Sentence examples for despite prohibition from inspiring English sources

The two were married, with cases of Champagne to celebrate, despite Prohibition.

But the Young Lives' focus group findings demonstrate the importance of understanding from community members why some continue practicing FGM despite prohibition.

Many systems still discharge directly to a watercourse, or to a drainage network closely connected to a watercourse despite prohibition of such discharges.

Two (11.8%) high-risk contacts were already abroad when the diagnosis in the index case was made and 2 (11.8%) other contacts left the country a few days before the end of the surveillance period, despite prohibition on travel.

Alcohol flowed freely despite Prohibition; flappers followed the sober suffragettes into a time of sexual freedom.

Dana International, a transgender Israeli pop star, wrote in a column that the parade was dedicated to religious queer Jews who "despite prohibitions, difficulties and boycotts, dare to be the first generation in our land to say in a loud voice that it is indeed possible to love and worship God and at the same time to realize who they really are".

Many bishops withdraw all financial support from these priests despite prohibitions in canon law that expressly forbid them to do this.

Despite prohibitions against Internet gambling in the United States, millions of Americans participate in the activity, using credit cards or online payment services to wager on sports or games like poker, blackjack and roulette.

According to the article by Katharine Seelye, Mrs. Clinton raised about $6 million in unregulated donations that were simply transferred from the national party to the state party, despite prohibitions on candidates raising or spending that money directly.

In 1986, The New York Times reported that Mr. Wilson had made a secret trip to Libya late in 1985 and met with officials there — including Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi — despite prohibitions on travel to the country or contact with the Qaddafi government, and previous warnings to Mr. Wilson to avoid unauthorized contacts.

These days ambitions of propagating its seed abroad now consist mainly in trying to control a thriving black market outside the U.S. Farmers in Brazil, India and a host of other developing nations have been scooping up Monsanto seed for years, despite prohibitions on planting in those countries.