Notwithstanding different interpretations on his first language, no evidence suggests that Xavier's mother tongue was other than Basque, as stated by himself and confirmed by the sociolinguistic environment of the time.

Notwithstanding the already-complex nature of this and other questions relating to proximate or legal cause, this fluid standard could be misused by plaintiff-friendly or defense-favoring judges in attempts to vindicate their own personal philosophies regarding the appropriate reach of tort law.

Notwithstanding the President of the Republic's preference for a negotiated solution, all attempts proved futile, and he had no other option but to accept Sant and his government's resignation and a call for early elections.

Notwithstanding the possible advantages conferred by silicon, diatoms typically have higher growth rates than other algae of a corresponding size.

Notwithstanding the disappointment, he invented several other mechanisms instead based on steam, improving the heating process by adding fans to increase oxygen supply to the fire bed.

Notwithstanding his other actions, Peckham's relations with the king were generally good, and Edward sent him on a diplomatic mission to Llywelyn the Last in Wales.

Notwithstanding the defection of his uncle Louis and of other companions who returned to Germany, the threats of Clement IV, and a lack of funds, his cause seemed to prosper.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the receipts and disbursements of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund shall not be counted as new budget authority, outlays, receipts, or deficit or surplus for purposes of -

Notwithstanding the declaration in the 1937 constitution that the Oireachtas is to be " the sole and exclusive " legislature, it has long been held that it is permissible for the Oireachtas to delegate it law-making power to other bodies as long as such delegated legislation does not exceed the " principles and policies " set out in the relevant authorising statute.

Notwithstanding the introduction of reform measures, incidents indicating social unrest increased in Algiers and other cities as the economy foundered from 1985 to 1988.

‘ It is bad enough that the people of Quebec have to put up with corruption in public office — they shouldn't be smeared by it as well ,’" Notwithstanding this assertion, Maclean's acknowledged " that neither its cover story nor an accompanying column provided empirical evidence that Quebec is more corrupt than other provinces.

Notwithstanding, Douglas and other feminists were not only huge fans of the show but were captivated by the sight two women engaged in a catfight.

( a ) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person shall be granted access to a gated community ... for the purpose of performing lawful service of process, upon identifying to the guard the person or persons to be served, and upon displaying a current driver's license or other identification, and one of the follow: ( 1 ) a badge to sheriffs and marshals ( 2 ) evidence of current registration as a process server ...

Notwithstanding the origin of such free electrons from the contact of different potentials, the Drude model neglects any long-range interaction between the electron and the ions and assumes that the electrons do not interfere with each other.

:::( D ) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the death penalty shall not be imposed for an offense under this section.

Notwithstanding this, sometimes there were ways found to give high performing " amateurs ", for example W. G. Grace, financial and other compensation such as employment.

If you should be so fortunate as to execute this business successfully in Virginia you are then to proceed immediately to the southward and make yourself master of such forces as the enemy may have both in North and South Carolina ... Notwithstanding these particular orders, which it is hoped you will be able to execute, if bad winds, or stormy weather, or any other unforeseen accident or disaster disenable you so to do, you are then to follow such courses as your best Judgment shall suggest to you as most useful to the American cause and to distress the Enemy by all means in your power.

# Notwithstanding the legal protection provided for in paragraph 1, in the absence of voluntary measures taken by rightsholders, including agreements between rightsholders and other parties concerned, Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure that rightsholders make available to the beneficiary of an exception or limitation provided for in national law in accordance with Article 5 ( 2 )( a ), ( 2 )( c ), ( 2 )( d ), ( 2 )( e ), ( 3 )( a ), ( 3 )( b ) or ( 3 )( e ) the means of benefiting from that exception or limitation, to the extent necessary to benefit from that exception or limitation and where that beneficiary has legal access to the protected work or subject-matter concerned.

( 1 ) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection ( a )( 1 )( A ), a person who has lawfully obtained the right to use a copy of a computer program may circumvent a technological measure that effectively controls access to a particular portion of that program for the sole purpose of identifying and analyzing those elements of the program that are necessary to achieve interoperability of an independently created computer program with other programs, and that have not previously been readily available to the person engaging in the circumvention, to the extent any such acts of identification and analysis do not constitute infringement under this title.

( 2 ) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections ( a )( 2 ) and ( b ), a person may develop and employ technological means to circumvent a technological measure, or to circumvent protection afforded by a technological measure, in order to enable the identification and analysis under paragraph ( 1 ), or for the purpose of enabling interoperability of an independently created computer program with other programs, if such means are necessary to achieve such interoperability, to the extent that doing so does not constitute infringement under this title.

: Notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution, a person born in the island of Ireland, which includes its islands and seas, who does not have, at the time of the birth of that person, at least one parent who is an Irish citizen or entitled to be an Irish citizen is not entitled to Irish citizenship or nationality, unless provided for by law.

Notwithstanding the Rwandan Armed Forces's history, its motion was intended to be expression of same support that the RDR received from other refugee organs that supported its goals: peaceful return of refugees.

Notwithstanding the repeal of an enactment giving a short title to an Act, the Act may, without prejudice to any other mode of citation, continue to be cited by that short title.

Notwithstanding the uniqueness of Quebec's characteristics and the characteristics of other provinces, the Declaration stated that all provinces must have legal equality.

Notwithstanding its invasive species status, researchers at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas discovered that extracts of giant salvinia have shown promising signs of inhibiting growth of human cancer cells without destroying nearby healthy ones.

