In spite of the loving support of the series by its fans, the program had never been a favorite of television critics or members of the more high brow society.

In spite of the event's strong pedigree in the modern Olympics, and its status as the only event created specifically for the modern Olympic Games, its lack of widespread popularity outside Eastern Europe has led to calls for its removal from the Olympic Games in recent years ; however, a vote by the IOC on July 8, 2005, keeps it in the Olympic program at least until 2012.

In spite of the tangible benefits of the program, it met with stiff opposition from the regional socialist party and from the Austrian central bank, which opposed the local currency as an infringement on its powers over the currency.

In spite of the area's high poverty, under-educated adult population, and dominance of Spanish-speaking families, Tulelake High School proves successful by preparing 60 % of their students with a program of study that meets California's " a-g " requirements for university entrance.

The prospective payment system implemented as DRGs had been designed to limit the share of hospital revenues derived from the Medicare program budget, and in spite of doubtful results in New Jersey, it was decided in 1983 to impose DRGs on hospitals nationwide.

Lakatos claimed that a research program is informed by metaphysical beliefs as well as observation of facts, and may infinitely resist falsification if a scientist wishes to continue holding it in spite of problems or the discovery of new evidence.

Buseman was in charge of aerodynamics research at Braunschweig, and in spite of the limited interest he began a research program studying the concept.

After being sworn in on October 14, 1940, Ball stunned his fellow conservatives in his first speech on the Senate floor, calling for the United States to aid Britain as " a barrier between us and whatever designs Hitler and his allies may have on this continent ," Though he was an opponent of the New Deal, he supported FDR's foreign policy, voting in favor of the lend-lease program on March 8, 1941 in spite of letters from his constituents that ran " 25 to 1 against the bill ".

As stated by Vaccine Alliance, however, in spite of the limited risk of polio vaccination, it would neither be prudent nor practicable to cease the vaccination program until there is strong evidence that " all wild poliovirus transmission been stopped ".

As a result, the party built up a small political engine that managed to win the 1983 election, in spite of Bennett's controversial " Restraint " program.

Other characteristics of his tenure were the opportunities given to young American singers in spite of the absence of a formal training program at that time, and also regular tours by the SFO to Los Angeles between 1937 and 1965, which expanded the season into November.

In spite of being designed as a sketch comedy television program, the series is set in a fictional universe in which it also is broadcast as a popular television comedy as evidenced through staged mishaps with members of the viewing audience and performers featured the program and comedic sub-plots involving Amanda's unhealthily obsessed, nerdy, feckless self-proclaimed " Number One Fan " Penelope Tate, who has prioritized devising schemes that will assist her in achieving her lifelong goal of meeting Amanda before all else and her multiple failed attempts at landing a meeting with the hostess of the series ( as a gag, Amanda Bynes actually portrays Penelope in reality and the pair are never shown onscreen together ).

In spite of the focus on the arts, the school still maintains a strong athletics program which includes rowing, swimming, volleyball, baseball, basketball, soccer, football, water polo, curling, ultimate frisbee, ice hockey, rugby and track and field.

In spite of the kink in array ( about a panel and a half from the end ), after a review by HST program managers, flight controllers decided to continue with the pre-flight plan and attempt to roll up and retract the solar arrays at the end of the first EVA.

In spite of this arrangement, Gray has since turned up on Celebrity Sunday, a program featuring celebrities and which, when it featured Nicky Byrne from Westlife, became Twitter's third favourite trending topic.

In spite of this, in 1873 a new theater, the Apolo, was opened for zarzuela grande, which shared the failures of the Teatro de la Zarzuela, until it was forced to change its program to género chico.

In spite of this, he was optimistic about the future of the program, claiming " it will be back.

In spite of the difficulty of building an installation and initiating an entirely new program simultaneously, the base developed into a highly specialized training center.

During his tenure as mayor, Garzón was popular amongst the people of Bogotá as reflected in polls, in spite of confronting such difficult issues as the use of public space, the teething problems faced by the TransMilenio mass-transport system, and how to deal with ex-combatants from Colombia's armed conflict who had been settled in Bogotá as part of a central government rehabilitation program ( eventually, Garzón and Uribe jointly decided to change some aspects of the program, after a bomb exploded near one of the shelters for former irregular fighters ).

In spite of the UMTA program in the US being " de-funded " that year, Detroit pressed ahead with their plans and signed up in August.

Marx, in spite of all his mis-deeds, has unconsciously rendered a great service to the International by demonstrating in the most dramatic and evident manner that if anything can kill the International, it is the introduction of politics into its program.

In spite of a common perception that pollen grains are gametes, like the sperm cells of animals, this is incorrect ; pollination is a phase in the alternation of generations: each pollen grain is a male haploid plant, a gametophyte, adapted to being transported to the female gametophyte, where it can achieve fertilization by producing the male gamete ( or gametes, in the process of double fertilization ).

The spelling variant Cadwallader does not represent the pronunciation, in spite of the double l, which usually represents a voiceless lateral fricative in Welsh ( see Welsh orthography ).

In the poems, Ahti makes a double vow with his wife Kyllikki, binding him to stay at home and not to engage in raiding, and her to stay faithful ( in spite of Ahti being widely regarded by scholars as homosexual ).

