Example sentences of "[prep] spite [prep] [noun pl] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In spite of threats of defiance , court-imposed fines were collected from the NUM , NGA , and Transport and General Workers ' Union . |
| 2 | The SNP refused to support the Government in last night 's vote in spite of claims from Government sources that the deal two weeks ago went beyond the single vote on the EC committee and that it covered timetable motions too . |
| 3 | The SNP refused to support the Government last night in spite of claims from government sources that the deal two weeks ago went beyond the single vote on the EC committee and that it covered timetable motions too . |
| 4 | In spite of complaints by leaders of trade unions many of their members bought up the shares . |
| 5 | In spite of complaints by business about the pound 's appreciation ( in May 1979 its effective exchange rate was 81.3 per cent and in January 1982 it was 92 per cent of its 1975 rate ) the government came to rely on a strong pound as part of its anti-inflation strategy . |
| 6 | In spite of improvements in treatment , average survival still hovers at around 20 years of age , and many of those affected have a severe clinical course requiring continuous therapy . |
| 7 | There is still a long-term nature to many ulcers , and a high rate of recurrence , in spite of improvements in dressings , compression hosiery , nurse education , dissemination of knowledge and new products ; there continues to be a need for nursing research into the social and psychological implications of clients with leg ulceration . |
| 8 | In spite of changes in name and act , he was never a success as a performer , but became increasingly interested in the business of promotion and management . |
| 9 | His struggles in London , in spite of letters of introduction , are recorded in two letters to his family . |
| 10 | In spite of reports from July 20 onwards of truce violations on both sides , both the government and the FPR expressed optimism about the success of the peace negotiations . |
| 11 | A stone barn has been demolished in spite of protests from people living nearby . |
| 12 | Nothing daunted , Father continued , in spite of protests from Mother . |
| 13 | Downing Street has stated that the MP David Mellor will not quit , in spite of grumblings from backbenchers . |
| 14 | I could say that in spite of ties of affection I have been lonely all my life . |
| 15 | And , in spite of cries of invitation that they should stay , from Alice , from Pat , went off up the stairs . |
| 16 | Planning permission has been granted by Radnorshire District Council , in spite of objections by groups including the Countryside Council for Wales . |