In spite of the relatively low average speeds, it is a dangerous place to race.

Major never succeeded in reconciling the " Euro-rebels " among his MPs to his European policy, who although relatively few in number-in spite of the fact that their views were much more widely supported amongst Conservative activists and voters-wielded great influence because of his small majority, and episodes such as the Maastricht Rebellion inflicted serious political damage on him and his government.

In spite of a relatively long history of this type of dictionary, it is often said to be less developed in a number of respects than its unilingual counterpart, especially in cases where one of the languages involved is not a major language.

In spite of his stature as a historian, modern historians know relatively little about Thucydides ' life.

In spite of all the changes in the field of radio broadcasting, this medium lost the majority of the listeners ratings during the nineties, and by the end of the decade, the radio was considered to be a communication medium which had few listeners in relatively to the television.

In spite of these procurement actions, the channel is still considered to be inferior in the amount of its viewers relatively to the other channels.

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

In spite of its relatively small size, Ebeltoft is quite lively, especially in the summer season.

In spite of its high temperature, pressures keep it plastic, and it has a relatively low density.

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.

The transition was relatively peaceful in spite of a very rigid system of rule.

In spite of the relatively small number of speakers, the percentage of speakers out of the total population is quite high for an Alaska Athabaskan language.

In spite of the relatively successful box office returns of Clash of the Titans, more sophisticated technology developed by ILM and others began to eclipse Harryhausen's production techniques, and so MGM and other studios passed on funding the making of his follow-up story, Force of the Trojans, causing Harryhausen and Schneer to retire from active filmmaking.

In recent years, ILP techniques have been used to provide performance improvements in spite of the growing disparity between processor operating frequencies and memory access times ( early ILP designs such as the IBM 360 used ILP techniques to overcome the limitations imposed by a relatively small register file ).

Although the Assumption ( Latin: assūmptiō, " taken up ") was only relatively recently defined as infallible dogma by the Catholic Church, and in spite of a statement by Saint Epiphanius of Salamis in 377 that no one knew whether Mary had died or not, apocryphal accounts of the assumption of Mary into heaven have circulated since at least the 4th century.

In spite of relatively small number of party members and associate members ( taken together they total 25, 000 ), the Party is capable of mobilizing several hundreds of thousands of people through its influence in these mass organizations.

Its long stroke and large capacity made for very good ' towing ' torque, while its thick castings and relatively loose tolerances gave it a reputation for reliability in spite of abuse.

The Dunkerque class battleships, designed specially to fight the German so-called pocket battleships, were, in spite of their relatively small size, very well-balanced designs and precursors of a new fast battleship generation in the world.

However, the black howler ( Alouatta caraya ) is a relatively common pet monkey in contemporary Argentina due to its gentle nature, in comparison to the capuchin monkey's aggressive tendencies, in spite of its lesser intelligence, as well as the liabilities meant by the size of its droppings and the males ' loud vocalisations.

Morris believes that he can build a relatively clear picture of the events of this period in spite of a formidable lack of many documents, especially those from the Arab states.

In spite of having been discovered relatively late by European explorers, Australia was inhabited very early in human history ; the ancestors of the Indigenous Australians reached it at least 50, 000 years ago.

Perhaps as a result of this unorthodox training ( or in spite of it ), he developed a powerful and effective backhand but never had anything more than an accurate but relatively soft serve.

In spite of being literally within sight of one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, Chippawa is a relatively quiet place.

However, petrol lorries were starting to show better efficiency and could be purchased cheaply as war surplus ; on a busy route a 3-ton petrol lorry could save about £ 100 per month compared to its steam equivalent, in spite of restrictive speed limits, and relatively high fuel prices and maintenance costs.

In spite of the resolution of problems in Europe, Andronikos II was faced with the collapse of the Byzantine frontier in Asia Minor, despite the successful, but short, governorships of Alexios Philanthropenos and John Tarchaneiotes.

The title is a reference to the line uttered by Hamlet to Horatio after being visited by his father's ghost and learning that his uncle Claudius murdered his father ; in short, a shocking supernatural event that fundamentally alters the way Hamlet perceives the state and the universe (" The time is out of joint ; O cursed spite !/ That ever I was born to set it right!

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.

However, in spite of its initial short term success and critical reaction, as represented by a review in La Gazzetta privilegiata which stated that " A new masterwork has been added to Italian music ..... Belisario not only pleased and delighted, but also conquered, enflamed and ravished the full auditorium ", in the long run, had " Donizetti poured music of the calibre of his Lucia di Lammermoor into the score of Belisario the shortcomings of its wayward plot and dramatic structure would matter less ".

Still in spite of all his blunders, it is clear that, for a short time at least, middle-class opinion was, on the whole, favourable to him ; and had he been wise, he might perhaps have been able to defy any hostile combination.

In spite of the intense atmosphere, Franklin and Gosling discovered that there were two forms of DNA: at high humidity ( when wet ), the DNA fibre became long and thin ; when it was dried it became short and fat.

Joshi comments that Serling has used pacing well, each correct for the medium and that " in spite of Serling's own doubts on the matter – he mastered the short story technique in every way.

Michael's first reign would be short lived at only three years, until his father Carol II came back to contest the title at the behest of a dissatisfied political faction that staged a sudden ' coup d ' état ' ( in spite of the fact that only a few years earlier he had renounced in official documents, written and signed in front of his own father, all his future claims to the throne of Romania ).

In spite of her very short career and limited output, Higuchi is remembered for the quality of her works and is considered to be the first professional female writer in modern Japanese literature.

In spite of official disinterest, during the late 1960s Kenneth Fertig managed to arrange some funding through the Air Force for the " SABRE " project, short for " Self-Aligning, Boost and RE-entry " INS.

" In spite of myself ," Arnauld once said regretfully, " my books are seldom very short.

In 2005, he directed and starred in the short Five Minutes, Mr. Welles ( 2005 ), which represented a culmination of D ' Onofrio's desire to improve on his performance as Welles in Ed Wood, which in spite of D ' Onofrio's striking physical resemblance to the actor / director, reportedly left director Tim Burton underwhelmed.

Among his best parts were Herod the Great in Mariamne, Nero in Britannicus and similar tragic roles, in spite of the fact that he was short, stout, and lacking in good looks.

The legs are short but they have long toes, but in spite of their lifestyle they show little adaptation towards climbing.

After a short regency by Mary of Korykos, widow of Constantine, Leo left Famagusta in spite of the ongoing conflict between Cyprus and Genoa.

Additionally, the cars were found to be incapable of turning the short radius 18 m turning loop at one end of the line, in spite of UTDC's claims it could, which was going to have to be re-built at a cost of about $ 6 million.

In spite of his short stature and slight build, President McLean was an athlete and hero to most of the student athletes at the school.

In spite of a short tenure, he was seen as one of the most effective office holders in years.

In spite of the short length, this river has a bad reputation.

In short, the Canadian Government was thoroughly committed to supporting US nuclear doctrine and deployments through the Cold War, in spite of any popular reservations concerning this dynamic.

In spite of his celebrated film career, his short stint in politics became a futile attempt.

Despite their venerable history, some of the interviews succeeded almost in spite of themselves: Graham Greene ’ s interview almost ended before it began when one of the interviewers turned up hungover and threw up in his hat on Greene ’ s doorstep ; Nabokov's was cut short when Jeopardy!

In spite of its short life, it is still considered an important piece of Argentine rock history.

In a relatively short experience in this House, I have never known it, in spite of its cheers this afternoon, in graver mood.