Ray Bradbury, who just turned 80, keeps writing despite the effects of a stroke he had months ago.
Although the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates several times, growth, while no longer breathless, remains healthy - despite the effects of oil and the euro.
But despite the effects of such urbanisation, as well as forestry plantation and military use, there are still places that retain the character of Egdon Heath.
In November, Road Runners was widely criticized for insisting that the New York City Marathon would take place despite the effects of Hurricane Sandy.
Despite the effects of aid cuts, the national economy was fairly healthy, with real GDP growth averaging 6% for the year.
The upward trend in temperature is undeniable, despite the effects of natural variability in the climate which causes the rate of warming to temporarily accelerate or slow for short periods, as we have seen over the past 15 years.
An increase in Internet commerce activity is expected, "despite the effects of the economic slowdown and recent national events," said Sean Kaldor, vice president for analytical services at NetRatings.
Unlike in many mill-towns-turned-ghost towns, Bassett workers know about a group of workers similar to them, in a town much like theirs, that has managed to thrive despite the effects of globalization.
Despite the effects of last week's flu struggle, I knew all the way round that I was up on last year, with no hula-hooping women passing me by.
The recession has already erased some six million jobs since December 2007, and economists expect the losses to continue through the rest of the year, despite the effects of the stimulus package.
The deal would give Sberbank, controlled by Russia's central bank, access to the fast-growing Turkish market, which has continued to grow despite the effects of the European debt crisis.
