Sentence examples for thrive in spite of from inspiring English sources

There are any number of restaurants that thrive in spite of serving notoriously bad food, and The Ivy's food isn't that bad.

India's firms mostly thrive in spite of the weak state; they need to make sure they do not thrive because of it.

But then, over in Plot 88, his eyes settled on a healthier plant, one that had managed to thrive in spite of the drought, producing plump kernels of wheat.

The synagogue, meanwhile, erected at the corner of Prospect and Church Streets in 1949, continues to thrive in spite of its own difficulties: It serves just 40 families, a far cry from its heyday, and no longer has a resident rabbi.

A hallmark of the gilded era of just a few short years ago, the eye-popping severance package continues to thrive in spite of the measures put in place in the wake of the financial crisis to crack down on excessive pay.

Everywhere in the world may look more and more like everywhere else, but there are still a few proudly Gallic institutions that you can count on spotting in any city or town in France: cafés that thrive in spite of Starbucks, bakeries with their total indifference to things gluten-free, tabacs that keep hanging on as smokers turn to e-cigarettes.

It does not feature a small-market team thriving in spite of its tiny payroll.

The Red Sox, with a payroll of $168 million, are hardly classic underdogs, and other teams have thrived in spite of injuries.

But, like those of many African countries, Ghana's tech entrepreneurs are thriving in spite of what is often perceived as a far from ideal environment.

I have met trans women who are thriving in spite of everything, but many who continue to struggle on multiple fronts, none of this helped by the current governments' attitude to social support and benefits.

Spending time with people who shared my experience, but had survived and thrived in spite of it, was an inspiration and many of these people remain good friends to this day.