" In spite of the history and reputation, when NUMMI reopened the factory for production in 1984, most of the troublesome GM workforce was rehired, with some sent to Japan to learn the Toyota Production System.

In his works he declared that " the principle ' what is not prohibited is allowed ' should be understood literally ", defying the unwritten ideological rules imposed by the Communist ruling elite on the society in spite of the seemingly democratic USSR Constitution.

This edict was issued in spite of the fact that the Manhattan Bridge and the Brooklyn Bridge were already seaward of the Navy Yard.

In spite of the armistice negotiated by Amadee two years earlier, the war between Bishop Guillaume of Lausanne and Louis of Savoy was still going on, and although little is known about it, that little proves that it was yet another phase of the struggle against French expansion and was closely interwoven with the larger conflict.

Well, yes, perhaps in literature, since you could argue that you couldn't keep silent about your feelings against literature and so were involved in spite of yourself.

They keep their wings and feet pressed tightly against their bodies, and in spite of their often colorful attire you may very well mistake them for lumps of dirt.

Honest and moderate, protecting the middle classes against exactions of the nobles, he exercised a happy influence upon the south, in spite of his naturally despotic character and his continual and pressing need of money.

In spite of this, the Aedui joined the Gallic coalition against Caesar ( B. G. vii.

This proved unpopular with soldiers, in spite of being proven to defend against a three-ounce ( 100 g ) shrapnel round fired at a distance of one hundred yards ( 90 m ).

In spite of the some of the edicts issued by Constantius, it should be recognised that he was not fanatically anti-pagan – he never made any attempt to disband the various Roman priestly colleges or the Vestal Virgins, he never acted against the various pagan schools, and, at times, he actually made some effort to protect paganism.

Although " prescriptions " against the possibly deleterious consequences of these kinds of encounters vary, from Kierkegaard's religious " stage " to Camus ' insistence on persevering in spite of absurdity, the concern with helping people avoid living their lives in ways that put them in the perpetual danger of having everything meaningful break down is common to most existentialist philosophers.

The word faith generally refers to a belief that is held with lack of, in spite of or against reason and evidence.

It remained so in spite of the first Greater Poland Uprising ( 1794 ), part of the unsuccessful Kościuszko Uprising directed chiefly against Russia.

This meant that in spite of its modest 8-bit CPU the system compared well against the 16-bit machines in the market at the time.

He prefaced the order by stating: " As England, in spite of her hopeless military situation, still shows no signs of willingness to come to terms, I have decided to prepare, and if necessary to carry out, a landing operation against her.

In spite of early Roman Catholic Church prohibitions against charging interest on loans, there is some evidence that the Franciscans were permitted to begin the practice as an aid to the poor.

In spite of his schism from the Church, he continued to write against heresy, especially Gnosticism.

In spite of this, dissent continued to be suppressed, and President Jiang Zemin launched a brutal crackdown against the Falun Gong religious sect in 1999.

In spite of the IWW moderating its vocal opposition, the mainstream press and the U. S. Government were able to turn public opinion against the IWW.

Irenaeus the friend of Nestorius, with the cooperation of Theodoret, became bishop of Tyre, in spite of the protests of Dioscorus, Cyril's successor, who now turned specially against Theodoret ; and, by preferring the charge that he taught two sons in Christ, he secured the order from the court confining Theodoret to Cyrrhus.

It was therefore " disgraceful " for Britain to belong to such a body that engaged in " pure spite for spite's sake against the United Kingdom ": " We were, and are, the victims of our own insincerity.

He refused to appear, held his own for a time in his castle at Theres against the king's forces, but surrendered in 906, and in spite of a promise of safe-conduct by Hatto was beheaded.

In spite of the lure of eternal happiness together in this new dimension, the two return to Earth to assist their friends against extra-dimensional demons, when Spike arrives.

It remained so in spite of the first Greater Poland Uprising ( 1794 ), part of the unsuccessful Kościuszko Uprising directed chiefly against Russia.

