"despite recognising" is a valid and commonly used phrase in written English.
It is typically used to convey that someone is aware of something, but it does not affect their actions or decisions. Example: Despite recognising the risks involved, she still decided to go skydiving.
Item 13 of the original QUADAS checklist asks "Were uninterpretable/intermediate results reported?"—despite recognising the topic, the question is restricted to the level of reporting.
But despite recognising the funding problem, the public are not yet ready for radical change.
Despite recognising the genius of Gareth Bale, and his indispensability to the team, Ashley is criminally underrated.
But some large European companies seem unable to change their emphasis away from incremental research, despite recognising the need to alter their thinking.
Despite recognising the critical nature of national food supply, the 2030 strategy commits the government to only limited direct intervention, saying it favours instead voluntary-led approaches.
Despite recognising the environmental problem posed by the waste, efforts to tackle it have not always been welcomed by the authorities.
Despite recognised disparities in child health outcomes associated with sleep, the majority of research has been based on small, homogeneous samples.
But, despite parents recognising the need to save to help pay for their child's further education, the report found many do not put this into action.
An estimated 3.4 million people aged 45 to 64 regularly drink above the lower risk limits – defined as up to 14 units a week for women, and 21 for men – despite many recognising the potential health harms.
Despite explicitly recognising the importance of cooperative governance early on, ICM implementation still faces the challenge that governance systems remain largely sector-based.
Only Berry can be expected to enter that territory too, despite even Johnson recognising that more road-pricing in London would make economic and environmental sense.
