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spite and disaster
In spite of proving a disaster as a soldier and though it was behaviour to some extent shared with his siblings it has been suggested his excesses as a military disciplinarian were not part of his natural character but were learned from his tutor Baron Wangenheim.
Because of the continued strength of British forces in North America, in spite of the disaster at Yorktown, many expected Britain to continue fighting the war.
Other cities had been reluctant to accept debris from the disaster, in spite of being asked to help recovery efforts, because of fears that the debris were contaminated by radiation from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.
In spite of damaged incurred due to Hurricane Katrina, the university participated in and led community efforts in disaster recovery.
" The song's three verses mention three prominent disaster films of the 1970s, including The Poseidon Adventure, Earthquake ( which has nothing to do with Allen, in spite of the song's misattribution ), and The Towering Inferno.
In spite of different crises and low point periods which affected the world of the Israeli rock ( like the Arad festival disaster of 1995, after which the popularity of such events descended ), during the next decade the Israeli rock music style became to the central and most acceptable music style, and important bands like The witches and Monica Sex were formed.
Picture taken from Gateshead Council public archive. An ordnance survey map of High and Low Felling in 1862In spite of the disaster, Felling continued to grow and by the time of the explosions the character of Felling had changed substantially.
Kai helps her bake the Christmas cakes her family sells every holiday season, and his determination to succeed allowed successful sales in spite of the disaster she accidentally caused when Kai and Hikaru went to help her.
His commission's fact finding and, even for his personal role, is widely regarded as the most honorable commission that was investigated by a Bengali Justice, in spite of East-Pakistan disaster.
' Tourneur's optimism for the future is encapsulated in the final scene in which we see a one-legged man pass by the Brandenburg Gate, a symbol for the world marching onwards in spite of disaster.

spite and Wright
In spite of his financial straits, Wright refused to compromise his principles.
In spite of his defeat in the battle, Wright was awarded the Navy Cross, one of the highest American military decorations for bravery, for his actions during the engagement.
Wright, who continued to be harassed in spite of his confinement, feared for his life, and escaped the mansion on the night of February 11.
In spite of his injuries, however, when asked for help in saving the guns, by Major Ernest Wright Alexander of the 119th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, he and some volunteers, under a hail of bullets, helped to manhandle and push the guns out of range of enemy fire.
* c. 1920 – Alex Jordan Sr. vowed to " put up a Japanese house on one of those pinnacle rocks " to spite Frank Lloyd Wright
Though Wright clearly does not posit an answer to the question of struggles among economic classes — whether they be because of or in spite of natural selection — some argue it is relevant to Wright's treatment of evolution as resulting in greater and greater moral progress, and thus strangely ignored, given that Wright is the author of another book examining human morality ( The Moral Animal ).
In spite of the prisoners ' attempts to avoid the thick, toxic black smoke by breathing through the plumbing, prisoners Robert Wright, Jimmy Loughnan, Arthur Gallagher, David McGauley and Ricky Morris died in the fire.
Wright argues that the sequence reassures a male in spite of its graphic content, suggesting that no female, including one with superhuman strength, can possess the power to deprive a man of life in cold blood.

spite and completed
Constantine's rule, however, validated Diocletian's achievements and the autocratic principle he represented: the borders remained secure, in spite of Constantine's large expenditure of forces during his civil wars ; the bureaucratic transformation of Roman government was completed ; and Constantine took Diocletian's court ceremonies and made them even more extravagant.
Eventually, beset by delays and in spite of all of the media coverage and apparent demand for the machine, the project ultimately went under when Konix ran out of cash without a completed system ever being released.
When completed and in service, the first 940 ran reliably in spite of its array of tricky mechanical issues such as a huge disk drive driven by hydraulic arms.
In spite of its height, the edge is home to the longest recorded rock route in the United Kingdom ; the 5000 m Girdle Traverse, completed by Ron Fawcett in 1992 and graded " E5 6b ( ish )".
Though the film was never completed in spite of the millions of dollars invested in it, it was clear that " The Works " was not a waste of time and money.
In spite of the extreme conditions within which they had to refurbish and reconstruct these lines, the work was completed within schedule and with a limited budget.
He completed his law degree the next year, with first class honours, in spite of rarely attending the lectures due to his work, political and military commitments.
Although the series was reasonably successful ( in spite of the odd publication format, which resulted from the BBC having reserved for its own use the rights to publish Doctor Who story collections and Doctor Who books in paperback ), the BBC chose not to renew Telos's licence, and the series ended in March 2004, having completed 15 novellas featuring the Doctor.
His statue of Milo of Croton ( Louvre ) had been completed in 1682, Perseus and Andromeda ( Louvre ) in 1684 ; and Alexander and Diogenes ( bas-relief, Louvre ) in 1685, but, in spite of the personal favour which he enjoyed, Puget, on coming to Paris in 1688 to push forward the execution of an equestrian statue of Louis XIV, found court intrigues too much for him.
Further 6 crews completed the circuit in spite of being disqualified due to time infringement or propeller repairs, in case of not carrying a spare propeller.
In spite of the announcement, in May 2010, the sale still did not appear to have been completed and the intended aim of winding up the club was still awaited. The club meanwhile had narrowly escaped relegation and gates had reached new lows.
However, although the game appeared in Atari catalogs of the time, it never reached the market in spite of being completed.
In spite of this, Robinson and those supporting his actions controlled a slender majority of the issued shares and it appeared that a sale would be completed, particularly after a deal was preliminarily agreed to sell the site for just over £ 20 million to Cala Homes, a property development company.
In spite of starting the project before the VC-22, the LCC-1 required much more customization, and was not completed until January 1956.
However, in spite of the process of Christianization being completed late, the process was thorough and very little direct evidence remains of pre-Christian beliefs.
In spite of the enthusiasm which is said to have prescribed to him the daily task of twelve folio pages, death overtook him before he had completed his greatest enterprise, a history of the Portuguese in all parts of the world.
In spite of all the problems in the latter part of construction, the project was completed at a cost of £ 1. 5 million.
In 1847 his period of service was completed, and he went home to Ireland, to a life of retirement ; but both in 1856 and again in 1862 he went out to the East to take a part in further surveys and negotiations for the Euphrates valley railway scheme, which, however, the government would not take up, in spite of a favourable report from the House of Commons committee in 1871.
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.
In spite of delays in engraving, twenty-five sheets of the atlas were already finished, but it was not until 1862 that the whole plan, embracing sixty sheets, was completed by Lieut .- Colonel W. F. Versteeg.
However, in spite of early signs of success, Holtz completed his second season with the Bulls carrying an unimpressive career 0. 286winning percentage in the Big East, a 0-2 record in homecoming games, and bowl ineligibility for first time since the Bulls joined the Big East in 2005.
This was then exceeded on Saturday 30 June 2012, when Andy Murray beat Marcos Baghdatis in their 3rd round match, which was completed at 11. 02pm, in spite of the 11. 00pm ruling.
They said it was proud of the ability shown by all air logistics centers and other activities to get the job done in spite of the critical time, worldwide scope of the operation, and the many actions which had to be completed.

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