Sentence examples for despite being the first from inspiring English sources

Despite being the first great Yankees owner, Ruppert was neglected by voters even as less-distinguished counterparts were elected.

Despite being the first new MDR-TB treatment options in more than 50 years, their adoption has been slow.

And despite being the first state lawmaker to be expelled from office by a legislative vote since the 1920s, Mr. Monserrate cannot be counted out.

Like the street itself, Fowler had gone largely unnoticed, despite being the first African-American known to have played for a white professional baseball team.

It is ironic that Rodgers, despite being the first to fly across the U.S., a journey fraught with danger, was in the end killed by a common gull.

Unlike Peter Mandelson, Reid has been careful not to make himself the story in Ulster, despite being the first Catholic secretary of state for Northern Ireland.

It's the lightest in the bunch and doesn't sacrifice power despite being the second smallest, after the Dyson.

Romania continued to be a net contributor to the EU budget, despite being the second poorest member of the body.

The United States, despite being the second highest investors in renewable energies, invested less than half this amount.

Rating 5.5 Michael Parkhurst: Despite being the third choice left back behind Fabian Johnson and Edgar Castillo, Parkhurst had a good performance.

Despite being the second most common cause of road traffic injuries (RTIs) in Nigeria, no study had examined the peculiarities of motorcycle crash site characteristics in Nigeria.