Sentence examples for despite executives from inspiring English sources

Investors gave a skeptical greeting yesterday to Pfizer's proposed $60 billion acquisition of Pharmacia, driving Pfizer's stock down more than 10percentt despite executives' attempts to soothe them by accelerating a buyback.

Sources say that despite executives visiting the US to study the success of Good Morning America, GMB has become more like the old GMTV in a bid to recapture the axed breakfast brand's heyday.

Mr Doctoroff notes that despite executives' recent public-spiritedness, none is as involved in and committed to public causes in New York as David Rockefeller was decades ago.Despite such drawbacks, most cities would kill for a thriving financial sector that produced highly paid jobs and juicy tax revenues.

Despite executives' distaste for the deal, they're not turning their backs on Washington and are holding out hope for a greater deficit reduction plan.

Analysts were uncertain when Adobe's moves would deliver, despite executives saying that top line growth should return to normal in 2013.

However, the so-called "good" part of the Newcastle-based bank, which was nationalised in February 2008, is paying out £13.1m in bonuses despite executive chairman Ron Sandler admitting the losses were "disappointing".

Having cast Smith in Men in Black despite executive producer Spielberg's initial reservations (he wanted blue-eyed-boy Chris O'Donnell), Sonnenfeld knows how to use his special relationship with the planet's hottest star.

During the hearing, which Mr Ashley claimed he was too busy to attend, Mr Hellawell revealed he was only informed of the administration a day before it was pushed through, despite executive board members including Mr Forsey  and Mr Ashley discussing it with administrators for at least two months.

Uber obviously has a lot to worry about beyond just routing, but it continues work on product despite executive drama, harassment and culture issues and a lawsuit from autonomous driving competitor Waymo.

The soap website Soap Central.com stated that despite executive producer Frank Valentini neither confirming nor denying it, St. John's character exhibited "Todd-like" behavior.

Despite executive branch proclamations as to the respective roles of the two red, white and blue ensigns there would be some confusion remain until the Flags Act 1953 declared the Blue Ensign as the national flag, and the Red Ensign as the flag of the Australian mercantile marine.