Sentence examples for despite defences from inspiring English sources

About 40 houses in Worcestershire and Herefordshire have been flooded, despite defences, the agency added.

Despite defence spending cuts, the US is planning to upgrade the bombs with precision-guided B61-12 nuclear gravity bombs at a cost of $4bn£2.5bnbn), according to the report.

Despite defence-spending increases, French military types complain about the lack of transport aircraft and the shoddy state of the helicopter fleet.Perhaps the trickiest issue is France's role in NATO.

All three men are convicted at the Old Bailey for Blakelock's killing and jailed for a minimum of 30 years, despite defence claims that police had "bent rules" to get confessions.

Yesterday, Home Secretary Amber Rudd hinted that they could be returned to the UK, despite Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson previously saying, "I don't think they should ever set foot in this country again.

"After several years with no claims our premiums fell, only to rise again this year despite flood defences being built in the town".

If similar weather were to strike today, the damage could be much greater despite sea defences, because of rising sea levels and the increased severity of storms that is likely to result from climate change.

Despite their defences, though, we still manage to seize a decent stash of tik and grass.

Despite increased defence spending and American military aid, Colombia's security forces remain thinly stretched.

Despite a defence plea to hand out a suspended sentence, recorder Ian Murphy QC said he had no choice but to impose an immediate prison sentence on Owens.

Michael Carrick insisted that next year United can mount a Premier League challenge despite a defence that has them 17 points behind the leaders, Liverpool.