Sentences with phrase «efforts to the contrary»

So despite my best efforts to the contrary, it looks like I'm a part of the problem after all.

An inconvenient truth of mainline Protestantism is that, despite efforts to the contrary, it remains the stronghold of WASP Christianity.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Jazz Fest organizers don't have any plans to move to the Lakeview Amphitheater next summer, despite county efforts to the contrary.

Because of the near - constant efforts to the contrary, this Funeral is more dreary than most.

Essentially, the criminal justice system in this country, despite political efforts to the contrary, is based upon the Open Justice principle.

Despite what may have been years of effort to the contrary, individuals find themselves unable to move forward because they keep doing the same things over and over again in a vicious cycle that only reinforces itself over time.

In general, the EcoBoost hustles this two - plus - ton SUV around with gusto, and despite efforts to the contrary, my right foot was still able to extract a reasonable 20 MPG average out of my week of mixed city and highway driving.

Jazz Fest organizers don't have any plans to move to the Lakeview Amphitheater next summer, despite county efforts to the contrary.

It being unchanged despite all the efforts to the contrary is a miracle.

And despite any efforts to the contrary, you did look very pretty in the photo in the grey dress at the wedding.

Who: Robert Redford What: After a collision with a shipping container at sea, a resourceful sailor finds himself, despite all efforts to the contrary, staring his mortality in the face.

The heart wants what the heart wants, after all, and despite efforts to the contrary, it's tough to argue against the 640i with the top dropped, the sun in the sky and your own personal stars aligned.

Before we give up our lifestyles, not just here but throughout the rich world (and increasingly beyond in China, India, and elsewhere), we will scour the planet for fossil fuels, which will, despite efforts to the contrary, remain the major energy source for decades to come.

Despite all efforts to the contrary, cancer diagnoses are on the rise, with treatments accounting for huge turnover in the pharmaceutical industry.