Although President George W. Bush says he believes in markets, in this case he has called for voluntary action. But it makes far more sense to use the force of markets the power of incentives than to rely on goodwill, especially when it comes to oil companies that regard their sole objective as maximizing profits, regardless of the cost to others.

He is rich but he is not happy.

There are exceptions, though.

Austen continued to work in spite of her illness.

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

But progress is nonetheless being made.

It has remained at peace, despite regional wars.

Nevertheless, he is telling the truth.

However, the celebrations were peaceful and joyful.

The people are beautiful and loving despite all the regrets.

Although five is a good number, of course.

For all her wealth, she does not look happy.

But, however appealing this logic may be, it is wrong.

That said, we are not doomed to succeed.

The problem is real, though exaggerated.

Although there was calm, the village had not yet surrendered.

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That's what I finally realized, although it was deadly dark.

Despite this they are not officially called soldiers.

It proved a commercial hit despite being a shoestring budget.

Our work is a message to show that we insist on living our lives, although it seems impossible, and despite the restricted potential for growth we need to show to the world our talents to help us grow instead of being defeated.

Nim, though, lives on an island in the South Pacific.

It is not clear as to the cause of this dispute, though some attribute it to the builder insisting on cash payment (though this has yet to be verified).

However, despite the availability of multitrack tape, stereo did not become the standard system for commercial music recording for some years, and remained a specialist market during the 1950s.

America s purpose, however, remains unclear.

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There is some positive news, however grim the overall picture.

More than 1,400 NGOs operating in 90 countries helped to get 123 countries to ratify the treaty banning landmines.

Yet, despite these measures, the situation remains worrying.

History suggests otherwise, despite a vulnerable dollar.

But he pushed himself to keep dancing anyway, despite the negative connotations his society had with men and dancing.

Well deserved, despite the disappointing referendum result.

Yet there are still considerable roadblocks to overcome.

Strikingly, though, its fertility rate is still nearly twice as high (2.3 children per woman) as that in Spain or Italy, despite comparable religiosity figures.

And yet Turkey scares countless Europeans.

There is, however, a fly in the ointment.

Despite the whole dark news that comes from Syria, I cannot be pessimistic.

Nevertheless, local elders forbade Rokhshana and Nabi to marry.

Many people pursue alternative treatments, despite a lack of evidence.

From a distance, the mountain appears to be perfectly conical, despite the existence of the large crater.

Though effectively a stalemate for much of the war, Athens suffered a number of setbacks.

Despite its seeming plausibility, this view is wrong.

Facebook is filtered in Iran but used by all presidential candidates.

Even though she refused and warned her father that she would run away again, he accepted the offer.

In spite of this, the First World War saw large scale chemical warfare.