A great thinker and leader, you have a great deal of power despite being really poor. |
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However, Mary is adamant that Julian could not hide his feelings for her despite being reconciled with Patricia. |
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First described 200 years ago it is also now one Africa's most endangered antelopes despite being one of the most reproductive. |
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He's never come close to winning a Norris Trophy despite being one of the best defensemen in hockey. |
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She had her jacket slung over her shoulder, her finger curled through the loop in a way that was enticing despite being mundane. |
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In 2003, Walker was signed up by the sportswear manufacturer despite being just three-and-a-half. |
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I suspect that the present approach, despite being incredibly expensive, is making only a marginal difference. |
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The two areas had a varied degree of protection against poaching despite being of a similar size in area. |
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With no practice swings or loosening up the Fulford ace let fly, despite being racked by pain in his neck and shoulders. |
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What is astonishing in these accounts is how victims find the courage to heal despite being marginalized and betrayed. |
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England's pre-match selection was suspect, with Iain Balshaw chosen at full-back despite being completely out of form. |
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Interestingly, as seen in the last column, despite being spoken by a nation in continental Europe, Hungarian is not an Indo-European language. |
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The service itself I really liked, despite being able to understand none of it, as it was in Samoan. |
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Caitlin was surprised to find that despite being totally immersed in the pool, the white maillot she wore had not become soaking wet. |
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Many immigrants are classed as foreigners in Germany, despite being born or brought up in the country. |
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The waiting staff, very much to their credit, were the epitome of courtesy, politeness and calm, despite being rushed completely off their feet. |
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Against Toney, Jirov averaged nearly 90 punches a round despite being nailed with some powerful counterpunches. |
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Tebby and he had met in a mental hospital previously and had stayed together ever since, despite being a poor coper which is understandable. |
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The plucky teenager managed to attend yesterday's ceremony despite being rushed into hospital earlier this week. |
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On Sunday Oaks played away to rivals Long Lee and lost 1-0 despite being on top for most of the game. |
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Bright Eyes was playing over the sound system and I felt much better, despite being soaked to the bone. |
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The picturesque building was neat as a pin, despite being a working farm with Jersey cows and goats. |
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He took the fateful decision to jump from the dinghy and swim for the shore but did not make it, despite being a strong swimmer and fit. |
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The autumn weather has been wonderfully kind to us this year and gardens are still full of colour despite being well into October. |
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Yet despite being saddle-sore and walking like John Wayne, I actually started to enjoy my regular daily perambulations. |
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The idiosyncrasy of the Miss World contest is that despite being a truly international competition, it has retained much of its Englishness. |
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The more Christmases I experience, despite being an agnostic, the more I appreciate the more traditional version. |
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We were both immobilized, despite being severely drenched, by our chorus of hysterical laughter. |
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A chimney stack had recently collapsed, despite being propped up, and the building's condition was steadily getting worse. |
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Stacks of metal sunloungers had been blown around a bit, despite being chained down. |
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An inquest heard he was taken to Rochester young offenders' institution, Kent, where he took his own life despite being on hourly suicide watch. |
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It offers the best pub style meals in Oxford and proudly sits atop the comfort food throne despite being slightly overpriced. |
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In 1720 he succeeded Flamsteed as Astronomer Royal, a position he was to hold for 21 years despite being 64 years old when appointed. |
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It's a celebration of how strong all of us are to persist despite being occasionally seen as outsiders to society. |
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The trouble was that despite being in holy orders they were easily tempted by the sins of the flesh. |
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Nor, it seems, were the judges convinced, despite being helicoptered round the isles and shown a collection of stuffed Highland animals. |
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The opah, despite being toothless, and of majestic build, pursues and eats other fish and squid. |
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St John's College remain fourth despite being the only team unbeaten in the first division. |
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I was forced to endure this schoolmaster's dressing-down despite being innocent of any of the alleged conduct. |
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Ally, despite being very perceptive, didn't notice the pain in his voice as he spoke. |
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Two long-serving ushers at Kingston Magistrates' Court were compulsorily retired on Friday despite being eager to carry on working. |
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Much of the old town is 17th century, and surprisingly intact and unsullied by suburbs, despite being only 15 miles from Amsterdam. |
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In fact the paintwork was so perfect, with not a single scratch despite being four years old, that we started to smell a rat. |
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Equally allusive is his palette, which, despite being dominated by green, looks completely unnatural. |
