"I've seen some appalling England one-day performances in my time but this takes the biscuit in terms of utter incompetence, money notwithstanding," says Roger Pearson.
That notwithstanding, says Bhāvaviveka, what language can do is convey something about the general nature of what is talked about.
"It is so clear that Latvia's peg is ultimately unsustainable, all protestations by Latvian government officials notwithstanding," said Kenneth Rogoff, a former chief economist at the I.M.F.. "But ultimately unsustainable pegs can go on for years before crashing and burning, and Brussels seems to be willing to pay a lot to get past the financial crisis before cutting the cord on Latvia".
Not one celebrity I interviewed, downsides notwithstanding, said he or she would trade fame back.
Pelfrey wanted to see some pitching in a game situation Friday because, his track record at the plate notwithstanding, he says he is at an offensive low point, diving below even his normally subterranean levels.
And the German pullback notwithstanding, he says the scramble for licenses in Europe is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to seize a dominant position in a new industry in a single year.
There's A League Of Their Own, of course, which, irate midfielders notwithstanding, he says he enjoys more than the umpteen other panel shows he's appeared on because – improbably enough, given that it's largely staffed by former sportsmen – it's not as competitive.
HotOffice's rapid growth notwithstanding, Franz says that the increasing competition is putting pressure on companies in the field to improve their products.
Her gender notwithstanding, he says Smith's organizational and motivational skills and her understanding of the consumer market are the necessary skills.
Clintonian parsing notwithstanding, Stapp says things got awkward between him and his video costar after the incident.
The positive news notwithstanding, he said, there were good reasons to think that we would still be staring at 8 percent unemployment in the fall of 2012.
