"The ordinary business of government must go on, notwithstanding dramatic developments, but on the other hand it is important to respond appropriately to these developments," Abbott said.
The crowd -- many of whom gathered gray blankets around them against the cold -- grew restless as the speech went on, notwithstanding the fact that it was only 14 minutes long.
Tusk was menacing and spot-on, notwithstanding piped-in horns from the USC Trojans (as if the University of Minnesota's perfectly capable marching band had another commitment!).
Still, the retreat on Iran notwithstanding, there can be little doubt that McConnell will extend himself to obstruct what's left of the President's agenda.
Criticism on Facebook notwithstanding, Mr. Keillor is a modestly capable singer; here, he carried off songs about Julie Christie and Odysseus with aplomb.
A stage invasion by rival supporters on University Challenge notwithstanding, higher education does have spectators: variously, sector regulators, parents and as in football, the media.
This is yet another sign that, conservative delusions of a US-Iraqi alliance in the "war on terror" notwithstanding, Iraq's relationship with its neighbours and its role in the region will be on its own terms, and that those terms may not necessarily always conform to US national security imperatives.
And the near-universal liberal optimism on the subject notwithstanding, we don't really know how straight culture will be influenced on the long run by the final, formal severing of marriage from procreation.
Its adult content notwithstanding, "On Guard" restores some of the bygone delights of childhood moviegoing.
So The Economist would like to suggest that the Bolivians who sold off naming rights to their discovery were on to something.Notwithstanding recent discoveries in New Guinea (see article) few biologists these days have flashy mammals and birds to hawk around.
Sayre's impact on that "structure" notwithstanding, there might be another, less palatable, conclusion to be drawn: Enjoying Western pop culture may not be the same thing as being Western.
