81.   Despite their best efforts to diffuse potential disputes in advance of the convention, Republican leaders may have an internal squabble on their hands.

82.   Despite their best efforts, for example, Republicans were unable to untrack the Teapot Dome investigation.

83.   Despite their best efforts, the Lams and the Bucs are still in playoff contention.

84.   Despite the best efforts of the Legislature, Florida still has the strongest public-records law in the nation.

85.   Despite the best efforts of the school district and law enforcement, Thompson said nothing can preclude every violent act from occurring.

86.   Despite their best efforts to assert that they had buried their differences, the two leaders squirmed when a reporter asked them about the health of their personal relationship.

87.   Despite their best efforts to keep track of such activity, neither the CIA nor the State Department knew about the theft.

88.   Despite their best efforts, a few gigabytes of cyberbabble managed to leak into the atmosphere.

89.   Despite their best efforts, secular lawmakers have not been able to break the grip of the Orthodox.

90.   Despite your best efforts, your laptop could still be stolen.