Sentence examples for despite having been hit from inspiring English sources

INSIDE PITCH MO VAUGHN remained in the lineup despite having been hit on the top of his right hand by a pitch from Pirates starter JIMMY ANDERSON in the first inning of Thursday's game.

"Plastic surgery has a bad reputation in Hungary but its mostly due to the exaggerations". Despite Hungary having been hit hard by the global economic crisis with the government forced to scale back spending on health services, Rozsos said that the number of surgeries had been rising year by year.

And despite government revenues having been hit hard in Angola, medical device companies are still selling expensive equipment to the ministry of health.

Marks & Spencer was also on the list of biggest risers, despite announcing its sales had been hit by the recent bad weather and interest rate rises.

The current recession has hit families of all types but, despite Labour claims, low earners have been hit hardest.

Despite eyewitness reports that he had been hit over the head by a policeman, no public inquiry took place and no one was charged with his murder.

Tate and Lyle added 6p to 745p despite saying first half profits had been hit by cold spring weather in the US and a slow start to the summer, hitting sales of its sweetener products such as Splenda.

Despite cuts, he said, the agency has been hit with uncontrolled costs.

Despite more deal news, leading shares have been hit by global concerns, prompting investors to take profits after recent gains.

Inflation has remained stubbornly high, despite those and other measures, and consumers have been hit especially hard by skyrocketing food prices.

In the US, despite federal subsidies, non-urban transport options have been hit hard since the recession of 2008 while in Britain cuts to bus services and budgets, along with fare increases over the past few years have left many in rural areas vulnerable with limited services.