This is despite the improvements on last year.
Almost no private investment has come into Bihar despite the improvements.
But despite the improvements in income, millions of vulnerable households still cannot afford an adequate energy supply.
Despite the improvements made over decades in tackling domestic and sexual violence, the scale of the problem remains shocking.
Despite the improvements, it was hard to find anyone in North Philadelphia with rosy predictions of rebirth.
For, despite the improvements, the rates of violent crime, such as murder, rape and aggravated robbery, have scarcely moved.
Despite the improvements of the past 20 years, not all nursing homes have accepted basic palliative-care principles.
Despite the improvements, quality remains inconsistent, so it is important to look for wines from the best growers.
Despite the improvements, violence continued to rage in the northern city of Mosul, where at least 15 Iraqis were killed and 32 were wounded last week.
But despite the improvements, the stock has continued to languish, a situation that could crimp Mr. Buffett's total profits on his G.E. investment.
Despite the reduction in poverty associated with growth in countries like China and India, and despite the improvements to child welfare around the world, inequality remains pervasive on a global scale.
