Sentence examples for despite being vulnerable from inspiring English sources

At the other table Moss (West), despite being vulnerable, overcalled the two-club opening with two hearts.

Then Gabriel Pinhei Chagas (East), despite being vulnerable, leapt to five clubs, which would have cost 500 if doubled.

But, despite being vulnerable to air attack, Isis was still able to capture Palmyra in Syria and Ramadi in Iraq in May.

Yet the govenor is vulnerable, despite his populist appeal.

They and other Republicans said they believed that Mr. Torricelli was vulnerable despite today's announcement.

The Saudis are vulnerable despite their wealth because of their small population.

And yet Australia is vulnerable, despite its size, and Winton's central message is tub-thumpingly political.

Such salons are vulnerable, despite elaborate security measures, including hold up alarms and CCTV monitored from the shop's basement.

Characters who come to realize their flaws and allow themselves to be vulnerable despite the potential danger that creates.

The IUCN Redlist considers the African savannah elephant (Loxodonta africana) to be "vulnerable" despite it numbering in the 100,000s and having a large geographical range.

Some wary residents and ticket-holders fear going forward with a Winter Olympics that could be vulnerable despite heightened security, while organizers and politicians with $1.31 billion at stake dread a cancellation that could leave residents of Utah in financial and emotional ruins.