The overall mood, despite passing joys, is increasingly poignant.
Despite passing an early version of the test, BT objects to this.
Despite passing this procedural test, the fate of the bill remained uncertain.
The boys became her boys and, despite passing years, they remained so.
Despite passing 15 GCSEs with top grades, Harry Day wasn't keen on the idea of academic study.
There is also the outside chance that Mr. Brown could choose to run for the full term in 2014, despite passing on the special election.
One Iraqi I know who submitted his paperwork in January 2009 was rejected five months later, before any interview and despite passing a background check.
The day after the Taba explosion, bus trips to nearby Jerusalem with Russian-speaking guides were as popular as ever, despite passing through Taba.
Despite passing out at 9 each night after evening lectures on subjects like "Intuitive Eating" and "Spending Your Calories Wiser," we were truly exhausted midway through our stay.
Despite passing largely unnoticed through UK cinemas, David Mackenzie's understated apocalypse parable Perfect Sense (2011, Arrow, 15) is well worth tracking down on DVD.
Despite passing references to the Beastie Boys and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, those who came after are only glancingly acknowledged.