The various tribes argue among themselves and in spite of Lawrence's insistence, are unable to unite against the English, who in the end take the city back under their bureaucracy.

When spite tokens are spent in this manner they are given to the player they're spent against.

In spite of such literature, the historians Archibald Paton Thorton and Stuart Creighton Miller argue against the very coherence of the concept.

This influential group of people took sides against the development of Isaac Peral's submarine, and the Spanish Government, in spite of the notorious success of the official tests, finally closed the project.

Thus jet engines, with a better match between speed and jet exhaust speed ( such as turbofans )— in spite of their worse )— dominate for subsonic and supersonic atmospheric use, while rockets work best at hypersonic speeds.

However, in spite of the fact that several competing engines were more advanced, the aerodynamic and low-slung Hudson Hornet managed to win in 1951, 1952, and 1953 with a 308 cu. in.

Ask. com abandoned the search industry in 2010 in spite of its poor reception and consequently could not compete against more popular search engines such as Google and Bing.

In spite of the DS featuring a fuel-injected 2. 3 litre engine, at first the CX was only available with 2. 0 and 2. 2 carburettor engines.

In spite of the advance in performance seen in the most recent generation of Boss 302 engines, the original Cleveland-Boss engine had striking performance for its time, and even today would afford ample power in high-performance automotive applications.

Drummond took charge of the engine room and kept the engines running in spite of damage from the bombardment.

In spite of his injury, and with 3 engines lost to the flak, he led his formation over the target, bombing it successfully.

In spite of their poor fuel economy during low-speed operation, notably in switchyards, the low cost of the fuel meant the engines remained attractive.

In spite of being at anchor, without steam, and some ships even with their engines under overhaul, the Allies fought with energy and determination.

The goal of this policy is to create a market in which Canadian networks can realize revenue through advertising sales in spite of their inability to match the rates that the much larger American networks can afford to pay for syndicated programming.

Thiers wanted the " middle class accommodated " with the vote, realizing that the petty bourgeoisie ( owners of small business ventures ) supported property interests, in spite of their being ruined by the rise of the larger bourgeoisie.

Other than in Carinthia, no fighting resulted from this, in spite of a German minority in Slovenia ( the larger cities of Lower Styria were largely German-speaking ).

In spite of this he returned to work but was prevented from visiting the factory, which had moved to larger premises, fitted out to detailed plans by Royce, in Derby in 1908.

The first number is much larger than the second, due to the larger height of the power tower, and in spite of the small numbers 1. 1.

In spite of the outbreak of the First World War the orders were maintained and, from mid-1915 a new larger car, the 2-seat and 4-seat Morris Cowley was introduced.

In spite of his height – he only stood tall – Sarazen could hit the ball a very long way, even when compared with larger, stronger players.

Also very well known artists with a status of a " classic ", J. Karjalainen and Pauli Hanhiniemi have in their contemporary production gone to the direction of folk-music although this music has in spite of being recognized by critics, been left unnoticed by the larger public.

In fact, the quantity of books and general number of readers significantly exceeded similar libraries in Kalisz in spite of the fact, Kalisz was much larger urban area.

He is the main sponsor of FK Austria Vienna, which, in spite of a budget three times larger than that of its strongest competitors and the fact that Stronach is at the same time the president of the Austrian Bundesliga, has failed to completely dominate the league, winning the Austrian Championship only twice since the club was taken over by Stronach in 1999.

In spite of its larger overall size, the Mark VIII's base curb weight was slightly lighter than the Mark VII at a little over.

The pillar, now presently enshrined by the larger Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, is believed to be the same one given and promised by Mary, in spite of numerous disasters that beset the church.

Thermal field emission sources are preferred over cold emission sources, in spite of the former's slightly larger beam size, because they offer better stability over typical writing times of several hours.

In spite of their small size, plain color, and often terrestrial habits, they are otherwise very much like their larger chameleon cousins in possessing independently rotating eye sockets, opposable digits on the front and back feet, and a projectile tongue.

In spite of the confusion involving Páez and Guambiano discussed above, the Paezan " family " has been connected with other families into larger phylums.