Sentence examples for despite the visit from inspiring English sources

Despite the visit of quality opponents inthe shape of Arsenal, the Foxes persisted with their open, attacking style of play.

However, despite the visit to hospital, Warner made an appearance at an Independent Liberal Party rally, with the 75-year-old an opposition member of parliament.

Unfortunately, despite the visit from His Holiness, the island has remained all but invisible to the majority of people living safely inside Europe, with news reports about the centre and its living conditions remaining scarce.

But he faced several challenges: despite the visits, he was seen by some rebels and activists as out of touch with the country, and some members of the often-squabbling coalition complained that he was a favorite of the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood and of its main foreign backer, Qatar.

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews made 160, sharing an eighth-wicket stand of 149 with Rangana Herath, as England repeatedly looked to give Mathews the single that would keep him from the strike, despite the visiting skipper's refusal to take it.

Then he declared the press conference over – despite being the visiting coach on the podium.

Relieved, I realise that I am now actually looking forward to the visit despite my fears.

Foreign news outlets, including The New York Times, were excluded from the visit, despite repeated requests to take part.

Obama had long held the desire to go to Hiroshima, despite the potential for the visit to cause controversy in the US.

Vowing to continue his crackdown on separatists, Mr. Wahid said in an interview on Monday in Jakarta that he would make the visit despite assassination threats, bomb attacks on government offices and at least 12 deaths here in recent days.

A Washington Post story was published claiming Clark had made the visit despite a warning from the U.S. ambassador.