Sentence examples similar to despite mind from inspiring English sources

Much of the benefit of the practice will come from staying in this zone of discomfort, despite the mind's urgent pleas to leave".

But despite his mind being on more important things at times this spring than hitting a fuzzy yellow ball over a net, Roddick said it had hardly been a distraction.

Despite my mind being clouded, I knew this was not normal.

The people of Wolfsburg do not seem to mind, despite job losses at the local plant.

This is hardly what MI5 had in mind (despite the fact that it pre-empts Cormac McCarthy by some decades).

The FBI later said it had no way of knowing what Simpson had in mind, despite his criminal record and long history of interest in Islamist extremism.

In fact, 'laughter through tears' is too crudely sentimental for what Wood has in mind, despite his approving echo of the phrase.

It said borrowers are turning to longer fixed-rate mortgages for peace of mind, despite the fact tracker rates have been cheaper than fixed rates since October 2007.

With this in mind, despite the woeful kicking so far in this world cup, you don't hear similar excuses from the kickers.

To maintain the tradition, one terrace of the Arena do Grêmio – which opened this year – was designed with the avalanche specifically in mind – despite reservations voiced by the local military police corps over the safety of the celebration.

Yet Madrid remains five points off the pace after Barcelona showed strength of mind despite the evident tiring of bodies to win by a single goal, a penalty, in the Catalan derby against Espanyol.