Those who continue to have faith in astrology have been characterized as doing so " in spite of the fact that there is no verified scientific basis for their beliefs, and indeed that there is strong evidence to the contrary.

Generally, a patient who is unable to voluntarily open the eyes, does not have a sleep-wake cycle, is unresponsive in spite of strong tactile ( painful ), or verbal stimuli and who generally scores between 3 to 8 on the Glasgow Coma Scale is considered to be in coma.

Orwell was a heavy smoker, rolling his own cigarettes from strong shag tobacco, in spite of his bronchial condition.

The relationship the two finally form is that of two flawed characters who feel strong friendship in spite of deep differences.

In spite of the big sibling rivalry that has resulted in trash talk between the players, both teams have formed an unexpected and consequently strong partnership sharing Giants Stadium for twenty six years and MetLife Stadium, a venture in which both teams own a fifty percent share of the stadium.

In spite of these issues, initial sales in North America were strong.

In spite of the strong representations of the Conversio Bagoariorum et Carantanorum, written in 871 to influence the pope, though not avowing this purpose, Rome declared emphatically for Methodius, and sent a bishop, Paul of Ancons, to reinstate him and punish his enemies, after which both parties were commanded to appear in Rome with the legate.

In spite of this, Pierre showed a strong will to learn, and spent much time in the school library with a pile of books, exploring a variety of subjects in his free time outside of class.

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.

The manfucturer of Tordon 101 ( Dow AgroSciences, owned by the Dow Chemical Company ) has claimed Tordon 101 has no effects on animals and insects, in spite of evidence of strong carcinogenic activity of the active ingredient Picloram in studies on rats.

In spite of this, Spaceballs is one of Brooks ' most popular films, and maintains a strong following.

The film is considered faithful to the book in spite of the latter's non-traditional narrative and was rated R for strong thematic elements involving teens.

In spite of the recent economic downturn, Channahon's economy remains vibrant and strong.

" Because of strong video sales, the studio continued to make these films in spite of negative critical reaction ; 2001's Cinderella II: Dreams Come True received a rare zero-percent rating from the review-aggregating website Rotten Tomatoes.

In comparison, it remains a relatively strong Gaelic speaking area in spite of a continued decline.

But in spite of our strong suspicions, nothing could be proved against him and so no charge could be brought.

In 1181 the temptation of the caravans which passed by Kerak proved too strong and, in spite of a truce between Saladin and the king, Raynald began to plunder.

In spite of all measures of repression, it remained strong and popular until the fall of the Second Bulgarian Empire in the end of the 14th century.

In spite of the makeover and strong material led by Simmons ' now trademark " Dangerous " ( featured in the Brian Bosworth biker film vehicle, Stone Cold ), Brotherhood was unsuccessful, in part due to a lack of support on the part of Capitol Records.

Thus Bloom attempts to work out the process by which the small minority of ' strong ' poets manage to create original work in spite of the pressure of influence.

He represented to the Jacobites — what was probably in the main true — that though eager for their success his weak health and advanced years prevented him from joining the standard of the prince in person, while to the Lord President Forbes he professed his cordial attachment to the existing state of things, but lamented that his son, in spite of all his remonstrances, had joined Bonnie Prince Charlie, and succeeded in taking with him a strong force from the clan of the Frasers.

In spite of the biplane configuration, the CR. 42 was a modern, " sleek-looking " design based around a strong steel and alloy frame incorporating a NACA cowling housing the radial engine, with fairings for the fixed main landing gear.

" In spite of his strong attraction to women, he writes of his commitment to painting, " I have only one goal in life that I want to pursue faithfully: to make landscapes.

In spite of all this, Malaysia's relationship with the US has been strong.

In spite of powerful opposition the Draft Act finally passed Congress on May 17, 1917.

On net balance, in spite of Controller Gerosa's opposition to the new Charter as an invasion of his office, the Controller will have the opportunity for greater usefulness to good government than he has now.

