Sentence examples for despite the fire from inspiring English sources

Despite the fire, total sales grew by 15% to £240m over the summer, compared to the same period last year.

The war had continued despite the fire raids; the new atomic weapon did not interfere with the Army chiefs' military plans, or change their indifference to civilian casualties.

So it is a high priority for Obama to prevent any intraparty fight in 2012, and to date, despite the fire from the left, no serious challenger appears on the horizon.

Despite the Fire having chased Jermaine Jones for much of the summer, MLS and its magic eight ball envelope allocated the USA midfielder to the New England Revolution instead.

While the service on Sunday at times resembled a wake, there was tangible evidence that the community would continue despite the fire, as Mr. de Leon formally welcomed Ms. Thompson Falla into the congregation.

In the days following the 201o blizzard, as we shivered in 48-degree temperatures in the living room despite the fire in the fireplace, I regretted not following the path taken by my friend Tom Zeller, who'd blogged four months earlier on the energy savings from his fireplace insert.

In response, the people and institutions who run visitor attractions, from amusement parks to medieval castles, are pounding home the message that the disease is not threatening to humans or to the human food chain, has nothing to do with mad cow disease and that despite the fire-and-brimstone imagery, Britain is still a place that tourists can visit safely and happily.

See articleA surprise truce between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip held good, despite the firing of rockets by a Palestinian group that rejected the deal.

Some of Help Refugees' representatives said they could not stop children running into the camp to collect their belongings despite the fires.

They added that an additional 1,100 trucks carrying paving and construction materials went through another crossing that was opened temporarily for that purpose despite the firing of rockets and mortar shells by Gaza militants at southern Israel last month.

But some Britain and the Netherlands object to the custom that a European should automatically get the job and insisted the race was still open.Poland's government avoided collapse yesterday, as the Self-Defence party reversed its earlier pledge to leave the government, despite the firing of its leader, Andrzej Lepper.