Notwithstanding sometimes broad statements by the Supreme Court regarding the " supreme " and " exclusive " powers the State and Federal governments exercise, the Supreme Court and State courts have also recognized that much of their power is held and exercised concurrently.

Notwithstanding his many avocations, Longinus composed a great number of works, which appear to have been held in the highest estimation, all of which have perished.

Notwithstanding the strong policy arguments in favor of establishing this privilege and the serious harm that would be caused by its absence, no such protection had ever been held to exist.

Notwithstanding that both he and the officer were at one time completely cut off from the British troops, he held his ground with determination and finally carried the officer to the British lines after a counter-attack had made this possible.

Notwithstanding the achievements of Te Ruki Kawiti and Hone Heke in pushing back colonial government control over the Ngāpuhi, in the years after the Flagstaff War over 2, 000 km² of Ngāpuhi land was alienated from Māori control.

Notwithstanding, a certain number of them appear to have come back ; for complaints were made to the king in 1376 that some of those trading as Lombards were Jews (" Rot.

Notwithstanding a second wound he then climbed out of the trench to fix his position and locate the enemy, then ordered his men to cut their way back to the battalion, which they did.

Notwithstanding the optimistic reorganization plan Gowen rode back into the presidency, shareholder enthusiasm and a board resolution were insufficient to remove the Reading from its deeply troubled circumstance.

Notwithstanding, Post-structuralism in much American academic literature in the Humanities is very strongly associated with the broader and more nebulous movement of Postmodernism.

Notwithstanding his age, he visited the churches, regretting that the gout prevented him from making that holy visit more than five times.

Notwithstanding the real loftiness and distinguished nature of its quality of tone, there are few instruments that have been more degraded ( than the trumpet ).

Notwithstanding the activity of their predecessors, the members of the English Alpine Club have found scope for further exploits, amongst which may be reckoned the first ascents of the Aletschhorn and the Schreckhorn, and the still more arduous enterprise of crossing the range by passes, such as the Jungfraujoch and Eigerjoch, which are considered amongst the most difficult in the Alps.

Notwithstanding the ambiguity of its title, and the fact that it attacks the priests of all churches without moderation, it contends for the most part, at least explicitly, for no more than must be admitted by every Protestant.

Notwithstanding the considerably more recent origins of film-making, compared to poetry, painting or music, Isou felt in 1950 that its own first amplic phase had already been completed.

Notwithstanding the MG 42's high rate of fire, the Handbook of the German Army ( 1940 ) forbade the firing of more than 250 rounds in a single burst and indicated a sustained rate of no more than 300 – 350 rounds per minute to minimize barrel wear and overheating.

Notwithstanding Johnson's emphasis on unification, it was debatable how far it had really progressed, given the bitter recriminations exchanged by the Air Force and the Navy during the controversy, which went far beyond the initial question of the super-carrier to more fundamental issues of strategic doctrine, service roles and missions, and the authority of the secretary of defense.

Notwithstanding the greater insulating power of dry fabrics, membrane suits with undersuits are a combination which usually uses the total volume of insulating air less efficiently ( hence uses more air for the same insulation ).

Notwithstanding, inter-country inequality is significant, for instance as a group the bottom 5 % of US income distribution receives more income than over 68 percent of the world, and of the 60 million people that make up the top 1 % of income distribution, 50 million of them are citizens of Western Europe, North America or Oceania ( Milanovic 2011: 116, 156 ).

He also called for governments to demonstrate more willingness to use the Charter's Notwithstanding Clause to overrule court decisions.

Notwithstanding his handling of the Social Services portfolio, Tsubouchi was regarded in some circles as one of the more progressively-minded ministers in the Harris government.

Notwithstanding the injury, DiMarco still finished among the top 25 in six tournaments and earned more than $ 950, 000 in fewer than nine months in 2007.

Notwithstanding his admission that ‘ my voice is so very unequal to the House of Commons ’ ( Barings archives, Northbrook MSS, N4. 4. 295 ), his speeches were reckoned to be ‘ neat, flowing and perspicuous, aiming more by solidity of argument to arrest and convince his hearers, than by beautiful figures and impassioned eloquence to mislead the minds of men ’ ( Daily Advertiser, Oracle and True Briton, 12 Oct 1805 ).

Notwithstanding the continuity of certain core customary practices, many important and profound changes have transformed the lives and worldviews of these people as a result of more than a century of contacts and interpenetration by the Anglican church, colonial administrators and traders, and, most recently, the postcolonial influence of the nation-state and the international world market-whose greatest direct manifestation is in the form of cash, independent travellers, sailing ships and luxury cruise liners which visit this island group every so often.

Notwithstanding this, most people in Sweden will have a clear notion of what characterises the Mälaren Valley, while few of them will be able to define what those characteristics are more precisely.

Notwithstanding the remoteness of the new owner, the L & SWR brought financial resources to bear and the local line continued its operations with a little more certainty than previously, while still making considerable losses.

Notwithstanding that unproductive start, Rutherford returned to the side afterwards and managed more success against West Indies when the latter toured New Zealand later in the 1980s.

Notwithstanding these arguments, many people contend that $ 1 is far too low a denomination for a paper note at today's price levels and point to the example of virtually every other developed country, whose lowest-denomination banknotes are worth several times more.

Notwithstanding its use in high profile cases, a change of venue is more typically sought when a defendant believes that the plaintiff's selected venue is either improper or less appropriate than another venue.