Sentence examples for despite expectations from inspiring English sources

But despite expectations, Japan offered no new or concrete plans.

Despite expectations that their meeting would be tense, aides for both leaders pronounced it a success.

Despite expectations, Mr. Williams said his stamina and skills were undiminished.

Eilean Siar – formerly the Western Isles – voted no despite expectations it would back independence.

"Despite expectations for renewed policy easing in developed economies, Asia is unlikely to be quick to follow".

"That's why I applauded the Obama administration when, despite expectations to the contrary, they decided to retain military commissions.

A slump in corporate tax receipts pushed the exchequer into deficit in July, despite expectations of a surplus of £2.5bn.

Emmerich's take was also not a spectacular box-office success, despite expectations of a Jurassic Park-style bounty.

The paper to be delivered, "Collateral Damage Outcomes are Prominent in Cyber Warfare, Despite Targeting," warns that, despite expectations, cyber weapons inherently cause high collateral damage.

Despite expectations of a 3-factor solution, analyses of the SPIN to date have provided support for 3- and 5-factor solutions (Radomsky et al., 2006).

Largely because of the bailouts, all nine landesbanks passed the stress tests despite expectations that some would fail: Norddeutsche Landesbank in Hanover passed narrowly.