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Yet, despite being a harsh critic of the boondoggling ways of the administration, he has been more than tolerated by the powers that be. |
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A man in a tattered suit, involved, myopically, in some elementary task, despite being surrounded by silent indifference. |
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The residents said authorities had unexplainably continued to pump fuel through the line despite being informed of the breakage. |
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Watmuff launched on a final business venture despite being banned from being a company director as an undischarged bankrupt. |
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Where they are found in nature they may be worshipped as Shiva despite being unconsecrated. |
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It is a member of the lily family and is closely related to onions and leeks despite being very different in both taste and appearance. |
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He was seen as an effective leader, despite being taciturn and uncongenial. |
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He took pride in pulling his weight despite being far younger than seasoned mountaineers like the 33-year-old Hillary. |
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The expert has so far kept his silence, despite being under massive pressure to discuss his findings in recent weeks. |
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There's nothing fancy about him, despite being the country's first black person to break into the elite, white-dominated sport of showjumping. |
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It was very cold with light snow showers, sleet and rain, but the pitch, despite being heavy, was in remarkably good condition. |
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I nodded reluctantly, despite being thoroughly annoyed and downright insulted at such an accusation. |
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The Globe's surrounding environs are attractive, despite being at close quarters with warehouses and other businesses. |
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It closed again in 1968 and, despite being a listed building, it slid into a state of severe disrepair. |
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First up is my old friend Stuey who, despite being a bit of a short-arse, has found a young lady who tolerates his many faults. |
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It is a tribute to Wales that, despite being ravaged by injury, they still have the better players in most of the central command positions. |
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Detectives met a wall of silence despite being convinced that several local people knew who was responsible. |
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It is known botanically as Anemone x hybrida and, despite being called the Japanese anemone, they actually originate from China. |
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People living in the area are having their cars targeted over and over again, despite being under the watchful eye of the police. |
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The hosts had failed to win a berth in the mega event despite being given two chances. |
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The bicycle, despite being heaped with scorn by outraged men, was consistently trumpeted by progressive women as a tool for increased freedoms. |
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She fell into a coma after being given penicillin, despite being acutely allergic to it. |
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Even then, despite being left untouched, it would lose the signal and be unable to reacquire it. |
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All is well, for despite being on the wrong animal, he is surrounded by followers full of messianic hopes. |
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Born in Melbourne to socialist parents, he dropped out of education, despite being an avid reader and gifted writer. |
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Albert did his best to smile at a man who was supposed to be his enemy despite being critically ill himself. |
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When he refused to give up his plans, despite being threatened at gunpoint, he was tortured. |
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I would try selling the pendant first to a cousin, but, despite being a family heirloom, I don't have a great sentimental attachment to it. |
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Mr Jones says he and his wife Maria were ejected from the hall despite being invited to attend by an Alliance member. |
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A Canadian naval officer has died despite being airlifted from his storm-battered submarine. |
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I've never really been one for graphs and charts, despite being a bit of a maths geek. |
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And as usual, dear reader, I was cursed with the ability to remember every sordid detail despite being three sheets to the wind. |
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Even so, Taylor said that the playoffs are a new season and the team is striving for a national championship despite being labelled as underdogs. |
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A PUB regular will be enjoying his first legal pint on Sunday despite being 72 years old. |
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If this isn't resolved I won't be renewing my season ticket, despite being a supporter for 30 years. |
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Both of them speak Thai and Lao despite being brought up outside of Thailand. |
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Fastest junior was Smith of Cleveleys RC who clocked 1-12-10, despite being baulked by a tractor over the fast finish. |
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The new team, despite being warned, bestowed lavish gifts upon that one man. |
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It is an enduring political irony that, despite being a nation of strivers, Americans find naked ambition distasteful. |
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But despite being rushed off their feet, staff remained courteous. |
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Nor, despite being hosted under the auspices of a think-tank, did the evening revolve around scholarship. |
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Adolf Hitler, despite being the most evil force ever to befoul mankind, was also a kind and conscientious employer. |
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The 1985 victim, 22-year-old Catherine Costello of breezy Point, lived despite being run over by the front two cars. |
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You'd probably been up late on the phone with them, despite being of an age where should know better, talking all night like high school kids with their first crush. |
