Sentence examples for despite having passed from inspiring English sources

This fellow somehow remains a viable mode of masculine cool, despite having passed his rational expiration date.

Epic effort by Ronnie Carroll, who polled 113 votes in Hampstead & Kilburn, despite having passed away some weeks before the election.

Peña Nieto, who took office in 2012, has the lowest approval ratings of any Mexican president in over two decades and has been widely criticised over his handling of corruption scandals, the 2014 disappearance of 43 student teachers, and Mexico's sluggish economic performance, despite having passed reforms that he promised would bring lower energy prices.

He had rejected a transfer to Bolton in January despite having passed a medical and a fee being agreed between the clubs.

Churches, all ugly brick with the single exception of the Tempio Malatestiano, which, however, I put off visiting until 5 P.M. for some reason, despite having passed it several times.

Alison is now pursuing research elsewhere as a postdoc, even though she cannot be awarded her Ph.D. by the university (despite having passed her viva) until the matter is settled.

However, the committee also found that 25-30 percent of juniors have inadequate writing skills, despite have passed Phase I of the writing requirement, he said.

Eden owned a succession of performance cars after the high-speed motorbike crash in 2002, in which his passenger died, and despite never having passed his test.

Over the past three weeks, 43,426 beds were occupied by mainly frail, elderly patients who could not be safely discharged, despite doctors having passed them as medically fit to go, because of a lack of social care provision.

Over the three weeks 43,426 beds were occupied by mainly frail, elderly patients who could not be safely discharged, despite doctors having passed them as medically fit to go, because of a lack of social care provision.

Instead the museum has stood on tenets of property law and constitutional principles that it says give it clear title to "Adam" and "Eve" despite their having passed out of their owner's hands and into Goering's.