Sentence examples for despite the guide from inspiring English sources

During the expedition, two Karankawa Indians were spotted near the bay going about their daily lives, but were frightened by the sight of Alarcón, and quickly swam across despite the guide's reassurance to them that Alarcón meant no harm.

Since then, despite the guiding hand of Mr. Weill's successor as chief executive, Charles O. Prince III, and the presence of luminaries like the former Treasury secretary Robert E. Rubin, Citigroup has been humbled by lackadaisical oversight, financial scandal and tens of billions of dollars in write-offs and losses related to the credit crisis.

Maybe I'm slow, but I still find that to be a pretty tricky business, despite having bought the Guide every year for a decade.

Despite the miles separating the guide's two authors, Mr. White's role is hardly insignificant.

White, who had retired in France, knew this guide would be his last, but, as the Times noted: Despite the miles separating the guide's two authors, Mr. White's role is hardly insignificant.

The Successor's wife offers to show the Guide around, despite the anxiety felt by others that the lavishness of the renovation may have been a huge political blunder.

On Tuesday, it astonished even its auctioneers, when it achieved twice the guide price, despite its small size and the fact that the road layout would make it difficult to get a large car in and out.

The Lotus Esprit sold for less than the guide price despite a bidding war between a woman in the auction room and a telephone bidder who took the prized collector's piece.

Despite the strength of the guiding ideas, they often supply the record's deepest pleasures.

But an advocacy group for riders contended yesterday that despite the improvement in the guides in 1996 and a promise then by New York City Transit to make the flow of information better from train crews to riders, announcements of reasons for delays were growing worse.

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini fears he will still get the sack in the summer, despite guiding the club to the FA Cup final.