Sentence examples for despite the spotlight from inspiring English sources

Thorpe said he had grown up through it all, despite the spotlight.

Despite the spotlight on Mr. Blankfein's pay at Goldman, little was said about how much Gordon Nixon of Royal Bank of Canada received.

Despite the spotlight in recent days on the lifelong bureaucrat and Morehead resident, the incarceration of Davis doesn't cap her intense legal battle.

The stream of errors has occurred despite the spotlight on the exchanges since a programming mishap nearly derailed Facebook's initial public offering on Nasdaq last May and BATS's fumbling of its own I.P.O.

Despite the spotlight on the fashion industry, the YSL advert is one of only a handful that have been banned by the ASA for featuring models who look too thin.

More than 100 production companies signed interim agreements with the union during the last strike to little effect, and United Artists, despite the spotlight Mr. Cruise brings, is a small player.

Lanegan, stage right, leans into the microphone and growls soulfully; despite the spotlights trained on him, he's still somehow shrouded in shadowy menace.

Her sister Pippa also failed to dent the top 200 despite seizing the spotlight at the Royal Wedding.

14 Milestone for Chelsea Clinton Chelsea Clinton graduates from Stanford University today, her privacy remarkably intact despite years in the spotlight.

The bit also highlighted how Simmons, despite years in the spotlight, has retained the elements of his personality that have made him polarizing from the beginning.

Mr. Dalitz, with his vast influence over statesmen and public officials, was able to play down rumors and allegations of 'foul play' to the point where he was never convicted in his life, despite being under the spotlight for more than half his lifetime.