Example sentences of "[pron] is [adj] that despite " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is curious that despite frequent allusion to man-environment relations by geographers , they largely chose to ignore the signposts that were evident from the mid nineteenth century onwards and physical geography proceeded largely in isolation from the hand of man . |
| 2 | Also it is disappointing that despite these improvements in performance we still do not understand properly the physics of thermal insulation and we did not expect that increased density ( up to the limit when particle collisions take over ) would have quite the favourable effect that we have found in many machines . |
| 3 | It is true that despite her natural handicaps and the overriding barrier to mobility and enterprise represented by serfdom , Russia 's non-agricultural economy did expand substantially in the period . |
| 4 | It is true that despite close attention from numerous scientists around the world for the past 60 years , soil erosion is now perhaps more widespread than ever before . |
| 5 | It is interesting that despite this some writers are still prepared nevertheless to claim Foucault as a Marxist — perhaps less an indication of his Marxism than of his discursive power and the lack of alternatives within Marxism today . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , it is remarkable that despite administrative differences , the problems facing residential care in Flanders and the Netherlands and the recent changes in policy are very similar to those found in the United Kingdom . |
| 7 | Though Labour joined with the Conservatives in May 1940 to fight the Second World War , under Churchill 's leadership , it is clear that despite the almost obsessive concern of the public about the threat of European fascism it was only the Labour Party , slow and cumbersome in its rate of change , which actually squared up to the necessity of facing fascism with military sanctions if necessary . |
| 8 | It is clear that despite the package of protective designations and institutions created since 1945 , there has been a net decline in the quality of the Welsh countryside and the wider environment for the reasons given . |
| 9 | It is clear that despite the continuing success and positive feedback from the Programme the difficulties of organisation hinder a much better sharing between the Regions . |
| 10 | Yet it is clear that despite this apparent failure of cooperation , we try to interpret B's utterance as nevertheless cooperative at some deeper ( non-superficial ) level . |
| 11 | It is notable that despite Rogers 's High Anglicanism he worked harmoniously with the Congregationalist Stead and was actively involved with the interdenominational Browning Hall . |