Sentence examples for Despite the generous from inspiring English sources

Despite the generous terms, most banks balked.

Despite the generous quantities (24% each of mozzarella and tomatoes), the toppings look and taste parsimonious.

Despite the generous gifts from immigrants over the years, in 1991 Columbia turned to the Italian government for help in remodeling the building.

Despite the generous bursaries on offer – a consequence of languages being a shortage area – universities are still struggling to recruit trainees, says Bailey.

Despite the generous state contribution to the rail network of nearly £5bn annually, the British farepayer has matched it over the past year - contributing £4.8bn to the upkeep of the railways in 2006.

Despite the generous space, which housed two camelback sofas, a writing desk, a rocking chair and several occasional chairs and tables, there was no king-size bed with down-filled duvet and plump pillows.

Many are not: wonderful kindergartens, financial aid for families, amenable school timetables and shorter working weeks that help women to keep their jobs and raise children at the same time.Christian GerondeauParisSIR – Remarkably, Americans are having more children despite the absence of the generous maternity leave that is the norm in Europe and the rest of the industrialised world.

Despite the very generous compensation, that has held down the number of young recruits with families, and especially women, who are needed to work with Afghan women.

Yet despite the seemingly generous terms for Mr. Buffett, analysts say, G.E. is getting not only needed financing but also a credibility dividend.

Despite the recession, generous donations are paying for church refurbishment.Moygownagh belongs to a small diocese with 32 priests serving 22 parishes; that number sounds high, and it reflects a flood of vocations in the 1960s and 1970s.

Teacher Fei had rejected the generous offer — despite his mother's increasing loss of her grip on reality, he could not bring himself to perform any act of dishonesty in her presence.