21.   His acquittal came despite his ties to Millar and an account of the robbery that prosecutors had derided as unbelievable.

22.   Illegal immi grants will come despite the big budgets and the nasty atmosphere.

23.   In Japan, layoffs are slow in coming despite a desperate need to cut costs in industry after industry.

24.   Industrywide, the slowest sales pace of the year came despite rebates that remained high and interest rates that remained low last month.

25.   It came despite calls for the bank to cut rates quickly to help fend off a global economic downturn.

26.   It came despite promises on Friday from the Russian foreign minister, Igor Ivanov, that Russian troops would not enter the southern Serb province before NATO did.

27.   Nader is in the great tradition of political die-hards who stubbornly hope against hope that they can keep the reporters and speaking fees coming despite all the derisive laughter.

28.   Of all the Nittany Lion disappointments, this would be the most unexplainable because it would come despite the perceived political advantage of a Big Ten championship.

29.   One of her co-workers , Ed Czekaj, came despite the objections of his wife, who hates crowds.

30.   One of her co-workers, Ed Czekaj, came despite the objections of his wife, who hates crowds.