Sentence examples for despite being a major from inspiring English sources

China, despite being a major rubber producer, has surpassed the United States as the largest rubber importer.

That, he suggested, could mean that it has funded a display production facility owned by Sharp, which has been teetering on the edge of bankruptcy despite being a major supplier to Apple.

Despite being a major player in Mr. Perry's presidential bid, Make Us Great Again has yet to file a single campaign finance report because the super PAC is on a quarterly filing schedule.

"Despite being a major international star, Annie's views still seem to reflect [those of] her fellow citizens of Aberdeen, who are inundating us daily with messages of concern about the future of their gardens and of Peacock," it added.

But despite being a major tourism draw, the fireworks haven't been immune to criticism.

Despite being a major player in Android since the very beginning, HTC isn't a household name.

Little is known about the new president, who despite being a major-general in the army was seen for the first time on television by most Congolese at his father's funeral.

Despite there being a major international festival in town, at no point did it feel rammed with tourists.

Britain in particular was slightly deluded about the severity of our obesity problem, despite it being a major topical issue.

Although doctors can specialise in gerontology, there still isn't a similar specialism for nurses despite it being a major part of their role.

This is despite fire being a major factor in determining bryophyte richness and composition in temperate forests.