Sentence examples for despite the admirable from inspiring English sources

Sadly, the movie has no life, despite the admirable performances.

The conceit had wit but wore thin despite the admirable dancers.

But despite the admirable and intelligent work put into it, both before and after the playwright's death, "The Poor Itch" remains an unachieved play.

Despite the admirable if intimidating example set by a few hardy individuals around winter, and the occasional "anything goes" Christmas exception, I have to admit to being a bit of a fair-weather wild swimmer myself.

What I discovered is that 11,500 people who suffered agonizing deaths in service to their fledgling country have sunk into near-complete obscurity, despite the colossus that shouts their story from the summit, and despite the admirable efforts of a charming visitor center nearby.

But despite the admirable optimism with which it ends - the Countryside Alliance and anti-war demonstrations are taken as evidence that "the ancient British tradition of peaceful protest [is] alive and well" - it reveals a depressing fact about the state of British democracy.

Alas, Mr. Margulies's "entertainment" does not quite live up to its billing, despite the truly admirable efforts of Mr. Hauck and the rest.

But despite the seemingly admirable goal, the program is now under siege, the focus of a fierce battle between powerful forces — the pharmaceutical industry, which wants to rein in the discounts, and the hospitals, which say they might have to cut services without them.

Despite the warming presence of the admirable Brian Murray, as a dirty old thespian in love with his craft and his male bimbo protégée (Michael Cassidy), "Pantheon" creaks with a stiff-jointed artificiality.

This week, despite the worsening of the art drought, the admirable "Pollard Willow" brought only £1.27 million.

The admirable and the fallible?