Sentence examples for despite having pursued from inspiring English sources

Despite having pursued the policies that have led to the current disaster by enraging the Sunni Arab minority and alienating the Kurds, Mr Maliki appears to think he can again form a government.

The Dolphins are now apparently keeping Tony Sparano, despite putting themselves in the awkward position of having pursued not only Harbaugh but also Bill Cowher.

Despite the outcome, several of Butthole Surfers' peers in the alternative music community, including Fugazi and Minor Threat lead singer Ian MacKaye, criticized them for having pursued the lawsuit.

In written statements, Congo said "despite promises and declarations" Uganda has pursued its policy of "aggression, its brutal armed interventions, its harassment and its looting".

Despite the crisis, Buffett has pursued a number of big deals designed to take advantage of lower stock prices and a lack of available capital for struggling firms.

This is also the message of the sanctions regime, which Western governments have pursued despite its considerable economic costs.

He has pursued it despite sniping from politicians of both the left and the right.

"The bottom line is no matter what drugs they come up with, despite every avenue these states have pursued, every drug they have investigated has met a dead end," said Deborah Denno, a professor at Fordham Law School who studies execution methods and the death penalty.

This should be an open-and-shut case, but it comes at a time when the Obama administration, despite its commitment to transparency, has pursued a record number of criminal prosecutions against whistle-blowers for leaking information to the press, even if the disclosures were done out of an honest desire to serve the public interest.

He has pursued the story doggedly despite coming under pressure from senior Labour sources at one point to stay quiet.

Despite penury and isolation, Iran's scientists have pursued an ambitious agenda.