Sentence examples for despite raising from inspiring English sources

Despite raising McLawhorn as an example, Obama seems to be aware of this shortcoming.

A pragmatic Democrat, he enjoys approval ratings of 70% in Virginia despite raising taxes.

President Reagan, after all, somehow remained phenomenally popular despite raising taxes nearly a dozen times.

That was more than he transferred to his party's senatorial committee, despite raising $1.1 million.

It lost about $2 billion over the last two years despite raising stamp prices.

Despite raising only $800,000, she won a third of the vote.

"Despite raising a record amount of money, this was the year that the I.P.O.

Despite raises, she still earns less than $7 an hour.

Despite raised hopes towards the end of last week, there appeared to have been little progress from diplomats' international efforts to secure a more longstanding end to the conflict.

Since World War II, despite raised eyebrows from the academic elite, Europeans have eagerly lapped up most American culture, from blue jeans and computers to movies and music.

So when the Cherries came calling, despite raised eyebrows in his homeland of Holland, he jumped at the opportunity.