Sentence examples for spite of rules from inspiring English sources

And it is naive to assume that China, even if were to join the TPP, would not cut separate deals with other TPP members in spite of rules to the contrary, such as ignoring human rights violations in Vietnam or Malaysia, thus undermining the very 'rules' that the president says will make us so secure.

Heiger-Bernays is looking into accounts of rising pesticide use in some Boston community gardens, including the use of restricted chemicals, in spite of rules prohibiting them.

Philip Cullum, deputy chief executive of Consumer Focus, said: "In spite of new rules banning unfair sales practices, some traders are still doing very well out of unsuspecting consumers.

If Guzmán had a cell phone in spite of prison rules, it's possible that Sanchez-Villalobos did, too, and that he helped coördinate the escape tunnel from inside.

However, in spite of these rules, not all medicines for insured clients were prescribed by generic name or listed on the NHIML.

Mr. Fugazy's lawyer, Andrew J. Maloney, a former United States attorney in Brooklyn, said he essentially sought political help in getting the pardon in spite of the rule.

Smith engineered his recruitment into the Royal Air Force (RAF) in spite of this rule during 1940, suppressing mention of his studies, and formally joined in September 1941.

Yet, Korean startups have thrived even in these adverse circumstances, creating compelling products that get continuous use in spite of the payment rules.

And in spite of all the rules, people still do their own thing, which is really representative of the rebellious American spirit.

In spite of stringent regulatory rules that enforce the conduction of large-scaled registration programmes, rare adverse effects may only become apparent after marketing authorisation, when a large group of patients has been treated for a longer period of time.

And Ms. Park would do well to remember why her father is widely honored today, in spite of his authoritarian rule: he, like other Korean leaders before and since, was able to define the most compelling national task of his time and accomplish it.