Sentence examples for despite pushing from inspiring English sources

Antonis Samaras's coalition government has held together surprisingly well since it gained power last June after a period of political chaos, despite pushing through extremely unpopular measures.

Despite pushing for peace talks to end the related insurgency in Afghanistan, Washington is unlikely to support similar efforts to strike a deal in Pakistan.

"I just get the sense that the Russians are kind of grumpy, so there's still some sharpness on the Russian side, despite pushing the reset button," he said.

Despite pushing the accord hard, America's deputy climate change envoy, Jonathan Pershing, revealed some concerns about it in the meeting with the EU climate action commissioner, Connie Hedegaard.

Despite pushing up the bids by nearly $15 billion since Monday morning, they failed to knock out smaller companies and must now face more competitors.

Valverde, the last man to set off before Froome, could only manage a time of 38 minutes 41 seconds despite pushing so hard he nearly struck a wall on the road along the Normandy coast.

"But despite our pushing back aggressively, the city raised serious concerns about safety and the health of the lawn".

Despite long pushing for private schools to get involved in state education, Adonis himself has bemoaned their reluctance.

Ukraine did not make the list, despite IMB pushing for it in its October report.

How can we be there for someone despite them pushing everyone away?

Despite the forces pushing legislators to act this year, there are huge hurdles.