Sentence examples for despite assertions that from inspiring English sources

He spent about two weeks with them despite assertions that he lived among them.

Of course, the government was hardly predisposed to participating in a bailout of Lehman, despite assertions that it was prepared to help.

But Councilwoman Christine Quinn said that despite assertions that it had been providing the required shelter, in recent weeks the city had failed in its efforts.

In a strongly worded press release on Monday, the commission said it never initiated or prosecuted complaints in courts, despite assertions that it did.

Prosecutors chose not to seek criminal charges against New York City, despite assertions that its lapses also played a role in the tragedy, citing legal obstacles to such a case.

I'd love to see campus conversations focus less on specific pledges to dump shares of fossil fuel companies — which get complicated in a hurry, as Stavins explains, despite assertions that this is a simple issue — and focus more on broadening everyone's sense of what constitutes our endowment.

Despite his assertions that the formula should only have been used as a temporary measure, it remains in place.

Despite repeated assertions that it had enough capital, Bear-issued securities remained subject to credit rating downgrades.

Despite Russians' assertions that they had snuffed out significant rebel resistance, Chechen guerrillas said today that they had killed six federal soldiers in Grozny.

Despite Ukrainian assertions that Russian artillery has been firing across the border to support the rebels, Swat said his men had not received any military support from Russia.

Despite government assertions that only one such document has been disclosed, about a dozen have been partially released over the years, Mr. Blanton said.