The U.S. military often takes such steps during a crisis, despite any criticism for bolstering defenses.
And despite any concrete accomplishments, often the disillusioned public tends to focus exclusively on what has not happened.
Despite any feelings of disappointment regarding the interface, the first week of the virtual office being online was almost festive.
States could no longer resort to petty, parochial protectionism or violate legal agreements that they had entered into, despite any political inconvenience.
We need to do our year-end tax planning despite any tax-change drama.
Despite any detours or setbacks Brazil may experience, we remain optimistic about this extraordinary country, particularly as more and more Brazilians become involved in high tech.
The realization and acceptance of the grim reaper coming one day regardless of what he did made it easier to step out and take action despite any fear.
Lastly, when I am talking about our environment as the basis for our hopes, our shared life in common, I believe that the only paradigm for our development in these conditions, despite any scepticism we may have, is freedom and the sovereignty of the individual.
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His next step, naturally, was to become a Land Rover auto mechanic, despite lacking any previous experience working with cars.
However, it is worth noting that despite falling, any number over 50 is still positive.
Even brand new games, such as "Deep Down" from Capcom, drew praise despite not showing any in-game footage.
No matter which way you cut it, the Android-based Wikipad gaming tablet -- dubbed as much despite not having any connection to Wikipedia -- is unusually expensive.
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Despite variation in any given person's life experience, studies have shown that music listeners largely agree with one another when it comes to the emotions presented in a song.
The defeat by County was the former York man's first taste of action since August 29, but despite not having any match practice, Donaldson felt he was ready to return.
Just nine minutes into the game, Jurado floated a cross to Forlan's head but, despite hardly making any contact, the Uruguayan international got a second chance when the ball fell to his feet and he poked it past Reina.
This was despite the lack of any scientific evidence that Vioxx actually killed Mr Ernst.
It's understood there will not be any redundancies despite the cut to services.
Mainstream political parties, newspaper editors and intellectuals, despite their aversion to any military regime, have thrown their weight behind him.
The government has kept pursuing Stewart and his club for years, despite a lack of any reports of illness or injury from consumption of his foods.
The EU economy is worse off now than the U.S. economy, which has actually been surprisingly resilient despite the lack of any support coming from Washington.
She's most cautious on Dillard's, an apparel retailer that has been struggling with its margins and whose shares have run up 23% this year despite a lack of any real catalyst.
Yet, despite the absence of any meaningful connection between the three foreign tire companies and the United States, plaintiffs sought to hale each of them into a North Carolina state court.
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Despite a lack of any direct evidence that Boeing was being punitive, and the fact that the company was not laying off any union workers, the NLRB has not backed down.
The Argentina star had been on target in PSG's 3-1 French Cup win over the same opponents last week and the result never looked being any different despite Toulouse's home advantage.
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The Bank of Japan ended a two-day policy meeting on Tuesday with no change in policy, saying the economy was "picking up, " despite the lack of any change in price trends so far.
Despite being miles from any wrestling club he shows his keenness and commitment by travelling widely to events during the summer season and in winter turns up at both Rothbury and Carlisle for training.
Mr Madoff's investment business was overseen by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), but it failed to carry out any examinations despite receiving complaints from investors and rivals since as long ago as the late 1990s.
In any case, despite his comfortable lead at present, Mr da Silva's victory is far from assured.
Lapindo Brantas disavows any responsibility, despite claims that it had failed to use appropriate safety equipment while drilling.
Ms Shuter not declaring any business interests despite having close links to a number of suppliers used by the academy.
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