Hirata's autobiographical novel is an endearing and inspirational story of poor ethnic Malay students struggling against considerable odds to get an education.
However, in our multivariate models we found considerable odds elevation of psychosomatic symptoms, musculoskeletal pain, and depression 30-3300%) in relation to neighbourhood social capital and general social trust.
Still, his strategy is at considerable odds with that of his friend and mentor, Ms. Winfrey.
Gillespie was killed on the first day of the siege while rallying his men and despite considerable odds, both in terms of numbers and firepower, Balbhadra and his 600-strong garrison successfully held out against more than 3,000 British troops for over a month.
Browsing the glass cases at SHINOLA on 14th Street, it's easy to see what's possible in the face of considerable odds.
It was the smile of a man who has triumphed over considerable odds; and also the smile of a Scot who has just whumped an Englishman.
The abolition of slavery and the dismantling of Jim Crow really happened, against considerable odds and thanks to blacks and whites who took risks that later generations can only regard with awe and patriotic pride.
That has placed all of our traditions at considerable odds with a populist resentment against migrants and refugees desperate for a safe escape from violence and disorder, whether in the Levant or Latin America.
The years 1962 64 were a peak period for worldwide interest in Hovercraft, but by the early 1970s only the British had produced what could truly be called a range of craft, and this against considerable odds.
The scene was a little bit kindergarten, a little bit rock 'n' roll -- and in that way a perfect encapsulation of the current Swedish invasion, a raft of bands intent on selling themselves to America, against considerable odds.
