Sentence examples for despite rejecting from inspiring English sources
Despite rejecting Glaxo's multibillion-dollar bid, Human Genome Sciences has said it is looking at its strategic options, which might lead to the company sell itself.
At only 25, this half-Haitian, half-Guadeloupean vocalist is winning every jazz award going, despite rejecting the usual tricks of the jazz virtuoso.
Despite rejecting some trappings of Silicon Valley — their office has no Ping-Pong table, which they called a cliché — the Winklevii are not immune to the type of hyperbole that often heats the air of dot-com parties and pitches.
Perrin has shown no sign of changing his mind after seeing Comolli come in with carte blanche to control the club from top to bottom, despite rejecting Nantes because he wasn't allowed to control the recruitment.
Karen Bradley, the culture secretary, has encouraged black and minority ethnic candidates to apply for new Channel 4 board posts despite rejecting the only non-white person from five applicants put forward by the regulator Ofcom.
Moorad has had serious discussions about Ramirez with the Boston Red Sox, and Ramirez still could return to Cleveland despite rejecting the Indians' seven-year, $119 million offer last month.
Cameron acknowledged that he ordered the strike in Syria despite parliament rejecting UK airstrikes on the country in 2013, albeit against a different enemy.
Newcastle United hope to make a long-awaited summer transfer market breakthrough despite Lyon rejecting their £6.9m offer for the striker Bafétimbi Gomis on Sunday.
9.49am BST Ed Miliband has urged the government not to "wash its hands" of Syria, despite MPs rejecting military intervention (Via PA).
It has more than 250 smaller projects, including solar panels on stately homes, aiming to halve its fossil fuel use by 2020, despite still rejecting wind farms on or near its land, though it has the odd wind turbine.
The Northern Territory attorney general says his government is "compelled" to set up a public sex offenders register despite Tony Abbott rejecting the proposal, and a lack of evidence supporting its effectiveness.
