They are poor swimmers and despite their name, they inhabit fresh water as well as estuaries.

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Rare earth elements are a group of 17 heavy metals, which despite their name, are not particularly rare.

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Despite their name, therefore, they do not benefit from the network effect.

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However, ahead of this race, you would not have found many who would have thought the Wave would win since the Wave, despite their name, has had a long dry spell of wins.

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But apparently he knew nothing about our Team Carbeque, despite their use of exactly the same name and a carbeque website to prove it, who were already racing hot laps with slabs of bacon while he was still tinkering in the garage.

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Few remember the models by name after a fashion show, despite their stunning faces and perfect figures.

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It was his reputation for efficiency and his business acumen which convinced the Colorado Party to name him as their presidential candidate, despite his lack of experience in politics.

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The Metric Martyrs have hailed the move as a victory for their campaign to clear Mr Thoburn's name, despite the fact it will still be illegal to use imperial-only scales.

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Despite retaining the best defensive record in the division, with eight clean sheets to their name, they have not looked as solid in recent matches, conceding three at home to Sunderland on 14 November and gifting Newcastle their opening goal on Sunday when Alex's back-pass beat keeper Petr Cech and gave Andy Carroll a simple finish.

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