Sentence examples for despite a hard from inspiring English sources

Dozing peacefully, despite a hard life, people suddenly awoke and opened their eyes.

When Larry Johnson drove the lane late in the fourth quarter and scored despite a hard foul, the Madison Square Garden crowd gave a prolonged standing ovation.

A small number of British films rose to prominence despite a hard economy and the British government's abolition of the UK Film Council, its film development and funding agency.

The vote -- 58 to 41 -- effectively buried one of the cornerstones of President Bush's education platform, despite a hard push by conservatives who viewed this year's education debate as their best chance to sell the idea.

“Knowing how far we had already come, I think all of us had the belief that we could win if we went into it with the same mentality that we had throughout the entire Ivy season, which we definitely did.” Despite a hard fought win from sophomore duo Emily Hahn and Amanda Muliawan on the court, Arizona State took the doubles point after Princeton’s remaining matches could not rally.

He mentioned two details from Sunday's game: a surprise bunt single by Pedroia that helped ignite a five-run rally in the third, and a run scored by Youkilis from first base on a Lowell double despite a hard carom off the left-field wall.

The chip maker Marvell Technology Groupforecast strong revenue growth in the third quarter, despite a tough hard-drive market, as it came out of an inventory overhang, sending its shares up 8 percent.

Despite a hard-working performance from Brenda Blethyn as Mrs. Warren, when the play ended, it was clear that tomorrow belonged to Vivie.

The Sleaford result underlines May's poll lead and Labour's poor showing in English rural areas, despite a hard-fought campaign on the NHS by the Labour candidate, Jim Clarke.

Despite a hard-earned point, Barnsley remain five points from safety.

Despite a hard-fought campaign on the "Yes" side, voters rejected independence by 55% to 45% in the 18 September vote and, the following day, Mr Salmond announced he was standing down as first minister and SNP leader.