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There was a reluctance to recognise the minster's concerns despite briefings with staff, including our safeguarding officer.

But despite briefings from NASA officials last week, Mr. Armstrong and Mr. Cernan have yet to be convinced that Mr. Obama's plan will succeed.

The idea was referred to a "discussion paper" despite briefings already having been given to the Daily Telegraph that it was set to be announced.

The negotiations were said not to have been rancorous, Nick Robinson added, despite heavy briefings to the media suggesting that Mr Cable would take the discussions to the wire.

According to John McLaughlin, who served as deputy director and acting director of the CIA from 2000 to 2004 and has briefed candidates and sitting presidents, both Clinton and Trump should receive briefings — despite the FBI director's admonishing of Clinton over her handling of classified emails and the "sloppiness" of Trump's comments.

President Bush and Vice-President Cheney took a different view – despite real-time briefings from Tony Blair.

But despite the detailed briefings, police warn that speculation about imminent arrests is premature.

Despite the anonymous briefings against him, Steele had angered his detractors by giving on-the-record interviews in which he admitted making mistakes but declared his attention to finish what he had started.

In July, the director of National Intelligence James Clapper said that both candidates would receive briefings, despite doubts expressed publicly by some Republicans and Democrats regarding the trustworthiness of the opposing party's candidate.

The Syrian crisis prevented President Obama from making a scheduled appearance (he sent brief videotaped remarks instead) but Senator Elizabeth Warren, despite Syria-related intelligence briefings and negotiations, was able to move her planned Monday address to Sunday afternoon at the convention's opening half-day.

I wonder: Will it or won't it?" Experts on military culture say that despite the workshops and briefings the Army offers to ease the transition, longer tours pose special challenges for families, both in terms of the reintegration home and the potential for psychological trauma on the soldiers' part.