Sentence examples for spite of approving from inspiring English sources

Ms. O'Donnell, in spite of approving the switch, tried to fire the new editor, Susan Toepfer, three days later.

In spite of the above, many approved of the reform.

On January 26, in spite of widespread condemnation, Denmark's parliament approved a bill presented by the right-wing minority government of the prime minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, which proposed drastic reforms curbing asylum seekers' rights – including the confiscation of migrants' valuables.

In the end, however, he felt the story was important enough to be told in spite of the embarrassment he felt, and he approved the screenplay.

After trials in Europe, the US drugs giant Wyeth developed Redux, which was approved by the Food and Drug Administration FDAA) in spite of evidence of women developing pulmonary hypertension while taking fenfluramines.

In spite of these advantages, there are currently no FDA approved molecular targeted optical contrast agents.

In spite of its partial agonist activity, tamoxifen has been approved for use as chemopreventive agent for breast cancer in high-risk women [ 14].

In spite of its prevalence, no clinical therapeutics have been approved for use in the US or elsewhere that directly target biofilm formation and persistence.

In spite of our admiration of Mr. Hughes, we can't approve of this loose definition.

A third possibility is a national commission that would present a master plan for thousands of miles of new transmission lines that Congress could approve for the whole country in spite of local objections for individual pieces.

Joel Hackney, the president of the Nortel unit up for auction, said he was confident that the court would approve the sale to Avaya in spite of Verizon's concerns.