Sentence examples for withstand despite from inspiring English sources

But, in the end, the underdog momentum gathered by The Hurt Locker was just too much for even the mighty Avatar to withstand, despite 11th hour upsets such as the banning of co-producer Nicolas Chartier from the ceremony, and a possible lawsuit in the offing over the film's authorship.

It suggests that those aged 15 to 34 are either happier than previous generations, or better equipped to withstand the pressures – despite increasing drink and drug use, rising obesity, higher levels of sexually transmitted disease and a more competitive, acquisitive and celebrity-obsessed culture.

During its 30 years of existence, it withstood storms despite the large amplitude oscillations caused.

It is of interest to note that the major structures of the medium-sized hydropower stations on the Minjiang river did withstand the Wenchuan earthquake, despite earthquake intensity exceeding engineering design expectations.

The Fukushima NPP was not designed to withstand such a tsunami, despite having been sited near the coast in a tectonically active zone (Acton and Hibbs 2012).

This peculiar bone microanatomical specialization would have been able to withstand high mechanical loads despite low skeletal mass.

The Abbott government is refusing to provide evidence to show its proposed citizenship bill could withstand a high court challenge, despite numerous experts telling an inquiry that the legislation might be unconstitutional.

Christian Noyer, head of the Bank of France, insisted the country's banks were strong enough to withstand the problems in Greece despite anxiety in the markets about French banks' ability to cope with the pressures in the eurozone.

Port scored the next two goals after Ballantyne's fumble to take a two-point lead into the long break, and they still led by three points at the final change despite having to withstand a Fremantle surge in the third quarter.

The government has refused to release evidence to show its proposed citizenship bill could withstand a high court challenge, despite numerous legal experts warning the legislation might be unconstitutional.

The turbine was initially thought to have been brought down by the wind despite being designed to withstand gales of up to 116 m.p.h.