On their websites, Mr.Moussavi and Ayatollah Karroubi urged supporters to go ahead with the planned "silent memorial", despite being refused permission for the gathering by Iran's interior ministry.

VOA: standard.2009.07.30

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 Indian unit of General Motors has also announced that it will go ahead with plans to invest more than $200 million to start its first car transmission and engine factory despite the financial problems faced by its parent company in the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.03.13