Sentence examples for were, despite from inspiring English sources

Whatever the reason, executive teams are significantly larger than they were despite some positions having faded.

And they were, despite the potential pitfalls — like breathing in too much Nutella.

These findings were despite the relatives having an equivalent level of general intellectual function to that of controls.

Sarah Pickup, president of Adass, said the reductions were despite resources being transferred from the NHS to protect services and fund rising demographic pressures.

More amusing, the concrete road dividers known as Jersey barriers were — despite their name — first developed in California in the mid-1940s.

One of the show's subjects — the dowager empress Cixi (1835-1908) — rose much further than many other wives (who were, despite their high status, considered the emperor's property).

As a boy growing up in Worcester, Mass., I remember being aware from a very young age that my neighbors, students in my school and people on the street were -- despite frenetic preparations and gift buying -- simply friendlier, more relaxed, more outgoing and more inclined to smile at holiday time.

We both had to share with sisters who were prettier and smarter than we felt we were.... Despite the monumental differences in our situations, to this day I feel that Anne helped me get through the teens with a sense of inner focus.

That light truck occupants were killed as often as they were despite the far greater likelihood of surviving a crash suggests that light trucks are more likely to smash into another car in the first place.

America's telecoms regulator, the Federal Communications Commission, has recently completed a review of its rules, and has decided to leave things much as they were despite furious lobbying from the Bells, which plan to appeal.

In mussels (M. edulis), fluorescent PS microspheres (3.0 and 9.6 µm) were despite excretion with the faeces still detected in the haemolymph 48 d post-exposure [144].