Patientsat the community clinic say despite being sick,they are hopeful.

VOA: standard.2010.07.12

Now, since we're being nerdy in this class, despite our attempts to go dating, we're being nerdy, let's actually be a little bit careful.

现在的内容的确有点枯燥,尽管我们有对约会的美好追求,但我们还是严谨一点好啊

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The most recent threat nearly got away. The 30-year-old Pakistani American was on board this flight, bound for Dubai when pilots heard this from Air Traffic Control: Federal agents stopped the flight and removed Shahzad, who managed to board the airplane despite being placed on a "no-fly" list hours before.

VOA: standard.2010.05.06

"In terms of foreign policy where Iran comes in, all three parties are following the same interventionist policies which gave us the Iraq war, the wars in Afghanistan and elsewhere in the world and I think on that even the Liberal Democrats - despite being perceived as softer - they're following the same underlying policies.

VOA: standard.2010.04.30

And,despite it being played over and over at every shopping mall in the country, it doesn't become commercial."

VOA: special.2010.12.22

Despite billions being spent on aviation security since 911, security was breached on Christmas Day as the trans-Atlantic flight from Amsterdam approached Detroit.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

Despite the progress being made, Dr.Nunn cautions against complacency.

VOA: standard.2009.12.09

Most electoral observers believe the vote was fair despite irregularities that included security forces at polling stations, some ballot boxes not being properly sealed, and the absence of opposition representatives during some vote counting.

VOA: standard.2009.10.04