Example sentences of "despite [art] latter [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Underwood has speed and balance and , on the New Zealand evidence , that extra sense that carries him closer to attacking chances than Andrew Harriman , despite the latter 's Rolls-Royce speed . |
| 2 | Despite the latter 's continuous nature it can accommodate a certain degree of selectivity when it comes to vibrations . |
| 3 | With the approach of the second anniversary of the brutal suppression of pro-democracy demonstrations by the State Law and Order Restoration Council ( SLORC ) , and no sign of the regime handing over power to the National League for Democracy ( NLD ) despite the latter 's sweeping electoral victory in May 1990 [ see pp. 37457-58 ; 37612 ] , there was a marked increase in tension and a renewal of violence at protests in early August . |
| 4 | There was particular concern in China over what was seen as a developing relationship between Taiwan and the Philippines , despite the latter 's formal recognition of China . |
| 5 | Bowing to pressure not to appoint a pakeha ( one of European extraction ) as Minister of Maori Affairs , Bolger gave the portfolio to Winston Peters , the National Party 's only Maori MP , despite the latter 's characterization of the new government 's economic policy as " economic drivel " . |
| 6 | By the end of the month the French , United Kingdom and United States governments had committed troops to maintain " safe havens " within Iraq , despite the latter 's condemnation , and UN relief agencies confirmed on April 29 that Kurdish refugees who had fled Iraq were returning home at the rate of 20,000 a day . |