Despite the efficacy of epilepsy surgery, some patients decide not to undergo surgery owing to fear or the uncertainty of having a brain operation.

Despite this uncertainty, fourteen individuals have been identified as having verifiably attended Lunar Society meetings regularly over a long period during its most productive eras: these are Matthew Boulton, Erasmus Darwin, Thomas Day, Richard Lovell Edgeworth, Samuel Galton, Jr., James Keir, Joseph Priestley, William Small, Jonathan Stokes, James Watt, Josiah Wedgwood, John Whitehurst and William Withering.

Despite the uncertainty of Elizabeth's – and therefore the Tudor dynasty's – hold on England, she never married.

Despite the uncertainty at the heart of Dalton's atomic theory, the principles of the theory survived.

Despite uncertainty about the single origin of yakuza organizations, most modern yakuza derive from two classifications which emerged in the mid-Edo Period ( 1603 – 1868 ): tekiya, those who primarily peddled illicit, stolen or shoddy goods ; and bakuto, those who were involved in or participated in gambling.

Despite uncertainty as to the future of Psyche, when Darrin did finally begin the next album with Per-Anders Kurenbach he changed his style to emphasize a friendlier, more upbeat sound.

Despite receiving a vote of confidence from his party, Alkatiri resigned on 26 June 2006 to end the uncertainty.

Despite the Boerboel's long breeding history, there is great uncertainty as to how many and which breeds were used to create it.

Despite this uncertainty, the team was successful from the start.

Despite this vote of confidence, Alkatiri resigned on 26 June 2006, to end the uncertainty.

Despite the improvements in performance seen across a range of studies, one limitation of the contextual interference effect is the uncertainty with regard to the cause of performance improvements as so many variables are constantly manipulated.

Despite uncertainty if he would return to the Giants for the 2007 season due to a managerial change, Righetti announced in early November 2007 that he would remain with the Giants in his present role.

Despite MYCIN's success, it sparked debate about the use of its ad hoc, but principled, uncertainty framework known as " certainty factors ".

Despite initial uncertainty and some hostility from the students, Billy proved to be a successful replacement for Charlie.

Despite this uncertainty, recent years have seen government investment into the base.

Despite the uncertainty surrounding the size of the spill, figures place it several times the size ( by volume ) of the Exxon Valdez oil spill.

Despite the uncertainty, online journalists are cautiously optimistic, reporting expanding newsrooms.

Despite such apparent comforts, the boredom and uncertainty, as well as normal rivalries and tensions common to any small town, put an undertone of unhappiness into camp life.

Despite a common misunderstanding, " random " does not mean the same thing as " chance " as this idea is often used in describing situations of uncertainty, nor is it the same as projections based on an assessed probability or frequency.

Despite recent uncertainty regarding the band's future, they look to remain competitive for the 2010 season.

Despite the uncertainty, Alvarez makes it clear that she died while he was in Ethiopia, adding that her death was a cause for sorrow by her subjects:

Despite the political uncertainty resulting from a recently concluded civil war, 56 delegates met in San Felipe de Austin to draft a series of petitions to the Mexican government.

Despite the uncertainty they decided to try an informal jam-oriented home project.

Despite the uncertainty about his future, Jones was still a regular in the team throughout the season and managed to score 5 goals overall, including a goal in his final appearance against Millwall on 30 April.

Despite the Kuwaiti government's desire to either be independent or under British rule, in the Anglo-Ottoman Convention of 1913, the British concurred with the Ottoman Empire in defining Kuwait as an autonomous caza of the Ottoman Empire and that the Shaikhs of Kuwait were not independent leaders, but rather qaimmaqams ( provincial sub-governors ) of the Ottoman government.

Despite the complexities, contemporary political science has progressed by adopting a variety of methods and theoretical approaches to understanding politics and methodological pluralism is a defining feature of contemporary political science.

Despite the state's interest in protecting the public and so-called " learned professions " from having unschooled persons practising them, and the state's insistence on enforcing a monopoly, the existence of laws governing ( or defining ) " unauthorized practice of Law " does not, ipso facto mean that they will be enforced.

