Sentences with phrase «despite assurances»

He was afraid of the water and the food in Mexico, despite my assurances (and those of the dumbfounded ship personnel).

Despite assurances from FaCSIA that the reorganisation will lead to a greater focus within that Department on Indigenous policies and programs by bringing together all Indigenous - specific programs, [240] I am concerned that we are in fact seeing an increase in «disconnected» government.

What is more, there appears to be no prospect of such a nationwide initiative, as the leadership role that would have to be played by the Commonwealth Government for such an object is not yet evident [142], despite assurances that MCATSIA will be providing intergovernmental coordination and monitoring mechanisms as required.

Despite these assurances, Franken still was compelled to ask some direct questions about how Apple is storing and using this data.

Despite assurances that Face ID is both secure and accurate when it comes to speedy and successful authentication, many doubt its prowess.

As previously reported, DRIP expands the authorities» surveillance powers so that foreign web communications service providers can be forced to hand over user information — despite the assurances of the U.K. government that it only maintains the «status quo».

Despite assurances that he would not share the video with anyone, the ex-boyfriend uploaded it to a pornographic website, and showed it to mutual friends.

Despite assurances from Kuhn that the university is «a community of safety,» Falconer wanted to know what would happen to a student who discovers they are gay while at the university.

Despite assurances from the agencies I remain unconvinced that the «rigorous and comprehensive evaluation» touted by RGGI will in fact preclude the possibility of significant problems.

Despite his assurances, running four times the amount of players compared to PUBG and Fortnite in a larger, more densely - populated world is still no easy feat.

Meanwhile, the long - promised free - to - play PlayStation Plus edition of DriveClub was nowhere to be seen, and still hasn't materialised at the time of writing, despite assurances the developers are still working on it.

Despite those assurances, doubt grew.

This is despite assurances earlier in the year that it would continue the series with a new team, one which it also seemed to be hiring for.

The title was recently rumoured to have been put on hold, despite assurances that the acquisition wouldn't have an immediate direct impact on the game's development.

The biggest worry among gamers is that EA's support for the console may go the same way as the WiiU support, which was dropped despite assurances it would continue.

And despite assurances that this time around the console version would be developed alongside the PC version and that Pyrhana Bytes, the PC developers, would be keeping a firm eye on it, Wizarbox have once again delivered a technical mess to our beloved consoles, burying anything good that Risen 2 brought to the table in the process.

Despite assurances by Blue Buffalo that «this mislabeling poses no health, safety or nutrition issue,» and that «any Blue Buffalo food could include a mislabeled ingredient is totally unacceptable», it brings up several discomforting points:

Despite assurances about modern encryption and other measures, security breaches pose an obvious risk.

Simply look at history - often funds such as SLV have gone under despite all assurances.

Electricians, drywallers, plumbers and a variety of other tradespeople were still busy constructing their home and, despite assurances from the builder, the couple seriously doubted their $ 443,000 new build would be ready for possession in 14 days.

Almost all authors do their own promotion and spend their own money to do so, despite assurances from their publishers that they will take care of promotion.

Despite assurances from the publisher, those obstacles were costly and may continue to have lasting impact on not only HBG, but other major publishing houses who are working to stay relevant... and stay open.

Strangely enough, the Cooper S had more play than I expected — despite the assurances of Mini representatives on hand that both should have been identical.

And despite the assurances that highlighting these socioeconomic gap

The State Department of Education has yet to release the state - level results of last year's pilot administration of SBAC, despite assurances that it will do so.

Due ardent citizen - driven opposition, states began to reconsider what appeared to be Federally imposed standards, despite assurances to the contrary.

And despite assurances that drill - and - kill test prep would end, schools are scrambling to get their students ready for tests that still rely heavily on multiple - choice problems.

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THE BLU - RAY DISC by Bill Chambers Despite assurances that it's been «remastered,» Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings looks as crappy as ever on Blu - ray.

While its deluge of positive reactions should be enough to fight off any criticism for the time being, Captain America: Civil War had faced the put - down that rather than being Cap's story, the massive cast made it look like Avengers 2.5 despite assurances that this was really about Steve Rogers» journey.

People who, despite assurances to the contrary, still see color first and the person second.

Despite those assurances, Pierce County's Migler says it's hard for him to see why other areas would be any more welcoming to the borehole tests.

No fewer than four commercial banks have remained closed in Omoku town; the headquarters of Ogba - Egbema - Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State despite assurances of improvement...

What happened between 6.30 am and 7.30 am on Monday 25th April, 2016 despite assurances from the Security Agencies?

This is despite assurances from government that the bill will be passed soon.

Despite assurances from Theresa May, Carwyn Jones warns that Brexit could undermine devolution.

Two Ithaca schools are continuing to show elevated lead levels in water supplies despite assurances that

«Despite assurances from ministers,» she said last year, «real concerns remain about the potential negative impact of Brexit on women's rights.

In this year's state budget — passed last week — there was no money for the War Memorial, despite assurances lawmakers were working on it.

However, according to Mr. Ablakwa, the government failed to present a clear strategy in the 2018 budget statement to fix the issues despite their assurances.

It was angry Lib Dem backbenchers who forced Mr Osborne to the Commons on Monday to explain his plans amid complaints the squeeze would hit the most vulnerable despite assurances all cuts would be made in a «fair» way.

The U.S. Senate approved a $ 60 billion package Friday, but despite his assurances of a vote House Speaker John Boehner pulled the bill Tuesday.

«Despite his assurances and our warnings, the Minister seems unable to make it clear to schools and local authorities that the grant is specifically designed to support disadvantaged pupils.

Despite assurances from Governor Andrew Cuomo, State Senator Tony Avella is afraid that New York's decennial, party - controlled redistricting process will not be reformed in time for next year's elections.

Adam, a $ 10,000 - a-month consultant for AbTech, eventually lost his job with the firm when he couldn't help expedite payments to AbTech from the Nassau contract, despite assurances his father was pushing legislation on public - private partnerships and a potential $ 800 million clean water fund that would have helped the company's bottom line.

Despite assurances that he discloses everything, Mayor de Blasio ducked and weaved Tuesday in response to questions about five investigations swirling around his administration.

The move to host the two in the country was criticized by many observers including the then - in - opposition New Patriotic Party, who described the two as a security threat despite assurances to the contrary by the US.

«Despite the assurances over the case of Sadiq Khan, the question remains about whether we are moving towards a surveillance society in which nothing is private and conversations are routinely monitored, recorded and logged,» he commented.

Despite assurances that Buhari's health is nothing to worry about, the presidency is increasingly being urged to be more open about his condition.

Their demand comes despite assurances from the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo, to reduce electricity tariff, in particular.