Sentence examples for despite the notion from inspiring English sources

Welsh sounded optimistic about the future despite the notion of a cloud hanging over him.

But old Merrill hands feel that the firm will survive, despite the notion that it may become vulnerable to a takeover.

Despite the notion of a unified and consolidated community, as taught by the Prophet Muhammad, serious differences arose within the Muslim community immediately after his death.

And yet I would never dream of heading to the pool in anything less than a sensible swimsuit, despite the notion of a "no bikinis" sign on the wall seeming even more outdated than a "no running, bombing or petting" cartoon.

Despite the notion that many MBAs say they choose their career path based on more than simply money, a decreasing proportion of business school alumni are entering the non-profit and government sector, according to GMAC's survey (see chart below, taken directly from the report).

And despite the notion that youth culture today eschews things for experiences, Nahm, Law and Beland all say there's a brisk business in the flotsam and jetsam of cultural curiosities.

Despite the notions that memory and concentration appear to be two distinctive aspects of cognitive functioning, a single composite index of the overall cognitive functioning scale would probably have general clinical utility.

Recently it was approached by Epic Records, and despite fighting the notion of signing with a major, the Squirrel said he got "all crazy for the weeks between the initial phone call from Epic to the time they called to pass on the band.

Despite this, the notion of a chasm between naive, jingoistic civilians at home and disillusioned, battle-hardened soldiers in the trenches has become part of the popular memory of the war.

Despite this, the notion that society is best served by an economic system based on self-interest is the idea that stuck, as illustrated by Heyne's selective summary of Smith's thought: "If Adam Smith was right, we are wasting our time attempting to define social responsibilities of businessmen.

So when I think about the case of Stephen Port – who was last week convicted of murdering four young gay men, whose killings detectives failed to link despite obvious clues – the notion of institutionalised homophobia is at the forefront of my mind.