In spite of Imperial opposition, Bishop Ambrose declared:

In 1544, in spite of some opposition, he founded Königsberg University, where he appointed his friend Andreas Osiander to a professorship in 1549.

Ben Adret, with the approval of other prominent Spanish rabbis, sent a letter to the community at Montpellier proposing to forbid the study of philosophy to those who were less than twenty-five years of age, and, in spite of keen opposition from the liberal section, a decree in this sense was issued by Ben Adret in 1305.

England established a trading relationship with Morocco in opposition to Spain, selling armour, ammunition, timber, and metal in exchange for Moroccan sugar, in spite of a Papal ban.

In spite of this perceived opposition to Fine Gael from the left of the Irish political spectrum, the party, due to Dáil arithmetic, has never entered into national government without the backing of the Labour Party.

Their independent exhibitions brought them to prominence during the 1870s and 1880s, in spite of harsh opposition from the conventional art community in France.

By the time of Trotsky's arrival, the St. Petersburg Soviet was already functioning headed by Khrustalyov-Nosar ( Georgy Nosar, alias Pyotr Khrustalyov ), a compromise figure, and proved to be very popular with the workers in spite of the Bolsheviks ' original opposition.

Murray responded to much criticism by claiming that it was religiously motivated, coming from Christians who did not want her theories to be true: in one case she stated that her theory had received " a hostile reception from many strictly Christian sects and reviewers, but it made its way in spite of opposition.

During his short pontificate he played the part of a peacemaker ; he came to terms with the Emperor Frederick I in the vexing question of the appointment to the See of Magdeburg and closed the long quarrel, which had raged through four pontificates, about the appointment of William Fitzherbert ( commonly known as Saint William of York ) to the see of York by sending him the pallium in spite of the continued opposition of the powerful Cistercian order.

* December 14 The play Douglas is performed for the first time in Edinburgh, with overwhelming success, in spite of the opposition of the local church presbytery, who summoned Alexander Carlyle to answer for having attended its representation.

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.

In spite of the Orthodox Church's opposition to marriage between first cousins, the couple married on 23 January 1906: their first two children, Fyodor ( Theodore ) and Ludmila, were born in 1907 and 1908, respectively.

In spite of that, the young ruler and his ambitious mother were aware that there was opposition to them.

As Cooke writes, " In spite of continued opposition and criticism, and many well-meaning exhortations to caution from his friends, he looked neither to right nor left, but simply got down to work on the next symphony.

The church was the only institution capable of communicating with the outside world, so with this in mind the new Apostolic Administrator started writing letters and building up overseas contacts, in spite of the isolation arising from the opposition of the Indonesians and the disinterest of most of the world.

In the conclave of 1823, he was the candidate of the zelanti and in spite of the active opposition of France, he was elected Pope by the Cardinals on 28 September, taking the name of Leo XII.

Yeltsin ’ s early purges of the MVD paid dividends in October 1993 when in spite of many " defections " to the opposition, the two most important people in the ministry, Minister of Internal Affairs Viktor Yerin and the Commander of Internal Troops Anatoliy Kulikov, stood by him to the victorious end of his stand-off with the Supreme Soviet.

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

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 supporting the government from the backbenches, Seán MacBride, the leader of Clann na Poblachta, tabled a motion of no confidence, based on the weakening state of the economy and in opposition to the government's stance on the IRA.

Thanks to his popularity with the army, Nikephoros II Phokas was crowned emperor by the side of Romanos's young sons on 16 August 963, and in spite of the patriarch's opposition married their mother, the regent Theophano.

In spite of pre-War opposition to secession and the number of " transient deserters " in the county, Leverett asserts that the activities of such formerly anti-secessionist individuals as McLemore along with the facts " that virtually every able-bodied man in the county was on active duty in organizations such as those commanded by McLemore ... and that the Union raiding party entering the county in June of 1863 was captured by civilians, and the Union prisoners had to be protected from the local citizens " -- among other facts — present undeniable evidence that the citizens of Jones County were loyal to the Confederacy.