Sentence examples for despite community from inspiring English sources

Despite community efforts, supported by Amnesty International, the bulldozers rolled into Oombulgurri last month.

Despite community attempts to ban the chemicals, they continue to be used.

Last month a house that once belonged to the Wilcoxes, a prominent antislavery family, was demolished despite community protests.

Despite community opposition, it seemed that factories and industrial businesses were allowed to build in the middle of residential areas, he said.

This summer, a Google contributor added the label "soccer field" to a portion of Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn, despite community efforts to banish soccer games there.

In an interview at the WMFE offices — conspicuously lacking any receptionist — Mr. Fajardo defended selling the PBS station, despite community outcry.

There is vague talk of a sovereign wealth fund for communities living near shale gas, something Osborne has floated before, despite communities in Lancashire giving shale exploration a resounding thumbs-down last month.

Despite community-wide improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness, only the boys who participated in the competitive sport-for-development programme experienced negative mental health outcomes.

Despite community-acquired urinary infections caused by P. aeruginosa are still uncommon, this bacterium should not be ignored, since its incidence is increasing and this pattern of variation has been also observed in other community-acquired UTI studies [ 11, 45].

Many problems remain, with key issues identified being the continued lack of investment in housing, and, despite community-led initiatives such as writing, education and drama groups, a real need for facilities for the youth.

Still, despite the community meetings, concerns remain.