In spite of the chilly and damp weather, FDLM managed to draw nearly 500 participants for 2004, perhaps double the attendance of the 2003 event.

He was an agile fielder in spite of his heavy build, holding the major league record for career double plays ( 79 ) from 1938 to 1964, and tying another record by leading the league in putouts four times ; he ranked eighth in NL history in putouts ( 237 ) and ninth in fielding percentage (. 977 ) when his career ended.

In spite of the company's restrictions, he planned to build new posts in the territory.

In spite of the company's attempts to claim that the tank had been blown up by anarchists ( because some of the alcohol produced was to be used in making munitions ), a court-appointed auditor found USIA responsible after three years of hearings.

In spite of company's environmental initiatives, it still came in for criticism.

As of December 2007, the company's only activity was providing maintenance services to other airlines ( in spite of all of VASP's troubles, its maintenance expertise and personnel never ceased to be held in very high regard ).

Thus, in spite of the overarching quarrel regarding San Miguel's ownership ( not to mention other problems endemic to operating in the Philippines ), the company's sales quintupled from P12. 23 billion in 1986 to P68. 43 billion by 1994.

According to The Financial Times, Henriksson, who had been the company's Chief Executive since 2005, had had differences with chairman Nigel Rudd over running the company, differences in spite of the company's return to financial health under Henriksson.

In spite of such fracas they continued to sing together for Handel until his company's demise in June of that year.

In spite of these efforts, Chicago Coin was in financial trouble, and by 1977 the company's assets were sold to Stern Electronics.

In spite of these specifications and bearing in mind their target gaming market, Flare aimed to retail their machine for around £ 200, half of what the Amiga and ST were selling for.

In spite of all the difficult progress made, Loblaw would still have occasion to make strategic missteps in coming years, as it continued to innovate and attempt to anticipate the demands of the marketplace in a highly retail sector.

In spite of no previous experience in the retail food industry, Weston gave Nichol and Currie the authority to force change on an often reluctant senior management.

In spite of a base manufacturer's suggested retail price of over $ 42, 000 in 1998, the Navigator proved to be popular with nearly 44, 000 sold in its first year.

In spite of the fact that our largest market, the textile industry, was affected substantially by the current decline in business activity, we have been able to produce and deliver our machines throughout the year 1960 at a rate materially higher than during 1959.

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.

The Jennings family approved the release in spite of the launch of a new business focused on his state.

However, in spite of his opposition, Hoover yielded to influence from his own party and business leaders and signed the bill.

Lockport prospered in spite of the canal's failure as a business venture.

Construction of the resort started in spite of this, and the resort first opened for business in February 1966.

Later on, Lady divorced the Baltimore millionaire Mat Burdon whom she married to spite Paul ; Lady and Paul then married and lived happily ever after ; and at the end of the novel Carrie, who managed to pull her laundry business through the slump of 1929, is prepared to play loving foster grandmother to their first child.

In September he became, in spite of his youth, secretary to the municipal commission temporarily appointed to carry on the town business.

Into the 1980s, Polydor continued to do respectable business, in spite of becoming increasingly overshadowed by its PolyGram sister label Mercury Records.

In spite of the record's success, the group was considering quitting the music business until Gamble & Huff, a team of producers and songwriters, took an interest in the group.

Henry Ford felt that he had succeeded in spite of, not because of, experts, who had tried to stop him in various ways ( disagreeing about price points, production methods, car features, business financing, and other topics ).

OSK's share of cargo shipped on this route grew, and its business performance improved in spite of unfavourable business conditions.

In September he became, in spite of his youth, secretary to the municipal commission temporarily appointed to carry on the town business.

In spite of failure in business, poor circumstances, and loneliness, he refused an invitation to the rabbinate of Berlin, and instead obtained a position as bookkeeper in Żółkiew, which he held from 1836 to 1838.

In spite of the 5 years of recurrent losses under his management ($ 84 million cumulative losses ) and in large part due to the wealth bought about by the sale of his father ’ s spice business sold for 240 millions Euros ($ 360 million ) in 1992, Michel Ducros buys out most of the other shareholders, private and institutional.

In spite of his great age, he continued to write on economic and financial problems with his accustomed lucidity and soundness of judgment, insisting on the necessity for Italy to return to freedom of trade and to reduce government interference in business matters to a minimum.

In spite of their differences, however, both a cash-flow consumption tax and an SHS tax require that dollars paid out as business or investment expenses be eliminated from the base.

Even in spite of the ability to keep the UK business afloat, Chrysler was still making losses both in Europe and at home, and facing the possibility of complete bankruptcy, decided to sell Chrysler Europe to the French PSA.

The studio was a fancy place, but in spite of his artistic success, his business was a financial failure: the business was poorly managed and ran into debts.

Murray's achievements in business have come in spite of the personal tragedy of the loss of both legs in 1976, following a serious car crash after a Rugby match.

In spite of this, the business was awash in red ink and nearing collapse.

In spite of its age, it is consistently ranked as one of the world's leading business schools.

In spite of unstable business situations due to continued debates in Ottawa over the National Energy Program, the company made financial strides with revenues of $ 10 million while Gearhart made $ 150 million.