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The brave bride had amazed guests when she made it to her wedding ceremony on time despite being rushed into hospital with agonising stomach pains the night before. |
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He somehow managed to stay standing despite being winded by the blow. |
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At 20 fathoms the winze came out into the side of a large stope which was curved so that despite being on the footwall there was a grave danger of sliding over the edge. |
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Four members were absent at the meeting, which was put back a week despite being in the diary for seven months, but 15 voted against reselection and eight voted in favour. |
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It is worth noting that despite being incredibly competitive, the famous Emanuel brothers are also incredibly close. |
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But Cruz and Paul are speaking to significantly different audiences, despite being wacko birds of a feather. |
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Eventually, the Colombian went down the inside of the quick right-hander into the Stadium section, but Raikkonen, despite being off the track, would not give way. |
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Employees in the hazardous area have been supplied with safety glasses to protect their eyes but won't wear them despite being repeatedly asked to do so. |
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Bass looked slightly out of place at that long-ago Paris Review party, despite being the centerpiece of the evening. |
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Even the humble espresso machine got bad press, despite being the size of a thermos cup and brought as a joke. |
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The 16-year-old was told on his arrival that despite being the youngest person to sail the Atlantic single-handed, he would have to work hard to catch up on school work. |
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What I will say though is that the drama queens who try to make out that they are the victims, despite being not even remotely involved, are really getting up my nose. |
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You always come up with such good ones despite being just a little squirt. |
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Mrs Humes was found with multiple stab wounds and taken to Rotherham District General Hospital, where she died despite being admitted to an intensive care unit. |
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Wekiva Springs was one of the nation's top handicap runners in the mid-1990s despite being overshadowed by stablemate and two-time Horse of the Year Cigar. |
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These days, my skepticism about the current state of photography is mostly relegated to cameras which, despite being so captivatingly small, remain annoyingly enigmatic. |
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Winton had been wearing a complete set of thick winter woolens, oilskins, and sea boots, and despite being a strong swimmer had not stood a chance in the heavy sea. |
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But despite being the third string at Selby, Charlie Booth's side have a formidable spirit of team-work and have beaten a number of higher ranked teams before. |
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He persisted in these tactics for several years despite being resisted actively by the other harvesters and ostracized on the wharf and in the community. |
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Both exemplify the autodidactic combination of total conviction, terrifying erudition and occasional utter idiocy that so fascinates me, despite being decidedly over-educated. |
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He will address another question and answer session with activists this week, despite being hissed and slow-hand clapped at a similar event last week. |
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John Andretti subbed this time and finished 25th, despite being black-flagged because the No.8 was not up to track speed after losing a sway bar bolt. |
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Of course this table is none other than Pascal's triangle for finding the binomial coefficients despite being viewed from a different angle from the way we build it up today. |
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However, despite being inseparable during high school, Enid and Rebecca begin to drift apart as their maturing life goals take them in different directions. |
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When these young people return, despite being richer or better educated or both, they still have no pigs, a condition considered pitiable by the older generation. |
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It counts as a full credit despite being only three months long. |
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This hugely talented Australian group was formed in the late 1970s, but despite being garlanded with critical praise they have never made it terribly big. |
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He then went on to suffer bowel problems caused by the prematurity which needed surgery but amazed doctors with his fight back to health despite being in and out of hospital. |
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But despite being the subject of numerous now-obscure nineteenth-century reports, this small, nocturnal, gremlin-like prosimian long went unexamined by primatologists. |
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I especially liked the cod, which tasted fresh despite being deep-fried. |
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It has main melody lines which alternate in each year at such a speed that they become one with the whole like a glissando despite being discrete notes. |
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For years, the yellowing envelope and the letter it contained were kept solely for nostalgia value, despite being pressed into service as a humble bookmark. |
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The songs are dulcet and soothing, despite being in a minor key. |
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I doorknocked about 30 houses, got about 20 at home, and only 3 of those didn't give a few dollars, despite being disturbed late on a Sunday Morning by a complete stranger. |
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She decided the trial should go ahead despite being advised by the state attorney that the charges, brought by an investor group, should be dropped. |
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The steak et frites, despite being a star dish, was no great shakes. |
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Howe had failed to alert his troops there, despite being aware of the impending attack the previous day. |
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However, despite being reproduced in some other hymn books, it is largely unknown today. |
