Despite insisting that he had no political ambition, he spent much of his life in politics.
A great dance record despite insisting that clubbing is soul-destroyingly vacuous.
Families have been divided because one parent was deemed to be Muslim despite insisting to the contrary.
Ministers have already had to compensate shareholders despite insisting that they would not use public funds for such a purpose.
Police had refused to say where he was being kept, despite insisting he was under "residential surveillance".
Q My landlord hasn't registered my deposit with an appropriate deposit scheme, despite insisting that he had.
Huddersfield's Paul Anderson backed Wigan to pull off a shock in Sydney despite insisting his team had been "physically underdone".
Despite insisting both drivers will receive equal treatment, however, the Woking-based team will pay Button an annual salary of £7.5m – around half what they pay Hamilton.
Despite insisting that its enemy was the LTTE, not the Tamil minority it claimed to represent, the government has done little to ease Tamil grievances.
Sunderland first managed to talk Dick Advocaat into replacing Gus Poyet last season, then the persuaded him to stay for another year despite insisting he retires.
Speculation is mounting that Deutsche Bank's embattled British chief executive could be forced out within weeks, despite insisting to staff that he remains committed to leading the business.
