Sentence examples for despite running for from inspiring English sources
The show first aired on Channel 4 in 1999 and attained cult status despite running for only two series.
She finished a solid third despite running for a tiny party, and at a time when most Brazilians craved continuity (and duly plumped for Ms Rousseff, Lula's hand-picked successor).
Ben Roethlisberger (PIT) vs. Baltimore – Roethlisberger has been a serviceable QB2 despite running for his life most weeks, but he will need to be extra elusive Sunday as the Ravens' defense leads the league in sacks with 24.
Reagan also served two terms as governor of California, despite running for the nomination in 1976.
Once enrolled in Tuscaloosa, he was elected to the student senate despite not running for office.
High-concept comedies often crumble under the weight of their own premise, with the likes of My Name is Earl quickly running out of ideas, despite somehow running for four series.
Despite effectively running for 18 years with a broken bone in her left foot, she was world marathon champion in 2005 and twice won the world cross-country title.
The video is called "Loaded for Bear , an idiom meaning either "angry" or "drunk," and it's a terrific representation of Palin herself: vague on specifics but pissed off and patriotic, egotistical in the extreme (who else but Palin would name a PAC after herself, despite not running for anything?), and ignorant of inconvenient facts.
Yiannopoulos is also being investigated by the criminal investigations team of the Information Commissioner's Office for failing to register Sentinel Media under the Data Protection Act – despite running a paid-for mailing list since the site went live in December 2011.
Similarly, "Annie Get Your Gun," featuring Ms. Peters, recouped despite weak reviews, running for a year and a half.
Mr. Romney, despite having been running for president more or less consistently since 2007, found his biographical narrative at risk of being altered in an unflattering way by a single news story.
