In spite of the fact that he improved his times dramatically, he was initially laughed at.

In spite of initially welcoming the successes of Kaloyan against the Latins, the Byzantine aristocracy eventually began to conspire against his rule.

Newcastle too came under intense pressure, though he initially considered the demands that Britain declare war with Spain a dangerous step and in spite of his increasingly bellicose statements, he still considered the idea of an Anglo-Spanish alliance as late as 1739.

In spite of the apparent success of the tollway opening, traffic counts and projected toll revenues were initially lower than projected, with an estimated 65, 000 motorists per day traveling along the tollway, generating $ 55, 000 – 65, 000 ( 1990, $ 87, 000 – 103, 000 in 2007 ) in daily toll revenues.

In spite of these achievements, Wooden reportedly did not initially enjoy his position, and his wife did not favor living in Los Angeles.

In spite of these efforts, Jones initially calculated it would be only three months before the Germans would be able to jam the system.

" GamesRadar editor Carolyn Gudmundson compared Clefairy to Jigglypuff, stating that it is far less utilized, in spite of the fact that was initially supposed to be the mascot of the series.

In spite of the fact that the three films initially available to the first 300 test households were more than two years old, about 18 percent of Phonevision viewers had seen them at the movies, and 92 percent of Phonevision households reported that they would prefer to see films at home.

The police initially thought they had a gang of common criminals but, in spite of the orders to the contrary, Nicoletti soon declared that they were Argentine agents.

In spite the relations were initially fairly cordial, hostilities had broken out in 1025.

The series was proclaimed as a copy of the BBC series The Office, although initially the producers claimed it was based on a character from a past ProSieben comedy, in spite of many elements resembling the The Office.

Gayle initially stayed loyal to the Dons in spite of their relegation, playing 32 league games and scoring three times in the 2000-01 campaign before he finally departed on 9 March 2001 in a £ 1million move to Scottish Premier League giants Rangers.

In 1877 the painter James Whistler, himself a connoisseur of Japanese prints, commissioned Godwin to build him a house in Tite Street, Chelsea, which Godwin completed the following year, in spite of its being initially objected to by The Metropolitan Board of Works.

Since April 30, 1993, the United States Air Force, in accordance with AFR 355-1, " Disaster Preparedness, Planning and Operations ," has voluntarily complied with Sections 303 and 304 of EPCRA in spite of the fact that federal facilities were initially exempt from its requirements.

Although Joyce, ( who was stuck in town for four days due to a rare snowstorm on the coast ) was initially skeptical about running a full fledged brewery, Niemi managed to convince him that it was achievable, and in spite of some unusual clauses in the lease agreement he decide to partake in the venture.

Pilar is initially fearful of Antonio, but they are brought together when, in spite of Ana's protestations, Gloria, their mother, invites Antonio to Juan's birthday celebration.

After Cera ( who initially refused to join out of spite for Ali ) joins them, they are able to free Littlefoot and Archie, and knock Ichy and Dil out.

Now, however, due to the precession of the equinoxes, the feet of the Great Bear constellation do sink below the horizon from Rome and especially from Athens – so Ursa Major gets to cool her feet and legs in the sea, in spite of Ovid ; however, Ursa Minor ( Arcas ) does remain completely above the horizon, even from latitudes as far south as Honolulu and Hong Kong.

In spite of this, some US communities provide low flow sprinkler heads to enable residents to use the hydrants to cool off during hot weather, while gaining some control on water usage.

He had a calm humanitarian outlook which endeared him to the local Catholic population in spite of his cool relationship with the Church.

In spite of the dreams of the host for oneness in the group, the Af incoming messages for each guest overload his receiving system beyond comprehension if N exceeds about six.

If we fail to develop the means to hunt down and destroy the enemy's military force with extreme care and precision, and if war comes in spite of our most ardent desires for peace, our choice of alternatives will be truly frightening.

Of the handful of groups not taken down by disco's fall from favor, The Jacksons — and Michael Jackson in particular — stand out: In spite of having helped define the disco sound early on, they continued to make popular and danceable, if more refined, songs for yet another generation of music fans in the 1980s and beyond.

In spite of this scholars are divided as to which category, if any, the court singer or the wandering minstrel, the historic " Homer " belonged.

In spite of Hesiod's complaints about poverty, life on his father's farm could not have been too uncomfortable if Works and Days is anything to judge by, since he describes the routines of prosperous yeomanry rather than peasants.

Washington still suggested to the Navajo that in spite of the hostile situation, they and the whites could “ still be friends if the Navajo came with their chiefs the next day and signed a treaty ”.

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.

But if that be entirely intrusted to the magistracy ,-- a select body of men, and those generally selected, by the prince, of such as enjoy the highest offices of the state ,-- these decisions, in spite of their own natural integrity, will have frequently an involuntary bias towards those of their own rank and dignity.

In spite of these criticisms, federal government support has made abstinence the de facto focus of sex education in the United States, so that opponents frequently adopt the line that abstinence education is acceptable only if it is combined with other methods, such as instruction in the use of condoms, and easy availability thereof.

Copperfield takes an immediate and permanent dislike to Uriah, in spite of the latter's persistent, if insincere attempts to win his friendship.

McCabe doesn't want to sell at their initial price, but he overplays his hand in the negotiations in spite of Mrs. Miller's warnings that he is underestimating the violence that will ensue if they don't take the money.

After his departure, Mr Allworthy asks Blifil if he still wants to proceed with the marriage, and the latter replies in the affirmative, mainly to spite Tom.

Today, in spite of regular modifications of the drawing, the daisy is always present even if its significance is forgotten.

In spite of these obvious similarities which suggest a relationship, it is still unclear whether this is a case of parallel evolution, or if either one gave birth to the other.

Others, like Beaugrand-Champagne, find her just as inspiring as an exceptional, outspoken, independent-minded woman, who fought for her freedom and her life with courage and wit, against formidable odds, and in spite of a society that expected submission from women, especially if they were also black and slaves.

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.

He required his wife to act as his personal secretary, slapping her if she made any errors in typing, and forcing her to retype documents in spite of the cries of their toddler .< ref >

In spite of this, however, Jim considers Angel as one of his best, if most exasperating, pals.

The Empire was not paying its way in spite of its reputation, and if it were to be saved Parkes would have to give his whole time to it.

This shortcomings of the end product were the inspiration for the C128 series as, urged on by the computer press the designers calculated that if they created a computer that was compatible with the C64 that ultimately management and marketing could not damage the C64 software base ( much ) in spite of how they were to take the product to market.

Even if the absurd atrocity stories were all true, the fact would be almost negligible beside an event that shouts aloud in spite of the journalistic silence: the victory of Hitler signifies the end of the Communist threat, forever.

Fidrych also drew attention for the simple, bachelor lifestyle he led in spite of his fame, driving a green subcompact car, living in a small Detroit apartment, wondering aloud if he could afford to answer all of his fan mail on his league-minimum $ 16, 500 salary, and telling people that if he hadn't been a pitcher, he'd work pumping gas in Northborough.

In spite of their name, public companies are not part of the public sector ; they are a particular kind of private sector company that can offer their shares for sale to the general public, i. e. to anyone willing to buy them ( as opposed to a privately owned company, shares of which can be sold to someone only if the owner of the shares agrees to sell them ).