It's more like "in spite of".
In spite of the progressive withdrawal of potent hypnotics, drug-induced coma remains a leading and even increasing cause of admission in intensive care units.
In spite of his progressive politics, Jealous acknowledges that the Republicans may be doing a better job so far in the 2016 race supporting disruptive technologies and business models than the Democrats.
That is made possible, in part by the relative silence of Democrats on these issues (and in spite of committed progressive trade advocates among America's unions and consumer and environmental organizations).
In spite of these progressive compensatory efforts, the analysis of striatal transcription suggests that the postsynaptic DA response is diminishing over time.
In spite of the progressive reduction of the SPL during the fourth and fifth month of the rabbit postnatal life, followed by its disappearance at the sixth month, many cells expressing the above-mentioned markers were still detectable in the cortex, particularly in the molecular layer (Figure 1B D; Table 1).
In spite of this progressive policy, mid-level providers such as nurses and midwives largely lack the proper training to provide PAC.
Ultimately, a demonstration of this process within a counseling session may help the patient in finding ways to develop and restore meaning, control and self-identity in spite of the progressive nature of the condition.
In spite of this however, there remains a progressive majority among the British electorate, and I believe that we can emerge stronger than ever against a Tory government elected largely out of fear, and which faces huge challenges holding itself together with a wafer-thin majority.
Perego, it turns out, made the progressive decision in spite of his wife's doubts.
