among the Astros ' worst in franchise history.

Despite periodic crises of confidence and lingering Iraqi resentment over Jordan's close ties with Saddam Hussein, the two countries have managed to forge deep ties, in fact, Jordan has taken the lead among Arab states to do so.

Despite this black mark, Tycho also began corresponding with Kepler, starting with a harsh but legitimate critique of Kepler's system ; among a host of objections, Tycho took issue with the use of inaccurate numerical data taken from Copernicus.

Despite the criticisms already mentioned, Jerome has retained a rank among the western Fathers.

Despite the safeguards built into the constitutions of most of these organizations, courts and tribunals, the concept of universal jurisdiction is controversial among those states which prefer unilateral to multilateral solutions through the use of executive or military authority, sometimes described as realpolitik-based diplomacy.

Despite his three titles, and although John Cooper considered him " the greatest ", Formula One journalist Adam Cooper wrote in 1999 that Brabham is never listed among the Top 10 of all time, noting that " Stirling Moss and Jim Clark dominated the headlines when Jack was racing, and they still do ".

Despite Kitagawa Utamaro ’ s success and celebrity status among his own world of popular culture, history of his life and career is insufficient.

Despite the recent awareness and admiration of Leonardo as a scientist and inventor, for the better part of four hundred years his fame rested on his achievements as a painter and on a handful of works, either authenticated or attributed to him that have been regarded as among the masterpieces.

Despite the boycott, Kahane's popularity grew among the Israeli public, especially among working-class Sephardi Jews.

Despite the wide variety among Christian liturgies, texts from the New Testament play a role in almost all forms of Christian worship.

Despite his humble background, Martok would become extremely popular among other warriors and the civilian population, though Martok had repeatedly stated he had no interest in politics.

Despite its internal differentiation among the conservative Old Slovenes and the progressive Young Slovenes, the Slovene nationals defended similar programs, calling for a cultural and political autonomy of the Slovene people.

Despite initial setbacks, he won increasing support among the natives.

Despite international validation of the elections by multiple political and independent observers ( virtually all from among U. S. allies ) the United States refused to recognize the elections, with President Ronald Reagan denouncing the elections as a sham.

Despite the scarcity of resources in Siam, the coastal ports and cities, as well as those at the river mouth, were among the early economic centers.