Sentence examples for despite having occupied from inspiring English sources

Although Alyoshin said the new presidium of the Russian athletics federation would not include members who had previously worked in the governing body, not all faces there will be new: Mikhail Butov will remain general secretary, despite having occupied the post since 2008, during years that Wada alleges saw widespread doping.

Near Fir Tree Spur, the New Zealanders managed to get forward and link up with the Australians, although the British were held up and the French were exhausted, despite having occupied a point overlooking their objective.

Is it at all surprising that so many thousands, young, middle-aged and old, have turned out into the streets to repudiate this vision of their future and refuse to yield up the public areas they have occupied, despite pepper spray, tear gas and the violence unleashed on them?

Yet, despite the fact that they had occupied the port for some time, the Ottoman Turks still recognized Massawa as Ethiopia's historical outlet to the outside [End Page 151] world, and referred to the entire cost as Habeshstan.

It had occupied Siberia in 1689.

Ephesus has occupied it since 1930.

In August 1098 the Fāṭimids had occupied Jerusalem.

"We have occupied these lands for millennia.

They had occupied their own summer camp.

They've occupied the White House.

China has occupied that space.