Sentence examples for despite obstruction from inspiring English sources

Despite obstruction from Verres' friends, Cicero collected massive evidence against him, presented his case to fit into the political context of the year, and obtained Verres' conviction as an act of expiation for the shortcomings of the Sullan order.

Her daughter contacts journalist Martin Sixsmith, who helps track down what happened to Anthony despite obstruction by convent and government officials.

Despite obstructions, and also because of them, art moved forward with an activist urgency that it has not lost.

The power company appealed the Montana Supreme Court ruling that the rivers were navigable routes of commerce, despite obstructions in parts.

This allows for the setup of interface locations in a way which is (i) quick; (ii) inexpensive; (iii) not encumbering; and (iv) capable of being performed despite obstructions in the environment.

He owes it to voters to do so, despite predictable obstruction from Senate Republicans.

Despite government obstruction and an increasingly dangerous operating environment, Mr. Ging said aid agencies expected to provide food aid to 850,000 Syrians in July, up from half a million last month.

Not only does it offer a chance of substantial action despite Republican obstruction, there was a tone to the speech suggesting that Obama may put serious effort into this thing, that he may see climate policy as the big legacy of his second term.

On Thursday, Mr. Obama will be in Florida, another election battleground, visiting Walt Disney World in Orlando to offer executive initiatives to encourage tourism that do not require Congressional action — the latest in his "We Can't Wait" campaign to show that he can take action despite Republicans' obstruction of much of his agenda.

The ball followed him over the line, and despite the obstruction on the goalkeeper, the referee awarded Loughborough a goal.

It was necessary to snare leads from the femoral venous approach in two cases following unsuccessful laser extraction when the lead fragmented despite the obstruction being crossed.