Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] spite of " in BNC.
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| 1 | When all the possible beneficiaries are of full age and under no disability ( such as that of an infant or lunatic ) , they may put an end to the trust by requiring the trustee to transfer the property to them or to dispose of it according to their directions ; and this is so in spite of any direction to the contrary in the settlement , such as a direction that payment is not to be made to a beneficiary till he reaches the age of 25 . |
| 2 | These were truths and remain so in spite of the fallacious ideological baggage with which they are mixed up . |
| 3 | Cliff 's tally of 20 League goals in 1963–64 , when he was joint-top scorer with Peter Burridge , has only been exceeded since 1961 by Mark Bright in 1988 and Ian Wright in 1989 , but Cliff again headed our list of scorers in Division Two in 1964–65 with 11 more goals , and he did so in spite of spending several games at centre-half . |
| 4 | So in spite of the fact that guilt under Section 28 revolves around the intention of the authority and hence the librarian , it is possible that the homosexual nature of the content may at some stage be the focus of attention if it is believed to have no artistic or literary merit . |
| 5 | Anyone who thinks that there must be , and that there must be a process of encoding a thought into a form of words , says so in spite of , and not because of , his experience of what it is to say things . |
| 6 | Women working in West Belfast do so in spite of government policies rather than because of them . |
| 7 | So in spite of the tree 's failure to make its seeds totally impregnable , it has succeeded , at the cost of a percentage of its seeds , in getting some of them distributed . |
| 8 | So in spite of Reaganite sneers and the activities of hostile employers ' organisations such as the Equal Employment Advisory Committee , progress for North American women and minority people is being made . |
| 9 | So in spite of it being a mid-turn switch , in this case we seem to have a different type of switch from the one in ( 6 ) , for the other parties to the conversation respond differently to it . |
| 10 | So in spite of the Conservatives domination of the area , we can expect some exciting contests in this election and perhaps even some upsets . |
| 11 | That 's how I was taught you see and so in spite of the long lapse of years there 's still a tremendous amount up there because it was , it was properly learnt , you learn something thoroughly |
| 12 | His younger brother Thomas , who had stayed in Marston , was assessed on goods only in spite of having inherited 3 acres called ‘ Dauers ’ . |
| 13 | Obviously tortoises and armadillos can not be classified together in spite of their similarities . |
| 14 | If a church finds itself divided but comes together in spite of this to pray and fast and repent and seek God for a renewal of love , then unity and power can be restored from within and a breakthrough occur . |
| 15 | They might still have come together in spite of what she had done . |
| 16 | In a strong khaki handkerchief he kept his money , the handful of coins he had managed to save or pilfer and hide away in spite of Sweetheart 's threats that she would always find him out if he tried to lie or keep wicked secrets from her . |
| 17 | I , I think it 's regrettable that the concerns and the criticisms of the use of open dips er , has still not gone away in spite of what the institute 's said . |
| 18 | Moving quickly in spite of his elderly bulk , Mait went directly up the steps leading to his peristyle , and saw the wreckage where his Bagi had once stood . |
| 19 | The shower cubicle was in a tiny room with a basin and toilet off the bedroom , and a luxurious steam built up quickly in spite of the efforts of the extractor fan to draw it away . |
| 20 | GOVERNMENT compensation for victims of the BCCI scandal was virtually ruled out yesterday in spite of a highly critical report by MPs on the role of the Bank of England . |
| 21 | His hand went to the small of her back , pulling her to him once more in spite of her resistance . |
| 22 | To this end she stays a virgin , or practises abstinence , or contraception , or if things get further in spite of her best endeavours — for both men and her own desires are importunate — terminates . |
| 23 | His hands swept over her and she curled against him willingly in spite of her fears , bringing back that same quickening of his breath . |
| 24 | The pages that follow will help to explain how this could have come about : how Charles , partly by conscious action , but also in spite of himself , played a crucial part in France 's making . |
| 25 | When madness can not be contained , or attempts to control it fail repeatedly in spite of various changes in mental health policies , the answer is sought in greater powers of control and surveillance , now extended into people 's homes and the community at large . |
| 26 | Banking services and finance companies continued to trade profitably in spite of higher interest rates and the group 's network of independent financial advisers , has made good progress , although slower than envisaged . |
| 27 | If that were true , it was probably in spite of Ken , not because of him . |
| 28 | Paul Hammond was the Palace goalkeeper charged by Malcolm Allison to succeed the legendary John Jackson , and it was a measure of Paul 's ability that , eventually , he was able to do that successfully in spite of the attitude of some sections of the Palace crowd , which opposed his selection . |
| 29 | She knew it instinctively in spite of the curtness of his words . |
| 30 | Marion 's charm for any man was automatic , and rather in spite of himself Ranald softened towards her , though he snorted in mockery of the title . |