Despite the importance of sleep, its purpose is a mystery.

Despite Trang's constant affirmations of love, Spenser is still afraid someday she will fall out of love with him.

He was still mad about the accident despite his wife's conciliatory words.

Despite adversity, the ingenious man achieved worldwide fame.

Despite adversity, the architect achieved worldwide fame.

Despite having lived near the sea, she still cannot swim.

He remained poor despite being a hard worker.

Despite the seriousness of his illness, Mr Robinson is in good spirits.

It backfired on me despite my good intentions.

Despite the fact that Mary keeps saying I was the only man she'd like to marry, when I proposed to her, she said "NO". I cannot make head or tail of it.

Despite all my efforts, I will not have the report ready by Friday.

I love him despite his faults.

Despite all his faults, everybody likes him.

Despite all his faults he is popular.

Despite a shortage of steel, industrial output has increased by five percent.

You should try to make your way despite all the difficulties.

We pushed ahead despite the obstacles.

Despite our efforts, we failed after all.

By and large his experiment was successful despite his lack of money.

Despite their own scandals, the police continue to make arrests as though nothing had happened at all.

He refused to quit despite many obstacles.

Despite a large surplus in merchandise trade, the current account surplus is not so big due to a deficit in invisible trade.

He had faults, but despite that I loved him.

Despite my warnings, he works no harder.

Despite the hardships, they persisted in giving each of their children a college education.

Despite her warning, he made little of the matter.

Despite his riches, he's not contented.

Despite all his wealth, he is stingy.

The young men said that they would do it despite all of the difficulties.

Despite all his fame, he is not happy.

Despite the problems of excessive commercialization, etc. the Olympics will go forward into the new century.

Despite having lazed around without having touched my work I'm frightened at heart that "Ooh-er, this time I might really not get done in time!?"

Despite "No Smoking" signs, the boat operator was brazenly smoking all the time.

Whoa, if we keep chatting, despite actually arriving early, we'll end up late!

Despite being fascinated with English, many Japanese don't even try to study it.

Normally, a guy who reads light novels despite not being a kid anymore is a retard, don't you think?

Despite his young age, he did a very good job.

Despite her hard exterior, she had a certain vulnerability that made her quite endearing.

Despite criticism, the award procedure will not change.

Despite all his setbacks, he remains an optimist.

The great question that has never been answered, and which I have not yet been able to answer, despite my thirty years of research into the feminine soul, is "What does a woman want?"

Despite the pain, he put on a brave face.

He came, despite the heavy snowfall.

Despite the government's protection, he was the victim of an assassination attempt which killed him.

As elsewhere in India, growth most often occurs despite the government rather than because of it.

Despite his achievements, he is very humble and doesn't boast about them.

Despite 100 years of missionary effort, the number of native Esperanto speakers is still low enough that each one can be known by name.

It being hard to believe, after allegedly trying to go back to repeatedly inspiring fear using rag-tag groups of suspicious-looking clowns, despite resistance.

I must admit that, despite loving our friendship, I think I'm also starting to love you.

Despite his fame, he is not happy.

Even at that early age the other children could probably tell there was something wrong, despite the fact that I never suspected anything of the sort; and this was to be the case for a long time to come.

Despite everything she said to me, I can't stop thinking about her.

I really can't say that my mother cooks well. For seasoning as well, I prefer the way my wife cooks. But despite this, I want her to teach me. To teach me that taste that I tasted when I was a child.

I never wrote to her, despite the urge to do so.

She visited the school, despite a pain in her right arm.

They still attacked us, despite clearly agreeing to sign the non-agression pact.

Despite the many tragedies she has had in life, she remains to have the pureness of her heart.

Interestingly, Hogwarts Quidditch players are allowed to use whatever broomsticks they like or their sponsors can afford, despite the fact that more expensive brooms often confer great (and arguably unfair) advantages in speed and manoeuvrability.

Despite all this, I forgave the people who killed my children.

The thing I hate most about him is that he boasts of having had good grades in school despite not studying.

I am loving Tatoeba despite all its imperfections.

She was put in charge of the project, despite having zero leadership skills.

Despite Hippocrates' very first exhortation, the history of medicine abounds in needless torture and bad counsel.

I despite a startling lack of evidence, I believe I may be able to repair my computer with much difficulty.

Despite the fact they set their heart on convincing him, he maintained his opposition to the project.

Despite the fact times changed, he maintains his revolutionary ideas.

Despite his errors everyone respects him.

Despite being the antagonist in the movie, I liked her character.

In faith, I do not love thee with mine eyes, for they in thee a thousand errors note, but ’tis my heart that loves what they dispise, who in despite of view is pleased to dote.

If the dull substance of my flesh were thought injurious distance should not stop my way, for then despite of space I would be brought, from limits far remote, where thou dost stay.

Despite their bulk and weight, hippos can swim rapidly.

I slept well despite the howling gales outside.

Despite his wealth, he is not at all happy.

I can't help loving her despite her flaws.

Despite the fact that I'm worn out, I can't fall asleep.

Tom eats a lot despite appearances.

Despite being a sunny day, it is cold.

Despite her meagre salary, she works very hard.

I've never seen someone have such a good life, despite all the struggles he had.

"Despite appearances, you're a pervert." "I'm not a pervert. I'm a pure and innocent young girl." "Yeah, yeah, give me a break."

Despite everything I think it's possible and necessary to beat them.

Esperanto exists despite the 'Esperantists'.

Despite our bad luck, we had one bit of good luck: we had performed a full backup the day before.

Despite being of different quality, this orange is as good as that one.

All the doctors say that I shouldn't drink coffee, but, despite that, I do have a bit now and then when I'm in good company.

Despite his weak faith, the priest blessed him.

Despite everything, the world is still beautiful.

Despite your reservations, we will do what we decided to do.

Despite searching high and low, Tom couldn't find his wallet.

Despite everything, Tom started to relax.

Despite numerous requests by their mother, the children would not tidy up their toys.

Despite having signed a secret pact, Italy failed to enforce all its claims on foreign territories after World War I.

Despite what's happened, I still like Tom.

Tom, do you promise to still love me, despite what I'm about to tell you?

Mary is one of the prettiest girls in the whole school. Despite that, she's never had a boyfriend.

Thanks for hearing me out despite being so busy with work.

Despite the rain I slept well last night.

Despite being rich, he is not happy.

Despite that I succeeded.

As far as I understand despite my limited knowledge, here in Venezuela we must adapt to the prevailing mentality and social order. Therefore, an individual must live among opportunism, poverty, manipulation and superficiality. It might be a very characteristic Latino idiosyncrasy to behave as in the book "Chronicle of a Death Foretold" by Gabriel García Márquez when it comes to dealing with delicate situations. Everybody knows what's happening, but nobody raises his voice and even if somebody did, nobody would support him. Only enlightenment through education could end the ignorance that is a scourge on our people, from which many other problems arise. However, it's unlikely to expect a government to propose to spread values that threaten its own interests, because it's better for them to keep society ignorant in order to manipulate it with ease.

Despite all its disadvantages, serfhood was the primary means by which the unity of the nation was preserved.