1.   The defeat, the second in a by-election to the House of Councillors within a month, occurred despite the investment of huge campaign resources.

2.   The progression to cirrhosis in our patient occurred despite the lack of significant inflammation.

3.   Relapse is usual after therapy has ceased and may occur despite treatment.

4.   These mechanisms were not able to offset the net sodium secretion induced by CT, however, which occurred despite net water absorption.

5.   One can, however, understand the way in which the difference in diffusivities enables each type of motion to occur despite the overall stable stratification.

6.   All of this has occurred despite his being hacked about Boone replacing him at second base.

7.   All of this occurred despite two factors that should have protected CompuServe.

8.   But if democracy and markets thrive, that virtuous outcome will have occurred despite Western bungling.

9.   Dylan talks about his creative renaissance, which occurred despite his contempt for the music industry.