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Honda, despite being known as an engine company, has never built a V8 for passenger vehicles. |
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Jimmy the Sergeant served two years on the front line with the Cameronian Scottish Rifles, working under fire despite being wounded three times. |
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Beowulf, is the most famous work in Old English and has achieved national epic status in England, despite being set in Scandinavia. |
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Mike Meza nearly single-handedly kept the Pioneers close despite being in foul trouble himself. |
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Jim Murphy has vowed to get back on his soapbox this week despite being pelted with eggs. |
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Gitche Manito 3g Namid unraced He underachieved on the Flat, despite being placed several times, but I haven't given up hope. |
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Other Conservative politicians, despite being economically liberal, are in favour of full prohibition of the ownership and trade of many drugs. |
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A BIRMINGHAM man who admitted fitting a set of dentures to a blind woman despite being unqualified has been fined by magistrates. |
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Massawa is noted for its very high summer humidity despite being a desert city. |
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And it has managed to be highly topical, with its themes of Russian revolution, despite being written 140 years ago by Modest Musorgsky. |
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Another earl, Waltheof, despite being one of William's favourites, was also involved, and some Breton lords were ready to offer support. |
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On the other hand, despite being a literary Stakhanovite almost on a par with the Queen herself, Wilson is always worth reading. |
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And despite being the Panthers' best stickhandler and skater he was only periodically sent out to kill penalties. |
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Senecio requested either reinforcements or an Imperial expedition, and Severus chose the latter, despite being 62 years old. |
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Male burrowing owls have been observed to have longer wing chords than females, despite being smaller than females. |
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The fatty livers probably account for these Asian Indian men developing insulin resistance despite being normal weight, he says. |
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A fourth, Staff Sgt. Cody Rhode, survived despite being shot five times. |
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During the Dunkirk evacuation, few warships were actually sunk, despite being stationary targets. |
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This location is effectively suburbanising, despite being beyond the physical limits of planned land release. |
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This left Alain Prost to defend his title successfully, despite being in an inferior car. |
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In 2003, despite being top of the table at the time, Leeds announced Tony Smith would replace Darryl Powell as Head Coach for the 2004 season. |
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They showed their prowess during this siege by jumping from the wall and directly into the enemy despite being completely outnumbered. |
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Firearms were invented at around the same time, and lead, despite being more expensive than iron, became the chief material for making bullets. |
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As a change from skiing, Andorra La Vella, the capital, is certainly worth visiting, despite being down a very busy main road from Soldeu. |
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However, despite being outdated, Celtic chariot tactics were able to repel the invasion of Britain attempted by Julius Caesar. |
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Beowulf is the most famous work in Old English, and has achieved national epic status in England, despite being set in Scandinavia. |
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They won despite being outrushed, conceding more yards and converting just four third downs. |
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To relieve his wife during her intense and deep grief, Albert took on most of her duties, despite being ill himself with chronic stomach trouble. |
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Some clubs have become renowned for eliminating higher ranked clubs from the tournament despite being underdogs. |
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Robert, the eldest, despite being in armed rebellion against his father at the time of his death, received Normandy. |
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Your data is still safe, despite being locked up inside an otherwise nonbooting machine. |
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The high demand for dry cell from the international market has maintained the local industry despite being hit by the economic crisis. |
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It's easy to snipe, but the duo are likeable and, despite being posher than most, they haven't lost that common touch. |
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They are not considered to be Hindi despite being part of the same dialect continuum. |
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Haig held out despite being lobbied by the King, until Lloyd George backed down in March 1919, blaming a recently sacked pensions minister. |
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His beliefs resulted in him being legally barred from entering the United States, despite being repeatedly invited to lecture there. |
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Heronshaw won on his debut at Uttoxeter, despite being green, and is of interest on a possible hurdling debut at Ludlow on Wednesday. |
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It was also during this period that Richard took up smoking and drinking despite being underage. |
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In the War of the Bavarian Succession, the Prussians fought poorly despite being led by Frederick in person. |
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Yet despite being custard based, the drink is guaranteed to get you pie-eyed. |
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Also in 1491 Fisher received a papal dispensation to enter the priesthood despite being under canonical age. |
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In the Battle of Liegnitz Frederick scored a strong victory despite being outnumbered three to one. |
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The Speaker's Certificate would not be enough to prevent an act passed despite being excluded being challenged in the courts. |
