Despite such a tremendous victory, Abd al-Rahman had to continuously put down rebellions in al-Andalus.

Despite having a tremendous chronology, their use was not at all consistent or unchanging.

Despite this, he had tremendous success and soon became a world famous celebrity.

Despite this, Jefferson Airplane continued to enjoy tremendous success as " album " artists.

Despite whatever controversy the work may have generated, and its critical reception amongst other scholars, The Golden Bough had a tremendous effect on the literature of the period.

Despite the loss, Hearns garnered a tremendous amount of respect from fans and boxing aficionados alike.

Despite the tremendous success of his instant cameras, Land's unsuccessful Polavision instant movie system was a financial disaster, and he resigned as Chairman of Polaroid on March 6, 1980.

Despite tremendous individual variation, chaos magicians ( sometimes called " chaotes ") often work with chaotic and humorous paradigms, such as the worship of Hundun from Taoism or Eris from Discordianism.

Despite sharing the name squamous cell carcinoma, the SCCs of different body sites can show tremendous differences in their presenting symptoms, natural history, prognosis, and response to treatment.

Despite the fact that Tunney had won the first fight by a wide margin on the scorecards, the prospect of a second bout created tremendous public interest.

Despite the elimination of poor land from cultivation and a tremendous increase in the use of fertilizers and tractors, agricultural production declined seriously.

Despite the majority of the electorate being opposed to the growing Irish American power in the district, the Irish Mob had extended its criminal corruption throughout the state and made a tremendous campaign at intimidating voters in marginal wards, ballot stuffing and other electoral corruption.

Despite their tremendous surface area, a buuthandi provides a disproportionally small amount of livable habitat.

Despite the tremendous blood loss, Franklin manages to muster enough strength to crawl out of downbelow and into the Zocalo where security officers take him to medlab.

Despite this, he still received tremendous criticism and many felt that he was not worthy enough to inherit the Welsh number 10 shirt of Barry John, Phil Bennett and Cliff Morgan, leading Jenkins to tailor his game to the demands of the modern game.

Despite the tremendous hardship, Weil continued to write.

Despite the tremendous liberties both movies took with the source material, Allan Quatermain was loosely based, mostly, on the book sequel of Haggard's King Solomon's Mines, entitled Allan Quatermain.

Despite all of the changes that have occurred over the years, these principles still have tremendous influence on modern architectural form.

Despite being 6 feet 7 inches ( 2. 01 meters ) tall and weighing 265 pounds ( 120. 20 kilograms ), his tremendous speed and quickness usually caused him to draw two blockers.

Salinger an obvious but unacknowledged influence " and also compares the work of Mamatas to " Lewis Carroll with an ISP, Mishima hammering out his death poem on a Blackberry or Harlan Ellison hyped up on crystal meth ..." while suggesting a certain immaturity to Mamatas's themes: " Despite his tremendous gifts, Mamatas dares little.

Despite this warning, DeMeo's crew continued to sell large amounts of cocaine, marijuana, and a variety of narcotic pills, a violation many members of all Five Families continued to commit through the late 1970s and early 1980s due to the tremendous profits gained.

Despite the miracle on the Han, the tremendous economic development, not everyone benefited.

Despite tremendous success since the race's inception in 1976, and the observable impact of the global exposure it brought to the city, the organizers believed that the less expensive and more popular ( in the United States at least ) CART championship, dominated by American drivers, would be a more promising investment.

Despite the tremendous growth in United States involvement in international organizations since World War II, the PC reports that the International Organization Bureau of the Department of State has declined from 236 people in 1950 to 155 in 1970.

Despite a cease-fire order from the army HQ, over 100 rounds were fired directly into the fleeing crowds by troops under the command of Major Ted Loden.

Despite the popularity of these events, the Dachshund Club of America opposes " wiener racing ", as many greyhound tracks use the events to draw large crowds to their facilities.

