Sentence examples for despite some shortcomings from inspiring English sources

The millennium development goals (MDGs), despite some shortcomings, brought focus, attention and resources to development efforts.

Despite some shortcomings, all sprinkler systems are effective in applying a controlled amount of water at a high level of efficiency with a minimum of labour.

David L. Wray, president of the Profit-Sharing/401(k) Council of America, an association of companies that sponsor retirement plans, said that 401 k)'s — and the Individual Retirement Account system that many people roll their retirement money into — worked well, despite some shortcomings.

Despite some shortcomings, suction light traps are the primary monitoring tool for the collection of Culicoides species (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae).

The visiting team, under the captaincy of Bob Wyatt, was stronger than English teams that had previously toured the Caribbean; despite some shortcomings, Wisden and other critics considered it strong enough for the task in hand.

Interpretation of evidence for each element was consistent, despite some shortcomings regarding study type and population.

"Despite some shortcoming of the government, we manage to partner with International organizations and NGOs to try and give children what they need".

Despite some statistical shortcomings, Bryant is still one of the best players in the N.B.A.

Despite some vocal shortcomings -- occasionally unsteady pitch, some tightness in soft high notes -- Ms. Villarroel can spin a tender phrase with poignant delicacy yet summon floods of sumptuous sound when called for.

Now, without further ado, here are this week's games: The wildcard race is wide open in the AFC – with just three teams in the conference having winning records – and despite some clear shortcomings both of these teams can consider themselves to be in the mix.

This seems to be Kant's interpretation of Berkeley, despite some obvious shortcomings.