Sentence examples for despite the failed from inspiring English sources

Despite the failed promises, Mr. Vilar still ranks as a major donor, having given as much as $100 million.

Two executives of Disney's competitors, which Mr. Jobs is expected to negotiate with, said they thought that Disney was the best partner for Pixar despite the failed talks.

Despite the failed sales negotiation, creditors of Samsung Motor agreed to extend Renault's exclusive bargaining period for another 15 days effective tomorrow.

Despite the failed first attempt..

Despite the failed first attempt, I was hooked.

Despite the failed attempts, University of Notre Dame's LGBT and ally students believe "the support is there".

A last-minute effort to block the election despite the appeal failed last Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court.

Despite the rise, the earnings failed to meet the 79 cents a share expected by analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call.

Despite the epic fail of announcing his opinion to the world, looking at the quote in this article, he may well have been bang on the money.

Subsequent efforts to eradicate the disease failed, despite the arrival in the 1980s of Praziquantel, a drug scientists say is highly effective in controlling the disease but fails to prevent reinfection.

SCP's Warwick Powell said Hong Kong backers, in a phone hook-up just hours after the laws were passed, were reluctant to run the risk of being captured by them if the venture failed, despite "the comforting words from politicians".