Sentence examples for despite bans from inspiring English sources

Ban has taken a deep personal interest in FGM, speaking on the subject across Africa, where it is still widely practiced despite bans in Nigeria and the Gambia last year, as it is in some migrant communities in Europe.

Despite bans on unfair charges, bank customers can still be caught out by unexpected costs, and if you are a regular user of an overdraft, finding the best deal should be the top reason when selecting an account.

Despite bans in Egypt and the UAE for its supposed Zionist leanings, and a lean US showing, Ridley Scott and Christian Bale's Moses epic Exodus: Gods and Kings seems to be exiting the desert, just about.

Despite bans -- by China's government and international agreements -- on the sales of some materials and the near extinction of many of the animals used in traditional medicine, prices for animal parts continue to rise, and so do the incentives for poachers and sellers.

Persistent bioaccumulative toxicants (PBTs) are ubiquitous despite bans or regulated use and are highly toxic and extremely persistent in aquatic environments (Muir and de Wit 2010; Ray and McCormick-Ray 2014).

Despite bans in many places, more than half of US drivers admit to using a mobile phone at least some of the time while driving, according to a report last week.

Yelena Isinbayeva voted on to IOC athletes' commission despite ban.

Despite Ban's warning, some North Korea experts believe the regime wants to avoid provoking a potentially catastrophic inter-Korea conflict.

Britain is the largest exporter of legal cannabis in the world despite ban, a UN report has found.

Protests continue, despite ban on demonstrations.

2. Despite ban, extremists freely enter the United States: If the idea is to prevent extremists from stepping foot on U.S. soil, here is news for President Trump.