Sentence examples for to function despite from inspiring English sources

Its feat in continuing to function despite overwhelming obstacles was part of the event's high drama.

Mr. Chávez was quoted by Reuters as saying the country continued to function despite the protests.

Marquez said Ling's talent agency had continued to function despite the threat of extradition.

Some people are disabled by levels of depression that others can handle, and some contrive to function despite serious symptoms.

A life like that implicitly assumes that the society it inhabits will go on functioning no matter what you say about it, that the cafés and libraries and secondhand bookstores will continue to function despite the criticism.

Over its long history, experts on religion said, the church has established ways to function despite the illness or absence of its leaders, making no single person crucial at any given moment.

Trading was light, but not abnormally so, and the market appeared to function successfully despite the near-total destruction Tuesday of Cantor Fitzgerald L.P., an important player in the bond market.

At the time, she said she hoped to continue coaching for many years and show people it was possible to function normally despite the disease, but it quickly became apparent that Summitt's ability to do that would be limited.

Cayman Islands Gov. Stuart Jack in September assured the public that the territory's judicial system would continue to function normally, despite the arrest of a senior judge, Alexander Henderson, for "misconduct in public life".

This may have to do with participants wanting or expecting their affected upper extremity to function better despite the deficits.

In the book Sanjek describes how, against all odds, the Elmhurst-Corona community managed to function successfully despite the many jagged lines of race, ethnicity and language that cut across its social space.