Despite hard times, some voters seemed to have faith in the California dream.
The dining room, which seats about 30, is calm at lunch, despite hard surfaces that amplify every sound.
Kathy Marquis, a reference historian at the University of Michigan, said the Ann Arbor campus grew tremendously under Mr. Shapiro despite hard times.
Many of them ended up or have stayed that way, despite hard work and ambition, because, like Smith's family, they were destroyed financially by uninsured medical costs.
Jefferson said, despite "hard labour through the day", Nigger would "be induced by the slightest amusements to sit up till midnight, or later".
PAGE A11 CHARITY GALAS CUT COSTS Despite hard times, many nonprofit groups are proceeding with the charity benefits that are an annual rite of spring.
St . Louisalso assisted on Brad Richards's first goal, and he seemed to stand strong despite hard hits from larger players on the Flames.
Karl H. Pagac, Villeneuve-Loubet, France The American way of life Regarding the article "U.K. tightens belt despite hard times" (Views, June 23): As the U.S. government pushes the E.U. to boost consumer spending I wonder what that means for me.
Yet despite hard work and lawful residency, they find themselves forced to watch friends overtake them while they try to raise funds or, more likely, abandon hopes of a higher education.
And thanks to careful air management that keeps those brakes cool despite hard use, it should be able to do it lap after lap.
He won't say how much his firm makes, but the word is that despite hard times on The Street, Madoff is very profitable.
