The part of the sentence 'despite he is only' is not correct and is not usable in written English.
To make it correct, you need to change it to 'despite he being only.' You can use this phrase when you want to emphasize the fact that something is true or to emphasize a point you are trying to make. For example: "Despite him being only ten years old, his intelligence is remarkable."
Despite the fact that he is only 5 foot 8 inches tall, he is never, under any circumstances, he says, mistaken for a woman.
The wisecrack appeared to confirm what is an open secret in Washington: Bernanke intends to retire from the Fed in January, when his second term comes to an end, despite the fact that he is only fifty-nine years old and appears to be in good health.
E-mail address GO SIGN UP Share Tweet The wisecrack appeared to confirm what is an open secret in Washington: Bernanke intends to retire from the Fed in January, when his second term comes to an end, despite the fact that he is only fifty-nine years old and appears to be in good health.
Once there, of course, she wrote a book in which a woman who has spent her life searching for passion finally finds it, lets herself go within its embrace, and learns that her lover is honest and true, and that she is not being played for a fool — despite the familiar fact that he is only twenty-five or so and she is forty.
Kevin MacDonald is positive he will remain in charge of Swindon Town despite speculation he is only tied to a short-term deal.
Then again, despite his grand Murdochian ambitions, he is only a featherweight.
"To be honest... " He laughs, rather engagingly at a loss, and I'm reminded that despite the poise, and watchfulness, he is only 19. "I can't... " Luol's father, Aldo Deng, later fills in the gaps.
Still, he is only 7-5 despite a 2.16 earned run average, the best in the majors.
After all, he is only human, despite what the ubiquitous, savior-like posters on the back of African buses might lead people to think.
Today he has his long-time collaborator Ted Mayhem with him, and the way they trade in-jokes and shorthand seems to confirm what Skinner has often said – that despite a reputation for outlandish hedonism, he is only ever really comfortable with a small circle of friends.
Most Colombians, despite the excitement surrounding Rodriguez, agree he is only at the start of the journey to rivalling the legendary figure of Valderrama, whose approach to football was as spectacular as his famous shaggy hair.
