Sentence examples for contributed despite from inspiring English sources

By the age of 30, Rauschenbusch had become almost totally deaf, which contributed, despite a marvelous marriage, to a lifelong loneliness and a sense of failure at being unable to pass on his religious faith to his children.

All eurozone countries will contribute, despite some of them having per-capita incomes significantly below Greece's.

He said he was not concerned about asking parishioners to contribute, despite the archdiocese's other financial needs.

That includes Australia, which will still be expected to contribute despite a U-turn on its core green policy last week.

Mr Boyce said he was confident businesses would contribute, despite the economic climate.

Speights, with a championship pedigree and playoff experience with Golden State, could be tremendously valuable; Paul called him "selfless" for taking four charges Sunday and contributing despite having a poor shooting day.

Ruf struggled to find a spot on the Phillies roster at which he could contribute, despite strong performance: "Even after proving he can be a productive offensive contributor and showing his defensive versatility, Ruf's spot in the Phils' lineup may not be locked in for next season".

The first fund raising letter that a candidate should send is to this group because they will contribute despite party affiliation.

I found it hard to concentrate in the meeting, and contributed very little, despite the continuing pointed looks over the cafetière.

This was partly thanks to center Andrew Bogut, the hidden hero of Sunday afternoon's game, who played strong defense and contributed 18 rebounds despite getting into early foul trouble.

I recognize there is much I can learn from those who have different perspectives and more experience, but I also feel I have something to contribute, not despite my age and experience, but because of it.