Despite the exasperation this occasionally caused, I believe it to be the right decision.
Despite widespread exasperation with the government, many lawmakers are worried about the chaos that could ensue if the government collapsed.
Despite evident exasperation at Western interventions that fail to adapt to local systems, the book is written more in wonder at African ingenuity than in anger at foreign incomprehension.
But Sir Michael knows his country's former colonial ruler feels too much responsibility (or possibly guilt) to walk away.Likewise, Cambodia's prime minister, Hun Sen, feigns disdain for his country's aid donors, because he knows they lack the collective guts to quit, despite their exasperation at his government's corruption and incompetence.
With this single act, Nixon and Kissinger dazzled their domestic critics, rattled the Soviet Union, impressed allies (despite their exasperation at not having been consulted) and set up an exit strategy for a war that had become unwinnable: the United States might indeed "lose" South Vietnam, but it would "gain" China.
Despite his exasperation, I could see that the buyer was impressed, and no business has ever had a better and more loyal distribution system than Mepkin Abbey.
Despite his exasperation, he is adamant that he will never stop doing "catches".
It's not easy being a woman in this world, and despite countless moments of exasperation, I was proud that my daughter was strong-willed from the start.
And despite the repetition and the exasperation I felt listening to "1970," it contains its share of miraculous moments.
Coexistence with your family unit can actually become bearable, perhaps even enjoyable, despite the seething madness, the exasperation, the mayhem and inane antagonism.
