It's more like "in spite of".
Their second letter to NameCheap observed that the site was still operational on September 4, 2009, in spite of their prior requests on behalf of Beck.
In the Laboratory of Biophysics at Rzeszów University of Technology, measurements were conducted in an operational air conditioning system, but in spite of this, there is a fluctuation in air temperature.
In spite of operational difficulties in schools, the Egyptian Ministry of Health recommended hand hygiene as a means of reducing transmission of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and other infectious diseases on a countrywide basis by using mass media campaigns (television and radio programs) and focusing on schoolchildren.
Findings and Conclusions Although the implementation period of the CBS S/FEShas been fairly short (about one year), the FES has shown very positive results in spite of several operational difficulties in implementation.
In spite of the adverse operational conditions of the plant regarding operation and shut offs time, the plant has proven its reliability in terms of meeting membrane life time expectancy, mechanical equipment, instrumentation and control system.
"Alarmingly, their submarine safety record has not improved much in spite of years of operational experience," said Joshua Handler, a former researcher for the environmental group Greenpeace who is now writing a dissertation at Princeton University on Russian nuclear hazards.
In spite of its short operational life of only five months, the major goals were fulfilled, except that its contribution to IASTP science is restricted to the morning sector of the outer magnetosphere.
The use of quantitative objectives, operational targets and optimisation approaches is also infrequent, in spite of repeated commitments of European forest ministers (MCPFE) to establish coherent, comprehensive and representative forest conservation networks.
In spite of claiming around half of the operational costs of chemical plants, distillation is still the most popular separation technology.
