Sentence examples for despite the ceiling from inspiring English sources

Despite the ceiling fan, despite the chugging air-conditioner, despite the window screens, they had zeroed in on their target, and there was no escape for the rest of the night.

The latest example is a bad-boy French bistro on the Lower East Side; in theory, there's an African twist to the place, but, despite the ceiling fans, the tiger-stripe stencils, and the cassava fries, it still falls a few duty-free masks short of a theme.

The result also indicates that there might already be enough thermal mass in the concrete floors alone, despite the ceilings and carpets.

Despite these improvements, though, the ceiling remains intact: women still make up less than a fifth of the economic élite.

Despite the height of the ceiling the proportions of the Creation of Adam are such that when standing beneath it, "it appears as if the viewer could simply raise a finger and meet those of God and Adam".

Pinter's play is every bit the blasted landscape of Beckett's Godot despite its literal setting (the ceiling is topped by shadows of trees and open to the sky, an evocative touch that gives McKellen a funny bit of business early on).

According to Thursday's preliminary report, the economy showed momentum despite the debt ceiling debate and the downgrade of the country's credit rating in August.

"We're moving in this Friday," Mr. Du said with conviction, despite the missing ceiling tiles, the wooden planks leaning against the walls and the whine of the power saw.

After nine months in the room on the right at the end of the corridor on the bottom floor of Russell House, a room I had become quite attached to, despite the dripping ceiling, plastic mattress, ridiculous over-heating and regular wake-up calls/stabbings (to check blood sugar levels), I was ready to leave.

Despite warnings, the work on the ceiling proceeded and, according to critics such as James Beck, their worst fears were confirmed once the ceiling was completed.

Artistic pride wins out, however, and Michelangelo sees the ceiling to completion despite nearly working himself to death in the process.