Sentence examples for despite the handicaps from inspiring English sources
I was playing ball myself all this time — or trying to, despite the handicaps of living in the city and of my modestly muscled physique.
"Despite the handicaps they may face in terms of education and prior experience, and the preconception of weak leadership, women have a real impact on policy decisions," they concluded.
The Cuomo administration can point to the fact that the commission, despite the handicaps that it faced, did get to carry out some of its work — it issued a preliminary report — and that at least one of the subpoenas it blocked was ultimately served.
Despite the handicaps, Dana has seen growth in the industry.
Like Lois, Jimmy bursts with life, despite the handicap of being cast in the role of Tragic Gay Friend.
Britain's most popular professional Geordie since the heyday of Jimmy Nail, despite the handicap of being married to one of Britain's least popular footballers.
By contrast, Mick Imlah's The Lost Leader was easily the most chosen poetry title, despite the handicap of having won the Forward prize.
As it was, North-South had a top score en route to a 73percentt game, sufficient for victory despite the handicap.
His home is in Crystal City, Missouri, a small town on the Mississippi River about thirty miles south of St . Louis and at Crystal City High School, despite the handicap of those earlier winters, he became one of the highest-scoring players in the records of secondary-school basketball.
