Despite their refusal to retaliate, over 150 students were eventually arrested for refusing to vacate store lunch counters when ordered to do so by police.
Despite his refusal, he was, in 1795, appointed instructor of philosophy and prefect of the seminary.
Despite its refusal to accept Israel unequivocally, Hamas cannot be bludgeoned out of the equation.
Despite his refusal to support action in Syria, Mr Miliband is not flat against force: he voted to bomb Libya and Iraq.
And despite his refusal to meet US officials directly, he has cooperated with coalition forces and the new Iraqi government.
Fiat said the capital increase was 98percentt subscribed, despite the refusal of major shareholders, including General Motors and Deutsche Bank of Germany, to participate.
Yet, despite his refusal to reject English, Achebe emerged as the essential literary champion of Africa to the wider world.
Mr Bush recently waived restrictions on military aid to 21 countries, and curbs on economic aid to a further 14, despite their refusal to sign bilateral immunity deals.
International monitors determined that the process, conducted on the municipal level, was peaceful and, in general, fair, despite the refusal of many of the remaining Serbs to participate.
The signing of the nuclear agreement with the United States in 2008 made it possible for India to buy civilian nuclear technology despite its refusal to sign the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.
