Sentence examples for despite lessons from inspiring English sources

Dabiri never learned to swim, despite lessons.

Despite lessons in humility Stern claims to have learned, certain chapters read as boastful, the nadir being Stern's heroic performance at a poker party where sex with the hostess was the prize.

In contrast, an Amateur Swimming Association survey in 2012 found that one in three British children couldn't swim by the time they left primary school, despite lessons being part of the National Curriculum.

But consumer advocates contend that despite lessons to be learned from the outbreak of mad cow disease in Britain in the mid-1980's, testing in America is still flawed and unevenly conducted among the states.

"You'd be hard-pressed to get through school without learning to swim to a reasonable standard". In contrast, an Amateur Swimming Association survey in 2012 found that one in three British children couldn't swim by the time they left primary school, despite lessons being part of the National Curriculum.

"We are conducting follow-up studies to examine why so many Americans remain unprepared despite lessons learned from recent natural disasters," Ann Gordon, professor of political science at Chapman and lead researcher for the natural disaster portion of the survey, said in a statement.

Despite the lessons of that history, abuses continue.

Despite piano lessons as a boy, Justin's creativity veered away from music.

Despite the lessons of 1997, and the precautions he had taken, he was again in over his head.

I couldn't manage it in six years, despite weekly lessons with a very patient woman named Hidemi.

Second, the greed of the elite described by Mr. Diamond has persisted despite the lessons of history.