Some are British-Pakistanis who travel to east Africa despite being unable to speak local languages.
Despite being unable to participate in activities with his friends, Jackman remained optimistic.
She had thought about a project about how blind couples were attracted despite being unable to see one another.
Despite being unable to make a success of SeeSaw, Arqiva said it remains committed and is "pleased" to be retaining such a sizeable stake.
Manuel Pellegrini, already without captain Vincent Kompany, decided to rest Bacary Sagna, Raheem Sterling and, most notably, Yaya Touré, despite being unable to call upon Fernandinho in midfield.
Mark Cavendish remains in the points leader's jersey at the Tour of Turkey despite being unable to contest the sprint finish to stage four in Marmaris.
A government crackdown on legal "loan sharks" will leave poor families without any access to credit, despite being unable to manage on their shrinking incomes.
The prime minister, despite being unable to complete the kind of cabinet reshuffle he had wanted, was still defiant, saying: "I will get on with the job.
Despite being unable to form new long-term memories, many amnesic patients can still access long-term memories formed before the brain damage was inflicted.
The character of homicide detective Saga Norén is one of the great creations of modern drama: a woman who is socially inept but professionally gifted and who elicits our sympathy despite being unable to show empathy herself.
Despite being unable to pronounce her name, the author Eibhlin Nic Eochaidh's voice is so clear to me, I'm tempted to offer her a chair and a cup of tea.
