Vonn finished fourth, despite appearing unsure of her footing.
Despite appearing to change his mind repeatedly, he was doggedly consistent in many respects.
Despite appearing to be completely unaffected by pressure, Spieth admitted to inner doubt.
Collingwood just saves the boundary, despite appearing to tread on the ropes with the ball.
Despite appearing in only a handful of scenes, Gleeson's beautifully calibrated performance provides a thrilling highpoint.
She is as present as any of her flesh-and-blood co-stars despite appearing in voice only.
Speech – their speech may be slurred or garbled, or the person may not be able to talk at all despite appearing to be awake.
Despite appearing nude, he says he is shy; and taking photographs only from behind meant he could hide his face and keep the pictures tastefully discreet.
"Everybody told me I was too big," Ms. Leder said, despite appearing in editorial spreads in French Vogue and other high-fashion magazines.
Not wanting to disappoint fans, the pop star decided to perform, despite appearing on stage an hour and half later than planned.
That realisation helps to explain why American commercial banks, despite appearing well capitalised compared with their European peers ahead of the crisis, have still had a capital problem.
