Sentence examples for despite directing from inspiring English sources

Which probably explains why despite directing so many Oscar vehicles for stars, and earning one himself, and creating some of Hollywood's most beloved films, he's still underappreciated.

Despite directing the LulzSec operation, Sabu does not appear to engage in the group's public activity, and warns others to be careful who and how they talk outside their private chatroom.

Limited to a franchise-low 10 shots in a 3-1 loss in Toronto on Saturday, Ottawa got goals from André Roy, Mike Fisher, Marian Hossa and Rachunek despite directing just 16 shots at Curtis Joseph.

GS Yuasa has still not turned a profit on its lithium-ion batteries, losing 3.26 billion yen, about $35 million, on the business last year despite directing the bulk of its capital investment to the technology, according to its annual report.

But, despite directing the Bluebirds through the choppy waters of winding-up orders, transfer embargoes and takeovers, Jones knows there will be calls for his head should he not guide his all-star Championship squad into the top flight.

Despite directing several independent films, Nisha Ganatra had made little headway in television.

In the two patients with B. cepacia recovered from tracheal aspirate samples, the infective strain persisted despite directed antibiotic treatment.

There's even a shot of Happy Hogan (Favreau, returning to the role despite not directing "Iron Man 3") lying in a pile of rubble.

Kenneth has heard my concerns and despite that is directing amfAR to execute this transfer to ART in fulfillment of an agreement he made with Harvey Weinstein.

Despite direct calculation, the CPU times are found comparable with those given in the related literature.

Despite direct access to witnesses, this isn't the film that's going to solve that puzzle.