Notwithstanding the vehement protests of the Portuguese inhabitants of St Thome, the English gained absolute control over all lands up to St Thomas Mount for a period of three years.

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 all the remonstrances of his allies, who repeatedly advised him to remember the vicissitudes of fortune, to dread the returning power of Rome, and to make his illustrious captive the pledge of peace, not the object of insult, Sapor still remained inflexible.

Notwithstanding these doubts, the findings of an interdisciplinary study, by nearly two dozen experts involving a prominent Mexican university and a noted American scholar of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican linguistics and anthropology, all indicated authenticity of the document and 16th century origin.

" Notwithstanding all that has been said by the traitors to induce you to believe that our advent among you will be signalized by interference with your slaves, understand one thing clearly — not only will we abstain from all such interference but we will on the contrary with an iron hand, crush any attempted insurrection on their part.

Notwithstanding all this turmoil – and his declining health – Marlborough returned to The Hague in late February to prepare for what was to be his last campaign, and one of his greatest.

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 all of the books, TV programs, and legal suits, Hauptmann is as guilty today as he was in 1932 when he kidnapped and killed the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lindbergh.

Notwithstanding such self-judgements, it is untrue that all of Kapuściński's early verses were " very bad ": some of them ( to be sure, likewise not all ) reveal a level of prosodic finesse and a degree of genuinely poetic sensibility and conceptual sophistication of which a schoolboy could be rightfully proud ; the poem entitled " Uzdrowienie " ( Healing ), with its expertly codified trope of Christ, published in the periodical Dziś i jutro in August 1949 when Kapuściński was 17, could be cited as an example.

Notwithstanding all of this, Peterson's Liberal Party still retained a comfortable lead over the Progressive Conservatives and NDP in mid-1990 public opinion polls.

Notwithstanding all of the books, TV programs, and legal suits, Hauptmann is as guilty today as he was in 1932 when he kidnapped and killed the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lindbergh.

In his History of Hertfordshire in 1879, John Edwin Cussans commented " Notwithstanding that these meetings are under the most unexceptional patronage as regards the Stewards, yet for two days in the year all the London pickpockets, sharpers and blackguards who happen to be out of gaol are permitted to make Harpenden their own and to make travelling in a first-class carriage on the Midland Railway a danger to men and an impossibility to ladies.

Notwithstanding his vices and his lack of all solid capacity, there is no reason to suppose that Napper Tandy was dishonest or insincere ; and the manner in which his name was introduced in the well-known ballad, " The Wearing of the Green ", proves that he succeeded in impressing the popular imagination of the rebel party in Ireland.

Her daughter-in-law Priscilla Cooper Tyler remembered her as being " the most entirely unselfish person you can imagine ... Notwithstanding her very delicate health, mother attends to and regulates all the household affairs and all so quietly that you can't tell when she does it.

Notwithstanding his modest record at the Academy, in 1860 Hood was appointed chief instructor of cavalry at West Point, a position that he declined, citing his desire to remain with his active field regiment and to retain all of his options in light of the impending war.

Notwithstanding the term limit, all terms of office expire at age 65, after which officers are not eligible for further reappointment.

Notwithstanding the name, not all " national banks " have nationwide operations.

Notwithstanding the magnetisers divided themselves into these different groups, they all maintained the same fundamental principles: they differed in theory, but each school agreed in producing the same practical results.

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.

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 these harsh measures, the depreciation of the currency continued, and inflation soared while the Central Bank reserves were at an all time low.

Notwithstanding modern technical developments, the overwhelmingly dominant track form worldwide consists of flat-bottom steel rails supported on timber or pre-stressed concrete sleepers ( railroad ties in the US ), which are themselves laid on crushed stone ballast.

Notwithstanding the investigations instigated by the government in the Republic of Ireland, similar investigations have still to be instigated in Northern Ireland and worldwide, in general.

Notwithstanding that there have been several re-evaluations of Bordes ’ interpretation of the " ethnicity " of variations in assemblage type composition, the basic assumption that there is explanatory value in the construction of morphologically defined types of artifacts has remained.

Notwithstanding its widespread appeal among the Victorian readers, the popularity of Keble ’ s The Christian Year quickly faded in the twentieth century.

Notwithstanding the three possible verdicts, sexual offending against adults and children remain exceptionally difficult to prosecute in Scotland as the complainer ’ s allegation must be corroborated.

Notwithstanding the public sector ’ s role in strategy formulation, oversight, and implementation, national competitiveness programs should have strong, dynamic leadership from the private sector at all levels – national, local and firm.

Notwithstanding contrary interpretations or even widespread indifference to the philosophical riches of Judaism, I ’ m drawn to the view of I. L.

Notwithstanding Australia ’ s ‘ White Australia policy ’ during the 50 ’ s and 60 ’ s approximately 10, 000 Indos migrated to Australia, mostly via the Netherlands.

Notwithstanding that an applicant ’ s financial resources exceed the statutory limit, the Director of Legal Aid may grant legal aid to the applicant if the Director is satisfied that it is desirable in the interests of justice to do so.

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 his views on the liberalization of American trade, he promoted the company's monopoly and commercial independence ‘ with an ardour contrary to the usual moderation of his character ’ ( Public Characters, 1805 ).

: Notwithstanding four decades of intelligence reporting, IC officials and analysts expressed frustration over the lack of useful intelligence collected on Iraq ’ s involvement in terrorism, particularly on links to al-Qaeda.

Notwithstanding the assassins ' claim that they were working alone, the entire Bábí community was blamed, and a slaughter of several thousand Bábís followed, including on the 31 August 1852 some thirty Bábís, including Táhirih, were put to death in Tehran.

Notwithstanding, a conference exploring the situation and its possible effects on the community with the individuals at the core of the problem had worked a minor miracle.

( 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 this, her involvement in the education community led her to oppose the policies of the Mike Harris and Ernie Eves governments, and to run for the Ontario Liberal Party in the provincial election of 2003.

Notwithstanding the assassins ' claim that they were working alone, the entire Bábí community was blamed, and a slaughter of several thousand Bábís followed.

" Notwithstanding widespread acknowledgement of the validity of Davies ' complaint, not until 1958-59 was a committee of 16 of the leading members of the Canadian theatrical community formed through the Canadian Theatre Centre / Centre du théâtre Canadien ( CTC ).

Notwithstanding this criticism, the German people, without allowing themselves to be misguided in their judgment regarding the merits of these poets, gratefully accepted his work as a national homage to the subject.

Notwithstanding the favor shown to him by the Elector Maximilian Emanuel, he accepted in 1688 the appointment of Kapellmeister at the court of Hanover, where he speedily improved an acquaintance dating from 1681 with Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg ( Celle ; afterwards Elector of Hanover ), winning also a pleasant footing with the Elector's daughter Sophia Charlotte ( afterwards Electress of Brandenburg and Queen of Prussia ), the philosopher Leibniz, the Abbate Ortensio Mauro, and many men of letters and intelligence, and where, in 1710, he showed great kindness to Handel, who was then just entering upon his glorious career.

Notwithstanding, it is generally accepted that at least some of the laws are much earlier than Josiah.

Notwithstanding the fact that the " social interest " principle was accepted in general, it had to cope with landowners ' lobbying, organized since 1985 through the landowners ' organization named União Democrática Ruralista ( Democratic Union of Rural People, or UDR for short ).