Sentence examples for previously, despite from inspiring English sources

Previously, despite having scripted The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), he had been forced to make way for Clint Eastwood as the director.

(Previously, despite Freud's belief that homosexuality could not be "cured," there had been a robust industry in the treatment of lesbianism as an ailment.

Statistics indicate that violent activities were as common at the end of the Gaviria years as they were previously, despite the attempts to negotiate peace.

The F.B.I. has told the committee that it wants to turn over an additional 500 pages of investigative documents not provided previously despite the committee's request for all relevant material when it began the review in April 2009.

Last year, for the first time in 20 years, Nielsen said the number of such households had dropped to 114.7 million, from 115.9 million previously, despite a rise in the number of households in the country.

(Previously, despite Freud's belief that homosexuality could not be "cured," there had been a robust industry in the treatment of lesbianism as an ailment. According to a psychoanalyst quoted in Time in 1956, ninety per cent of homosexuals could be healed — and should be, because there were no "healthy homosexuals").

The company also said 2003 profits would be less than previously expected despite robust results from its military business.

32) LBJ Every president must get their movie, and here is one of those previously overlooked, despite having a bit part in every account of the Kennedy assassination.

Here was an impact crater about 140 metres wide, previously unrecognised despite lying only a short distance from a busy road, and visible from miles away.

The funds raised just under £400m from small investors, who in December were told that their investments were worth between 20% and 40% less than they had previously believed, despite strong growth in global stock markets.

Landau has said previously that despite the back-to-back shooting schedule, Avatar 2 will be a completely separate film from the third instalment, with its own narrative arc and sense of closure.