Despite my rudimentary understanding of the language, most evenings, after lights-out, I would sneak away to the platoon storage room, where I could take a leave from my small miseries — the bullying of the officers, the dreariness of the combat drills — and enter a world filled with dramas of love and death and madness.
In my case, this was achievable thanks to my understanding children (despite their young ages) and my loving and supporting wife.
Despite my lack of understanding about marketing, I had one faithful client: my father.
Despite my lack of understanding of the Chinese language, I can safely say: Case.
Despite my lack of understanding of the modern feminist movement, the fact that he was paying still just didn't seem right.
Despite my clear intellectual understanding that this interpretation of depression is patently false, and as much as I would scold -- er, educate -- someone else who expressed such an ill-informed opinion, I still struggle with owning my need for help.
Despite such improvement in my students' understanding of scientific processes, some of them still seemed to be confused about the nature of experiment.
However, one individual highlighted that despite improved understanding, patients remain free to exert their autonomy 'once information became knowledge I understood my disease.
Even being a fairly confident and logical child, and despite understanding that a drink had no effect on my complexion, I changed my mind.
I remember feeling such a powerful sense of injustice, despite not understanding what was happening at the time.
