31.   Wrongful convictions occur despite best efforts of prosecutors because defendants, especially those who are indigent, sometimes get bad lawyers and are unable to mount adequate defenses.

32.   Ali said the funding cutoff occurred despite Bush administration assurances that it has full confidence in the Iraqi National Congress and Liberty TV in particular.

33.   But guerrillas have warned they could not guarantee frictions would not occur despite a cease-fire NATO arranged first in an attempt to smooth the deployment.

34.   He added that it was occurring despite pledges from the leaders of the rival Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and the Kurdistan Democratic Party to avoid harming the civilian population.

35.   He noted that no serious cease-fire violations have occurred despite occasional skirmishes between the two sides.

36.   He said these incidents occur despite significant efforts to instruct the troops on how to behave.

37.   In many countries, such as the Netherlands and Canada, outbreaks have occurred despite high vaccination rates.

38.   Industrial accidents still continue to occur despite wide publicity to create awareness.

39.   Proponents of the legislation have said it was needed to stanch a rising tide of personal bankruptcies that had occurred despite the booming economy.

40.   Proponents of the legislation have said it is needed to stanch a rising tide of personal bankruptcies that had occurred despite the booming economy.