Despite strong government measures, tension continued to grow, and Carías was ultimately forced to release some prisoners.

Despite this tension, Pakistan and Sudan still engage in collaborative dialogue at OIC summits to improve political stability in the Middle East and the Islamic World ; in other words contact between the two nations still remains friendly.

Despite the romantic tension in their recordings, Gaye and Terrell's relationship was platonic.

Despite the statement above claiming that there were no valves inside Trinitron TV sets, for a brief period in the United Kingdom between 1969 and 1971 / 72, the KV-1320UB was fitted with 3AT2 valves for the extra high tension ( high voltage ).

Despite the tension between himself and Head Coach D ' Amato, the latter recognizes Crozier's talent, and he is named D ' Amato's successor, after D ' Amato departs to lead an expansion franchise in New Mexico.

Despite the previous tension with his family over slavery issues, Conway nevertheless brought his bride to meet his family.

Despite weeks of political tension prior to the vote, the election itself was also reportedly peaceful, prompting one U. S .- based observer to suggest that the " success of the Puntland elections can begin to provide a model for the whole of Somalia.

Despite the album's success, tension between Mascis and Barlow began interfering with the band's productivity, and in 1989, after touring in support of Bug, Barlow was kicked out of the band.

Despite the Club's success in blocking plans for the Grand Canyon dams and weathering the transition from 501 ( c )( 3 ) to 501 ( c )( 4 ) status, tension grew over finances between Brower and the board of directors.

Despite large reductions in Soviet conventional forces since 1956, the construction of the Berlin Wall, made under initiative of the East German authorities, created a source of tension with the West.

Despite these events, she maintained a strong outlook on life, helping to maintain discipline, reduce tension, and increase the team's effectiveness throughout Europe.

Despite growing tension, both sides publicly stated their wish to avoid any violence, a particular concern given Georgia's turbulent post-Soviet history.

Despite the rising government deficit, there is to be a big increase in military spending, reflecting tension with Pakistan.

Despite the considerable tension in the family ( whose neighbours knew them as " those turbulent Johns ") the children's interest in literature and art was encouraged.

Despite the seeming high tension between him and Zero, Zero called him " the best lieutenant Space City has.

Despite Black's hopes that this would " relieve the tension between the two line-ups ", Lewis would later state that " Tracii as good as he is, has had to pretty much lower himself to playing with these guys that if they were going to do anything they would have done it in the past twenty years, but they have done nothing.

Despite war in Lebanon and frequent tension, with the exception of the 1976 and 1984 vintages, wine has been produced at the Château every year, with employees sometimes working under high-risk conditions.

Despite all the troubles and the tension between Algeria and Egypt after 2009 Egypt – Algeria World Cup dispute, the Egyptian actress Yousra assured that she will cheer for Algeria in the World Cup which will be held in South Africa.

Despite the tension this generated, Right of Centre continued to support the National government.

Despite the tension between the two men during the production, when Price saw the movie the following year, he admitted that he finally understood what Reeves had been after and wrote the young director a ten page letter praising the film.

" Despite the praise heaped upon the book, it resulted in tension between Thompson and his parents for a couple of years after they read it.

Despite the tension over the anticipated invasion of Normandy, the press and officials were eager to hear the Yugoslav story, and Maclean and Velebit had a busy time ; even U. S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower wanted to meet them.

Despite the praise, the book, which was Thompson's way of coming out to his parents about no longer being a Christian, resulted in tension between him and his parents for a couple of years after they read it.

Despite strong government measures, tension continued to grow, and Carías was ultimately forced to release some prisoners.

Despite their less-than-perfect conditions, the buildings remain highly sought after and most expensive in the city's property market.

Despite the defeat of the Communities, the city's resultant economic boom continued into the sixteenth century, its population rising to 27, 000 in 1594.

Despite large infrastructure investments, the city's economy declined in the 1990s but is now growing again.

Despite its abundance of wilderness, recreational opportunities, hunting and fishing resources, and resplendent natural beauty, tourism is not a major sector of the local economy — largely due to the city's remote location.

Despite the city's image of some urban professionals (" yuppies ") residing in homes now worth over $ 400, 000 ( i. e. the post-2000s May Ranch and Green Valley communities ), the older sections of Perris are home to working-class and low-income residents.

Despite the city's growth, Washington still had dirt roads and lacked basic sanitation.

Despite the city's name, it has no beachfront ; rather, it is located across the Intracoastal Waterway from the oceanfront municipalities of Ocean Ridge and Briny Breezes.

Despite the city's pleas for assistance from the militia, they were denied.

Despite the small area, the city's relative altitude accounts for more than 137 – m –: the highest mountain reaches 361, 8 metres above the sea, and the lowest point lies at an altitude of 224 metres above sea level.

Despite the current economic crisis and the slump in forestry, the city's economy is relatively healthy thanks to high gold prices.

Despite his overall pro-lesbian and pro-gay-rights stance, he nonetheless backed up the New York City Health Department's decision to shut down the city's gay bathhouses in 1985 in response to concerns over the spread of AIDS.

Despite all this, Dis is the most populous and wealthy city in Baator, filled with planewalkers of all types who come to sample the city's terrifying delights.

Despite the city's historic importance in the development of American music, there are those who feel that its status has declined in recent years, due to a combination of increased corporate control over music media, an increase in the cost-of-living and the rise of local music scenes whose success is facilitated by the cheap communication provided by the Internet.

Despite being outnumbered two to one, Arnold demanded the city's surrender.

Despite its reform and having a professionalized military-like police force, William Parker's LAPD faced heavy criticism from the city's Latino and black residents for police brutality.

Despite being the front-runner at the campaign's start and garnering strong support from the city's ethnic press, Hall wound up a distant third behind the winner, Miller, and runner-up John Tory.

Despite more than 150, 000 houses being built in the city for both the private and public sector since 1919, 20 % of the city's homes were still deemed unfit for human habitation by 1954.

Despite this, some 20 % of the city's houses were still reported to be unfit for human habitation.

Despite the initial efforts of the Ottoman authorities to turn Athens into a model provincial capital, the city's population severely declined and by the 17th century the city was little more than a village.

Despite the city's Department of Public Works insistence that the incident had nothing to do with the tremor and was just an accident, Roark tries to halt the subway lines which run parallel to where the mishap took place as a precaution.

Despite the mutual dislike and distrust between the Duke and his Bavarian subjects, Charles Theodore left a distinctive mark on the city of Munich: it was during his reign that the English Garden, Munich's largest park, was created, and the city's old fortifications were dismantled to make place for a modern, expanding city.

Despite the city's benefits, it is widely recognised that Mackay has come to depend too heavily on the mining industry for economic growth.

Despite the presence of famous cultivations of lemons ( the meaning of the city's name in Italian ), the town's name is probably derived from the ancient lemos ( elm ) or limes ( Latin: boundary, referring to the communes of Brescia and the Bishopric of Trento ).

Despite the fact that the new museum was home to a variety of collections beyond the friezes ( For example: a famous reconstruction of the Ishtar Gate of ancient Babylon ), the city's inhabitants decided to name it the Pergamon Museum for the friezes and reconstruction of the west front of the altar.