The original D minor seems to symbolize blindness, inescapable in spite of all attempts to move away from it.

While not featuring the censoring mosaics of the original Japanese version, the US release of La Blue Girl was edited during the initial VHS release and all scenes featuring Miko's companion Nin-Nin engaged in a sexual act were removed, probably to avoid the charge of pedophilia, in spite of the fact that the character is not a minor but a dwarf ninja.

In spite of the name, William Rockwood played only a minor role in Roane Iron's affairs, and the early development of the town was largely the work of Wilder and Chamberlain.

In spite of some minor controversies, McAleese remained popular and her Presidency is regarded as successful.

John XXII and his immediate successors also issued numerous decrees against the Fraticelli in the March of Ancona, where the bishops and minor feudal barons defended them stubbornly and successfully in spite of papal threats ; also in Naples and Calabria, where King Robert and Queen Sanzia exhibited special veneration for St. Francis and his humble followers.

Such small amounts of objectionable material only require relatively minor cuts in the cartoon to make it palatable to censors, in spite of objections and sometimes boycotts by fans.

In spite of a number of minor political scandals-he, among other things, referred to George W. Bush as " that damn Texan old man " (" den där jävla texasgubben ") and abruptly murmured ( with a microphone attached to his jacket ) " now we better see an end to these gay issues " ( nu får det väl vara slut på de här bögfrågorna ) during a SIDA conference-he was able to maintain the trust of Prime Minister Göran Persson and keep his place in the Cabinet.

Otto's Latin is excellent, and in spite of a slight partiality for the Hohenstaufen, and some minor inaccuracies, the Gesta has been rightly described as a " model of historical composition.

While not featuring the censoring mosaics of the original Japanese version, the US release of La Blue Girl was edited during the initial VHS release and all scenes featuring Miko's companion Nin-Nin engaged in a sexual act were removed, probably to avoid the charge of pedophilia, in spite of the fact of the character not being a minor but a dwarf ninja.

Spiggott fills the time between these episodes with acts of minor vandalism and petty spite, incompetently assisted by the personification of the seven deadly sins, notably Lust ( Raquel Welch ) and Envy ( Barry Humphries ).

In spite of these precautions, a series of minor mishaps combined with the ever-increasing efficiency of the German anti-aircraft efforts proved to be devastating.

In spite of these minor deficiencies, the 1990-92 Mark VIIs are generally very coveted cars among collectors, boasting a unique exterior and interior.

On 1 July 1961, the stadium hosted its first major meet – the Vaux Breweries International Athletics Meet but in spite of these international events, the Youth Stadium was, in truth, " little more than a minor track with a tiny grandstand and open terraces ".

The city of Asheville was perceived as a strong candidate for minor league in spite of the limited success and subsequent demise of the Asheville Smoke which lasted from 1998-2002.

In spite of Origin's obscurity, the extremity of their music, and their lack of an official website, in 2008 they scored a minor American hit with the release of their fourth studio album, Antithesis.

Others consider the Thénardiers dishonest, petty criminals, whose actual negative impact on the protagonists is minor compared to the significant levels of spite and mercilessness Javert inflicts on those he encounters.

In both he employed a vigorous and impassioned style which was on the whole wonderfully effective in spite of minor faults in taste and flaws in structure.

In spite of some successes, the Catalans were unable to secure lasting gains.

In spite of Oldsmobile's critical successes since the mid-1990s, a reported shortfall in sales and overall profitability prompted General Motors to announce in December 2000 their plans to phase out the Oldsmobile brand.

In spite of these newfound successes ABC continues to flounder in creating new reality television series.

In spite of her successes, Blankers-Koen nearly failed to start in the semi-finals of the 200 m, held the day after hurdles final.

In spite of its military and commercial successes, Genoa fell prey to the internal factions which put pressure on its political structure.

In spite of these early successes, all mechanical television systems shared a number of serious problems.

In spite of these successes, Kato did not ride his first full Grand Prix season until 2000, when he started in the 250cc, riding a Honda.

In spite of Grote's school successes, his father refused to send him to university and sent him to work at the bank.

In spite of these early successes, other German designs quickly eclipsed von Ohain's, and none of his engine designs entered widespread production or operational use.

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

In spite of these successes the influence of the Whigs was gradually undermined by the intrigues of Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, and by the discontent of the Hanoverian favourites.

In spite of Tveitt's glorious successes internationally, the contemporary Norwegian establishment remained aloof.

In spite of Berezovsky's successes in Britain in fighting off extradition requests and exposing Russian court convictions as politically motivated ( see below ), some other jurisdictions cooperated with Russian authorities in seizing his property and targeting his financial transactions as money laundering.

Paley and his second wife, in spite of their successes and social standing, were barred from being members of country clubs on Long Island because he was Jewish.

Ironically, for some reason, until recently, their values had not risen nearly as high as the Mopar " aero cars " in spite of their rarity and their great track successes during the pinacle of stock car racing ( the aero wars years ).

Vratislaus coveted the largely Slavic marches of Meissen and Lusatia, but, in spite of Henry's promises and Bohemian successes against the rebellious margraves, he never received them.

alt = refer to caption In spite of early successes against invading Italian forces, by April 1941 the country was at risk of invasion from the Germans ; in a later poem Manning recalled the " horror and terror of defeat " of a people she had grown to love.

In another letter to his friend, the Baroness von Schutzbar on 11 December 1938 Fritsch wrote: " It is very strange that so many people should regard the future with growing apprehension, in spite of the Führers indisputable successes in the past ... Soon after the War, I came to the conclusion that we have to be victorious in three battles, if Germany were again to be powerful:.

In spite of some temporary successes and the reconciliation with Byzantium, Bulgaria faced a new invasion by Sviatoslav in 969.

In spite of these successes, as early as 1981 the government had considered selling UTDC to the private sector.

In spite of their many successes, in 1964 the researchers turned to other areas and the injector concept lay dormant for two decades.

In spite of these early successes, by the late 1980s the tokamak had surpassed the confinement times of the spheromaks by orders of magnitude.

Many popular stars like Marguerite Viby, Ib Schønberg and Peter Malberg had breakthroughs but in spite of many economic successes no further development of the media was seen.

In spite of the successes they had, for the new League the first few years were not easy.