Sentence examples for despite distinctly from inspiring English sources

(New England, for example, prospered despite distinctly mediocre physical resources).

The actor remains a huge pull when pitched to audiences in the right projects: the 2014 Disney revisionist fairytale fantasy Maleficent, which was built around Jolie in the title role, took $758m worldwide, despite distinctly lukewarm reviews.

But in the end, the Americans seemed to take to the idea -- despite distinctly non-Manhattan touches, like Ms. Stone's practice of serving only white wine and water, with no food to speak of, and her policy of ejecting all the guests at 7 30.

Despite distinctly contrasting production systems, only subtle differences were identified in the peripheral immune parameters measured between cattle raised at pasture in comparison to animals raised on a conventional intensive indoor concentrate-based production system.

We fall short, as we've learned with Mr. Blagojevich — especially during a second run for governor, when he won easily despite a distinctly growing aroma.

The new version was submitted to film censors in China, those people said, despite its distinctly American patriotic theme, which involves United States fighter pilots who ultimately defeat an unidentified enemy flying Soviet-era MIGs.

The latter ran a series of small businesses in her native Greenland and, Jensen himself has observed, had more than a passing love affair with mini-skirts and thigh-high boots, despite the distinctly inclement weather there.

It's indicative of the hunger for new musicals with original scores that "The Scottsboro Boys," the latest trunk musical from John Kander and Fred Ebb, has been announced for Broadway next season despite some distinctly discouraging reviews for its Off Broadway run.

I stalked the couple for about 10 minutes before realizing that despite a distinctly Sambergian hair, face and parka combination, this young man was an imposter, who had obviously lured his comely date into the (Pierre) Hardy of Darkness hoping that the dearth of lighting would cause her to continue to believe that he were actually Andy Samberg.

Despite some distinctly Wagnerian touches, as when the Valkyrie-like amazons gather at the beginning of Act II (Wagner's cry, "Heiaha"; Fibich's, "Heja"), the choice of an explicitly Czech subject for "Sarka" was a blatant -- and successful -- attempt to shore up the composer's nationalist credentials.

It would have to be shared with Wade Phillips – whose defense ranked first in the league during the regular season and then stepped up another notch to overwhelm Tom Brady in the AFC Championship Game – but the head coach deserves his slice of the credit for keeping the Broncos on track for the Super Bowl despite a distinctly undesirable situation at quarterback.