Despite the ideologic promise of industrialisation — that the mechanisation of industrial production would raise the mass of the workers, from a brutish life of subsistence existence, to the self-respect of honourable work — the division of labour inherent to the capitalist mode of production, thwarted the human nature ( Gattungswesen ) of the worker, and so rendered each man and woman into a mechanistic part of an industrialised system of production, from being a person capable of defining his and her value through direct, purposeful activity.

Despite the difficulties in defining the term, the concept broadly encompasses the following notions:

Despite de Valera's views, many political scholars consider representing a nation abroad to be the key defining role of a head of state.

Despite this emphasis on accurately measured glasses, there is a practice of defining a pint of beer and lager as only 95 per cent liquid.

Despite its location in the tropics and the many micro climates found within the country, Guatemala City ’ s elevation and the resulting moderating influence of the higher altitude enable it to enjoy a subtropical highland climate ( Köppen Cwb ), though depending on location, it also borders on a tropical savanna climate ( Köppen Aw ).

Despite ongoing and potential disputes, however, it was unlikely in 1989 that Romania's borders would be redrawn in the foreseeable future.

Despite significant strategic advances into Federation space, they were eventually driven back to their own borders, and suffered a devastating wartime catastrophe on Remus.

Despite these victories, the territories north of Han's borders were quickly overrun by the nomadic Xianbei Confederation.

Despite the Emperor ’ s abdication, irregular warfare continued along the eastern borders and on the outskirts of Paris until the signing of a cease-fire on 4 July.

Despite this, road-signs around the borders used the term " The City of Perth ", and directional signs within indicated " City Centre ".

Despite reaching this agreement with Taraki, the Soviets continued to be reluctant to intervene further in Afghanistan and repeatedly refused Soviet military intervention within Afghan borders during Taraki's rule as well as later during Amin's short rule.

Despite the fact that four of the seven counties that Mississippi County borders are in Kentucky, there is no direct highway connection between Mississippi County and its four neighboring Kentucky counties.

Despite this variation in town government, the majority of Holbrook is located within the Town of Islip and completely within the Sachem School District, which is independent of town borders.

Despite its name, none of present-day Florida lay within its borders.

Despite the more recent changes in county borders, the town still remains part of the Anglican Diocese of Worcester.

Despite being situated on the edge of Dudley town centre, the castle was situated within the borders of Sedgley-which was part of neighbouring Staffordshire rather than Worcestershire-until the borders were changed to include the castle and its grounds within the Dudley borough in 1926, when restructuring of the boundaries took place to allow the development of the Priory Estate.

Despite the VOC's attempts to prevent settler expansion beyond the western Cape the frontier of the Colony remained open as the authorities in Cape Town lacked the means to police the colonies borders.

Despite mergers, there was still a proliferation of small district councils in rural areas, and in the major conurbations the borders had been set before the pattern of urban development had become clear.

Despite the incorporation of much of the right-wing opposition into the Sangkum, Sirik Matak remained an implacable opponent of Sihanouk, and especially of the latter's toleration of North Vietnamese activity within Cambodia's borders.

Despite the name, Whitemarsh Hall was located in Springfield Township, not in Whitemarsh Township which borders Springfield to the west.

Despite these, on 20 May 1945, the pre-WWII borders between Czechoslovakia and Poland were restored.

Despite its small area, being located less than a kilometer away from downtown ( Terazije ) it borders many other Belgrade neighborhoods: the square and neighborhood of Slavija to the north, Palilula to the northeast, Čubura and Gradić Pejton to the east, Neimar to the south and the park and neighborhood of Karađorđev Park to the southwest.

Despite its name, none of present-day Florida lay within its borders.

Despite South Carolina's important role, and the Union's unsuccessful attempt to take Charleston from 1863 onward, few military engagements occurred within the state's borders until 1865.

Despite its name change the DFSP only served in the Federal District, but acted at the national level only at the maritime police, and air borders.

Despite their administrative borders, both cities form one urban area.