Sentence examples for despite its standing as from inspiring English sources

Despite its standing as a staple crop, the wheat genome has never been mapped.

Which is why, despite its standing as a sanctuary for liberals, the country is fast gaining a reputation as another type of haven.

Despite its standing as the financial nerve center of the country, the city has always had a relatively modest supply of corporate accommodations.

Clandestine airstrips dot the Laguna del Tigre National Park, in the northern province of Peten, despite its standing as a nature reserve.

Despite its standing as one of the top players, many of the units Dell sells are to the unprofitable consumer market.

Despite the song's commercial success, and its standing as one of the most-covered compositions among Harrison's post-Beatles output, "Isn't It a Pity" was omitted from EMI/Capitol's The Best of George Harrison in November 1976.

Despite recent claims that Leeds's lack of Michelin star restaurants diminishes its standing as an eating destination, Simon and Matt hope LIF will put the city's food scene on the map.

Standing at the crossroads of several languages and literary traditions, contemporary North African poetry is little known in the U.S. despite its vitality, as was illustrated by the recently published University of California Book of North African Literature (ed. Pierre Joris and Habib Tengour).

Despite its long-standing status as the diagnostic "gold standard", the renal transplant biopsy is limited by a fundamental dependence on descriptive, empirically-derived consensus classification.

Despite its long standing history, WPS research still harbors a lot of deficiencies.

The three-drug cocktail has long been a questionable form of execution under the constitution, despite its lawful standing.