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Those problems persisted until its dissolution, despite being mitigated somewhat by reforms, particularly during the 19th century. |
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Latin 'F,' despite being pronounced differently, is ultimately descended from digamma and closely resembles it in form. |
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But despite being fully housetrained, well-mannered and friendly, the three-yearold is still homeless. |
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Catherine rode north in full armour to address the troops, despite being heavily pregnant at the time. |
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The Tatars, despite being convinced that the armor had divine properties, agreed to the sale upon the involvement of the voyevoda. |
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In 2011, the IRB approved the use of the Millennium Stadium, despite being outside of the host country, due to its capacity and strategic location. |
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Manchester's most famous soap opera Coronation Street has, despite being based in the city, less pronounced Mancunian accents than other TV shows set in the area. |
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The Cham in Vietnam are only recognized as a minority, and not as an indigenous people by the Vietnamese government despite being indigenous to the region. |
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However, the Scandinavian mainland population is acutely endangered, despite being legally protected from hunting and persecution for several decades. |
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The 30-year-old, who has been on the European Tour since 1996, has never managed to win an event, despite being a real leaderboard hogger for several seasons. |
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Paleontology has yet to explain the expansion of this organ over millions of years despite being extremely demanding in terms of energy consumption. |
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Examples of this include territories such as Puerto Rico, Bermuda, and Hong Kong, all of which compete as separate nations despite being legally a part of another country. |
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At the end of last year, the band re-signed to XL for another three albums, despite being chased by majors that included Island, says manager Mike Champion of Midi Management. |
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Sharjeel Memon, despite being perturbed by Rahim's statement, shrugged it off saying that the former CM was not such a great prophesier as to be able to make such predictions. |
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To meet these demands the Mint doubled its output so that by 1943 it was minting around 700 million coins a year despite being under constant threat of being bombed. |
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Suetonius, meanwhile, regrouped his forces in the West Midlands, and, despite being heavily outnumbered, defeated the Britons in the Battle of Watling Street. |
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Mayon Volcano, despite being dangerously active, holds the record of the world's most perfect cone which is built from past and continuous eruption. |
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The low-budget frightener had earned more than pounds 880,000 before opening for business last night, despite being shown at only 36 screens round the country. |
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On the international stage, Indonesia experienced limited success despite being the first Asian team to qualify for the FIFA World Cup in 1938 as Dutch East Indies. |
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The High Court held that the 1949 Act was primary legislation, despite being unusual in that the Courts can rule on whether the provisions of the 1911 Act are complied with. |
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Until 1 April 2014 the towns of Cambuslang and Rutherglen were in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde health board area despite being located in South Lanarkshire. |
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One man survived despite being shot 18 times, leaving ten fatalities. |
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Their most successful moment came in 1998, when, against all the odds they defeated Wigan Warriors in the Challenge Cup final, despite being huge underdogs. |
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According to Lucy Cufflin, author of 'Lucy's Food', the canape is very often ignored by party hosts, despite being an easy and cheap way of impressing your friends. |
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The decoration, by contrast, is deliberately hyper-realistic and evokes a roundedness, implying a similitude despite being a two-dimensional drawing. |
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The road is controversially still single carriageway north of Morpeth, despite being the main trunk route connecting Edinburgh and Newcastle upon Tyne. |
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Having had a drink, the instantly recognisable Newcastle Eagles basketballer decided to go for a drive, despite being banned days earlier for drink driving. |
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Mother-of-four Denise Badland has lost 3st 4lb since joining a Nuneaton Weight Watchers class a year ago, despite being unable to exercise as movement leaves her exhausted. |
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Carving is sharp and crisp, as if contemporary, despite being constructed over 16 centuries ago and the stylized details are typical of the Aksumite style. |
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Clean-cut Steve became the latest refuser when he revealed over the weekend that he would not be returning to Newcastle despite being out of work. |
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The same proves also that he kept collectivizing the countryside despite being well-informed about the fact that the country was being torn apart by civil strife. |
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Yet despite being prescribed antinausea drugs, the sickness continued. |
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In fact the city centre site boasts queen-size beds, en suite bathrooms, a licenced restaurant and conference facilities, all despite being a youth hostel. |
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Marcos had rung him up on trumped-up charges. From his cell, Aquino led the People's Power movement and ran for president despite being incarcerated. |
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Many minerals, however, mutually dissolve into solid solutions, such that a single rock is a uniform substance despite being a mixture in stoichiometric terms. |
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In 1948 the Lutheran church bodies within EKD founded their denominational umbrella, despite being named church, the United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany. |
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