Despite progress in expanding the use of SSC, mainstreaming of the modality is still not optimal.

Despite the close linkages between land use, forestry, fresh water and health, these issues are rarely managed in a holistic manner.

By continuing to support Assad despite his use of chemical weapons, Russia s standing in the Arab world has gone from patron to pariah.

Despite the government s willingness to use lethal force, calls for more protests in Oromia and Amhara regions are already taking place on Facebook.

Yet, despite such shortcomings, it is clear that areas we use for roads cannot be used for growing food, and that areas we use to build our houses takes away from forests.

Despite sanitation being a problem, use of improved water sources is also on the rise 81 in cities compared to 11 in rural areas.

Despite a longstanding taboo against using nuclear weapons, disarmament remains only an aspiration. So, is a taboo merely on the use of such weapons sufficient?

To save the planet, we need to induce power suppliers to adopt low carbon energy sources despite coal s lower price and greater ease of use.

Countries such as France and Germany that opposed action in Iraq were willing to use force in Kosovo despite the absence of Security Council authorization.

Despite the accident, global use of nuclear power looks set to grow steadily in the next 20 years, although at a slower rate than previously forecast.

Yet, despite the cost in human lives, anti GM campaigners from Greenpeace to Naomi Klein have derided efforts to use golden rice to avoid vitamin A deficiency.

Despite the need to use new technologies in outreach activities, the importance of traditional means of communication, such as radio, for millions of people was not in doubt.

Despite the difficulties of effective regulation of dual use goods, the Monitoring Team believes there is scope to introduce new measures that would limit the ability of Al Qaida and the Taliban to use commercial or improvised explosives, such as ammonium nitrate.

Alarmed that, despite successful action to prohibit illicit drug trafficking, an increase in illicit drug use in certain producer and transit countries has also been observed,

Despite this difference, some aspects of the necessity doctrine could prove relevant to the study of the effect of armed conflict on treaties, particularly the use of negative language by the International Law Commission in framing its parameters to signal the rarity of its use.

Despite the great potential to use the CDM to boost renewable energy, transportation and reforestation projects in Africa, the region is currently at a disadvantage in developing its own CDM projects.

According to the site Despite the widespread use of blogging in the Arab world, the blogging has not found its natural place among Internet users, writers and journalists in the Palestinian territories.

The third argument is that, despite the growing call for the elimination or limitation of the use of the veto, we should now extend that privilege to a larger number of countries.

Indeed, the US has trimmed its presence abroad by refusing to contribute to a eurozone bailout, intervene in Syria, or use force to contain Iran s nuclear breakout (despite strong Israeli support).

The concept had become intimately associated with women's human rights advocacy and yet, despite frequent use of the term, there was a lack of agreement and clarity as to what the standard required.

Companies exhibit similar behavior when it comes to acquiring innovative technologies, adhering to ineffective, restrictive processes, despite an ostensibly obvious alternative the efficient systems that manufacturers use to secure inputs for production.

Despite serious problems with extraction, production and depletion (production at three of Russia s four major fields is already declining), the propensity to use hydrocarbon resources as a geo strategic weapon trumps economics.

Despite the impact of stricter banking regulation, terrorists are believed by many States to continue to move money between jurisdictions and it is assumed that they may use cash couriers to do so.

Between 1962 and 1985, cancer related deaths in the United States rose by 8.7 , despite the use of aggressive chemotherapy drugs and radiation therapy, highlighting the dangers of a one size fits all approach to treatment.

Tremendous patriotism, despite divisions

Thus, the current debate in the US about the consequences of defeat in Iraq still falls short because, despite all the critiques of American policy, that debate is still premised on the unilateral use of American power.

Safety Despite safety features and protective clothing, injuries can still arise from chainsaw use, from the large forces involved in the work, from the fast moving, sharp chain, or from the vibration and noise of the machinery.

The press fought back tenaciously, despite casualties.

Despite the promises, aid continued to decline.

Despite the heavy rain, they marched along.

Well deserved, despite the disappointing referendum result.

Despite the emotion, the worries and the temptation.

This was despite the fact that during World War I the forts had proved ineffective despite strong support from artillery and infantry.

But despite that, and despite the Group of Eight's important debt relief initiative, there is an urgent need to do more.

Regaining the local population's trust proved extremely difficult, despite intense social mobilization efforts, the involvement of traditional leaders and healers and a targeted campaign to end widespread risk behaviours such as funeral rituals or the multiple use of syringes.

Despite being veiled, Ms Bahrain clinched the title.

Despite positive developments, the road ahead is bumpy.

Yet, despite these measures, the situation remains worrying.

Despite the stressful situation, Moussa maintains her humour

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However, despite Lomé, the country plunged into war.

Moreover, the Bush administration cut taxes for the rich as it went to war, despite running a budget deficit. As a result, it has had to use deficit spending much of it financed from abroad to pay for the war.

Japan is seriously concerned about illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishery activities and issues related to the overcapacity of global fisheries, which are becoming increasingly serious despite the efforts being made to promote the sustainable use of living marine resources.

And despite this, victory is close,