Despite having limited financial resources, some of them enjoy truly international acceptance.

Despite these ethnic ties, and despite having hosted them for 30 years, Pakistan does not officially allow Afghans to integrate locally.

Despite having been nominated five times, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi never won the Prize.

After all, North Korea says that it has developed nuclear weapons despite having signed the NPT.

And, despite having left the church, I still feel a profound reverence for the holy truth.

Despite having permission for its events, PalFest attracted the attention of members of the Hamas government.

7.9 Despite having the right to vote in elections, many women find it hard to stand.

We are pleased to see that the Court, despite having been established only recently, is fully operational.

Despite having made complaints to the police, no investigations were made, and no one was prosecuted or arrested.

Despite having two pros in their line up, the Allegheny would go on to lose the game, 8 0.

Some international engagements undertaken by the United Nations were not covered by the Convention, despite having serious security undertones.

Despite having to form a new party, Sharon will probably win the next election, which he has called for February.

Moreover, Iran s leaders remember that the Shah was forced to flee the country in 1979, despite having strong international support.

The Spanish have retained control of it ever since, despite having been besieged in 1680, 1701, 1755, 1781 and 1790.

Two groups among you almost lost courage despite having God as their Guardian . The believers should always have trust in God .

Despite having been in the England squad at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 European Championships, and having 59 England caps (23 as a substitute), Neville was never in an England World Cup squad.

The Chairman noted that the United States delegation wished to withdraw draft paragraph 6, despite having introduced it in the Working Group.

In May 2004, Kelsey Patterson was executed in Texas for double murder, despite having suffered from paranoid schizophrenia since 1981 and having been recommended for commutation of sentence by the Texas Board of Pardons.

Despite having a research establishment that is the envy of the world, more than half of the American public don't believe in evolution.

Obama blundered when he dismissed a 2010 deal on Iran s nuclear program mediated by Brazil and Turkey (despite having earlier endorsed the talks).

By contrast, the United States and the European Union account for 54 of global GDP, despite having only 12 of the world s population.

It was true that the variety of gender equality units was confusing. Despite having the same or similar names, they fulfilled different roles.

Despite extensive racial mixing since the time of Spanish colonization, a percentage of the Uruguayan population should still be identified as having indigenous ancestors.

So why, despite having burned his fingers two years ago, is Erdoğan taking up the issue again? What did he hope to accomplish in Tehran?

Despite British forces having been engaged in two major military operations since 2003, defense spending represents only 2.3 of GDP the lowest since the 1930 s.

The government is running budget deficits of 10 of GDP, despite having cut public sector wages, and now plans further cuts to service failed banks debt.

For example, in 2012, the Socialists obtained nearly 50 of the seats in the National Assembly, despite having won only 29 of the vote in the first round.

Strongowski also noted that peer pressure and social upbringing factored into why he himself had engaged in harassment as a teen, despite having experienced unwanted sexual advances before.

Despite the recognized difficulties of establishing a new working group, Ms. Hampson stated that this would be preferable to having a Special Rapporteur to do such work alone.

Cuba is making efforts despite being a country of scarce resources and having been subjected to a strict economic, commercial and financial embargo for more than four decades.

Despite having snatched the throne from his young nephew, killing many people in the process, he proved himself one of the most able rulers and administrators in Korean history.

Many of those who are disabled as a result of participation in the war feel that they have not been given sufficient attention despite having fought for the country.

Any alien who does not leave the territory of the Sultanate within the duly specified period, despite having been notified that the renewal of his residence has been denied.

There is no information before the Committee that, despite their having being raised by the author's son, the trial court or the Supreme Court took these matters into account.

Despite having apparently been organized online, few blog posts regarding the motivation behind the demonstrations can currently be found, and even posts about related posts being deleted are being deleted.

Despite this, the country has for a long time been regarded as having a very tolerant society, which affords equal rights to all people no matter what their ethnic background.

The band came second in a list of Australia's highest earning entertainers for 2005, and sixth for 2006, despite having neither toured since 2003 nor released an album since 2000.

And the idea is you fast forward and good students start failing algebra all of a sudden and start failing calculus all of a sudden, despite being smart, despite having good teachers, and it's usually because they have these Swiss cheese gaps that kept building throughout their foundation.

Indeed, in many cases, the CEO frequently a Wall Street endorsed superstar parachuted in to shake things up nowis the company, despite having little knowledge of its products, customers, and competitors.

By ensuring that the pursuit of new knowledge remains a high priority, Europe can safeguard the scientific revolution and retain a leading edge globally, despite having fewer people than other regions.

The authors further state that the Supreme Court decision in the Sjolie case is already having a significant effect as a precedent, despite the entry into force of the new legislation.

Participants voiced concern with regard to the difficulties being encountered in implementing action plans, despite initiatives having been taken by national human rights institutions to assist Member States in this regard.

Despite having pleaded their case jointly before the domestic courts, the parties opted to send complaints both to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) and to the Human Rights Committee.

The university expanded after the American Civil War under the leadership of Patrick Francis Healy, who came to be known as Georgetown's second founder despite having been born a slave by law.

I decided to spend that month inside Syria after having left the country earlier to settle in Turkey. Despite being Christian, and despite the warnings I received about going there, I felt that I was among friends and family. I felt embraced by a revolution that doesn t differentiate Muslim from Christian.