In spite of the harbour, the water is cleaner and the sea is not so rough.

Full of life, at times rough and blunt and again careful and calculating, Rainald, who, in spite of his ecclesiastical dignities, knew how to wield the sword, henceforth influenced the policy of his imperial masters.

But her violent death marks the start of an increasingly bleak and violent chain of events ( influenced by co-writer Nick Davies ' documentary book Dark Heart ) which in spite of the director's denial that the film had " serious parallels " to Shakespeare's play, actually mirror aspects of its plot closely.

Also, to Liza's dismay, it turns out that people do start talking about them, in spite of the precautions they have taken.

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 their promising start, these ventures had little effect, and on one occasion in 1190 Isaac barely escaped with his life.

Evening was approaching and, in spite of the early start Cornwallis had made in the flanking maneuver, most of the American army was able to escape.

In spite of this early start, only a few years after regularly scheduled television broadcasting had begun, consumer uptake of color televisions was very slow to start.

Roger Ebert gave the film 3 out of a possible 4 stars, noting, " It's the kind of movie where you start out snickering in spite of yourself, and end up actually admiring the originality that went into creating this hallucinatory slapstick.

This was all in spite of the fact that Screen One was a drama slot, the programme aired with a " Written by ..." credit at the start, and a cast list was published in the BBC's Radio Times listings magazine.

About this time, Debbie Harris is released from jail, and, having redeemed herself, she and Foggy start to date again, in spite of people's warnings that it would be bad for his career as a District Attorney to date an ex-con.

But in spite of all the good intentions and careful planning, Christmas plans start to go awry.

In spite of its early start, it took many years for horse-drawn street cars to become widely acceptable across Britain ; the American George Francis Train first introduced them to Birkenhead in 1860 but was jailed for " breaking and injuring " the highway when he next tried to lay the first tram tracks on the roads of London.

In spite of this inauspicious start Heffernan went on to have a distinguished inter-county career.

Green was unanimously voted as team captain prior to the start of the 1924 – 25 NHL season and his skill and physical style in spite of his small stature made him a fan favourite.

In spite of experiments dating back to at least the start of the 20th century, however, there is much controversy surrounding the efficacy of cloud seeding, and evidence that cloud seeding leads to increased precipitation on the ground is highly equivocal.

In spite of this poor start Flynn's side reached the All-Ireland final for the first time in forty-five years.

In spite of her slow start, the Old Witch would prove to be the most visible of the GhoulLunatics in their initial run.

The reefs and breakers off the west coast of Vancouver Island had long posed a serious danger to navigation, and at the start of the 20th century lifesaving infrastructure on the sparsely populated island was still primitive in spite of heavy coastal traffic that serviced the Pacific coast between San Francisco and Alaska.

In spite of the denigration, however, the style continued to gain widespread popularity and became mainstream ; it was adopted by Tin Pan Alley at the start of the 20th century.

The day passed without incident in spite of the warning of Senator James A. Reed of Missouri: `` Baker, you will have the streets of our American cities running with blood on registration day ''.

In spite of releasing " Take A Girl Like You ", the title song to the Oliver Reed and Hayley Mills film, and a heavy blues rock song " I'm Gonna Be A Rich Man ", the band split in late 1970.

In spite of his father's disapproval, he soon became friends with the shy, gifted Minkowski.

) In spite of the LP's success, soon after its release a contractual dispute with their label, Virgin Records, saw XTC go " on strike " from 1992 through 1998, which finally resulted in the termination of their contract.

In spite of the conclusion of the Peace of Travendal in 1700, there was soon a Swedish invasion and threats from Europe's western naval powers.

In spite of the commercial failure of Straight Out the Jungle, Warner Bros. Records soon signed the group and released Done By the Forces of Nature in January 1990.

In spite of Turtle Soups positive reception from the music press, its commercial success was marginal and the band soon began to disintegrate.

His website indicates that he is still recovering from the traumatic brain injury that he received, and that his family hopes he will soon be able to " continue to work so that, in spite of his injury, he can enjoy a quality of life in keeping with his imagination, intelligence, and service to his Church and community.

He soon found that he disliked London, in spite of the friendship of Thomas Carlyle and his wife Jane Welsh Carlyle.

In spite of this he was admitted to the Lords, where he was staunchly defended by Lord Thurlow, and his declining health soon made the issue irrelevant.

In spite of this, laws regarding mixed-sex bathing were soon relaxed again.

In spite of the endeavours of their rulers, Poles and Lithuanians did not wish to attack the kindred Czechs ; the Germans were prevented by internal discord from taking joint action against the Hussites ; and the King of Denmark, who had landed in Germany with a large force intending to take part in the crusade, soon returned to his own country.

A small Bulgarian unit, which soon became a full division moved into the city and immediately started an attempt to establish a condominium in spite of initial assurances to the contrary, showing no intentions to leave.

In spite of the challenges he encountered soon after his accession and the critical situation at the very end of his life, Petar's Bulgaria appears to have been prosperous and increasingly well organized, with an administrative apparatus noted by foreign travelers and confirmed by the numerous finds of imperial seals.

This attack soon developed and in spite of the cactus hedges forcing a dismounted attack, progress was rapid.

Called to a professorship at the University of Marburg, the oldest Protestant university in the world with one of the most distinguished Divinity Schools in Germany, he soon received the main Chair of Old Testament, which, in spite of many calls to other universities, he held until his retirement.

In the Midlands, in spite of a Parliamentary victory won by Sir William Brereton at the Battle of Nantwich on 28 January, the Royalists of Shropshire, Staffordshire, and Leicestershire soon extended their influence through Ashby-de-la-Zouch into Nottinghamshire and joined hands with their friends at Newark.

In spite of this, the Spaniards soon took the natives and their generosity for granted and as a result, the Querandíes ended relations with the white men and relocated further away from the Spanish settlement.

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 of the heavy fire opened on him as soon as he moved, he went straight through from cover to cover and eventually delivered the message.

In spite of his loss, Schmidt was soon experimenting and inventing again.

She soon figures out Aiden is fully human, but she is still attracted to him and pursues a relationship in spite of her mother Esmé's disapproval.

It soon became obvious he was heading for a move out of Tyneside, in spite of his popularity among Geordie supporters, some of whom had nicknamed him " David Copperfield " because of his ability to conjure up magic.

In the second book ( Magic's Promise ), although Vanyel has ceased to blame himself for Tylendel's death, and in spite of the twelve years separating the books, he is still desperately lonely, and misses his former lover, soon becoming confused about his sexuality and his relationships with others.

" In spite of the feud, over a decade later Chadwick would confess that he had soon come to want Bickers to return to The House of Love ( and that he had hated seeing his volatile former bandmate caricatured in the press as " Bonkers Bickers " over the next few years ) but had failed to actually communicate this to Bickers himself.

In spite of her worrying of being late for her flight, she arrives at the airport on time and soon finds that flights have been delayed because of bad weather.