Despite his revulsion to any sort of sentiment or nostalgia, Sherlock's speech was at times quite touching and he revealed just how much John means to him.
He believes that, despite the revulsion felt when it is discovered that those in public life are playing the system, people "love to talk about corruption".
It's one reason why, despite popular revulsion in Germany against a bailout of its southern neighbours, German industry is keen that the euro survives in its present form.
After all, despite our revulsion at baldly aggressive land grabs, we showed little concern when Hussein invaded Iran, and for much of the Iran-Iraq war, he was our de-facto ally; moreover, it was our one-sided intervention in the Persian Gulf in 1988 that finally enabled him to claim victory.
Despite the revulsion of some members toward the idea, any casual observer of Co-opology knows that there is no such thing as unanimity on an issue, be it whether to boycott Israeli products or whether a harried mother and father should be allowed to outsource their communal debts the same way they outsource their cooking, cleaning and child-rearing.
CMEC have also strongly backed Saudi over their war in Yemen, despite widespread revulsion at bombing of civilians.
Despite the revulsion that most Americans have to consuming insects, most insects are nutritious, a good source of protein, and in some areas of the world, they are considered a delicacy.
Despite a general revulsion against George W. Bush and his policies, despite John McCain's lack of ideas and his remoteness from contemporary American problems, the Republican ticket was ahead of Mr. Obama by several points in September 2008.
The big point is that despite the popular revulsion at Wall Street, society needs more financial innovation, not less.
Despite wide public revulsion at the violence of Kristallnacht, powerful elements in British politics and business continued to admire Hitler and the Nazi regime.
