This month's edition of Zanan, a feminist magazine, published interviews with several runaway teenagers who said they considered prostitution a safe haven despite the severe penalties.
Despite the severe austerity program, the government led by Mr. Ansip remains popular.
Fans turned out despite the severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak and the Toronto Blue Jays treated them to a victory.
Despite the severe shortages of men, artillery, and powder, Charles continued the war and besieged Poltava in May 1709.
Despite the severe recession, relatively few people saw their living standards fall into poverty, thanks to the social safety net.
Despite the severe shortcomings at Mr. Marei's clinic, few here seemed pleased at the prospect of Red Crescent doctors arriving.
Now, despite the severe real estate market downturn, property developers have forged ahead with construction of the three buildings, all meant to be architectural standouts.
Despite the severe cuts in the federal budget targeting everyday people, the government decided to keep $10 billion per year in subsidies to fossil fuel companies.
Despite the severe handicaps, the planners, over the course of the next week swiftly reconfigured large swaths New Yorks labyrinthine subway system, dramatically altering a once familiar landscape.
But despite the severe inconveniences, the protests continued to attract substantial sympathy from the public and to focus anger on the government.
The Iranian regime, despite the severe economic pain being inflicted on them by Western sanctions, extended the Assad regime a loan of seven billion dollars.