Despite scalpers selling tickets at 1000 lire, crowds queued in line for hours to see an “ immoral movie ” before the censors banned it.

Despite not consistently drawing large crowds at their live shows, the Taang!

Despite the town's small population, Ross County are able to attract sizeable crowds to Victoria Park thereby maintaining the UK's most northerly full-time squad.

Despite the lesser media coverage the Juniors get, many of the club sides are fairly popular, and some of the bigger games between clubs ( such as the local derbies between Arthurlie and Pollok, and Cumnock Juniors vs. Auchinleck Talbot ) can attract attendances in the thousands, although crowds were far bigger in the past ( 76, 000 for the Junior Cup Final in 1951, with nearly 90, 000 watching the semi finals ( including a replay )) compared to the level of support attracted now.

Despite the nationalists ' concerns, massive crowds assembled in Pagoda Park to hear a student, Chung Jae-yong, read the declaration publicly.

Despite regularly attracting tiny crowds, Chester defied the odds to avoid relegation from Division Three in both 1990 – 91 and 1991 – 92.

Despite an impressive beginning, with 3, 600 turning out for the first home game against the London Racers, crowds would not be consistent and it soon became apparent that ice hockey at the busiest indoor venue in Europe would no longer be viable with the season's average attendance being just 2, 150 per game, falling far short of the rumoured number of 3, 000 needed to cover costs.

Despite the fact Arsenal had been fighting relegation the previous two seasons, and the chairman's restriction on spending, Chapman moved to Arsenal soon after, attracted both by the London club's larger crowds and a salary of £ 2, 000, double what he earned at Huddersfield Town.

Despite the Dutch falling short, Kluivert will be remembered for rising to the occasion in front of partisan home crowds, scoring five goals in as many games, jointly claiming the Golden Boot with Savo Milošević.

Despite the construction of a large pavilion ( for the amateurs – the professionals used a shed at the opposite end of the ground ), Old Trafford's first years were rocky: accessible only along a footpath from the Old Trafford station, the ground was situated out in the country, and games only attracted small crowds.

Despite his growing popularity Kaupas was not keen on being so well known and avoided crowds of fans, preferring to just skate.

Despite the loss of her powers, Starfire demonstrates her combat abilities as she and Animal Man fight off crowds of people infected by the virus.

Despite the excellent play of Eastern All-Star Earl Winfield rewriting the team's record books for pass catching, Hamilton struggled to attract crowds to Ivor Wynne Stadium.

Despite these temporary successes, over the years it spent in the A-League ( later renamed USL-D1 ), the team fared relatively poorly on the field and ultimately failed to consistently draw crowds of more than about 2000 people.

Despite this, the event proved extremely popular and drew crowds of 12, 000 people-Launceston's population was 90, 000 at the time.

Despite bad weather and the late cancellation of a headlining act ( Silverchair ), the second festival drew crowds of over 13, 000 people.

Despite his popularity with the crowds in London and Macroom, he was jeered by Ulster Volunteers at a recruitment drive in Ballaghaderrin during the autumn of 1915.

Despite it being Murdoch's wicket that started the riot, the English public were more sympathetic towards him than Gregory, and although the Australians played against weak opposition, including many XVIIIs, they attracted large crowds, leading the counties to regret their decision to snub them.

Despite this dedication, the opera contained thinly veiled anti-Austrian sentiment, which whipped crowds into a frenzy when it first debuted.

Despite this, large crowds often came to watch the matches, indicating their popularity with the public.

Despite some anti-monarchical sentiment in the country at the time, the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh were " enthusiastically welcomed " by Jamaicans ; 57 % of those polled said the visit was important to the country and large crowds turned out to see Elizabeth, though there were small protests by Rastafarians seeking reparations for slavery and their repatriation to Africa.

Despite their success, the Big 5 did not attract large crowds, and the McMahons shut the team down after the 1923 / 1924 season, leaving the Rens to become the dominant black team of the 1920s and 1930s.