Sentences with phrase «spite of one's efforts»

Our city is attempting to crack down on these people, but some of them seem to persist in spite of efforts to document what they're doing.

Over and above, and sometimes in spite of the efforts and sins of men, this process moves in its own determined way.

He also alleged that the governor did not want the leadership crisis rocking the party to be resolved in spite of the efforts of President Muhammadu Buhari to reconcile all aggrieved members of the party throughout the federation.

One of the problems is that, in spite of efforts by such ecumenical leaders as M. M. Thomas (the Reinhold Niebuhr of Asian Christianity), who has been closely associated with the activist groups, most have not been able to, or have not been interested in, clarifying the theological bases of their action.

«This is in spite of efforts made by us to get things done in that direction several weeks ago.

it's really annoying that with the way some players in the starting XI (prior to this season) and to an xtent the manager at times frustrate the effort of Alexis n other quality players.In spite of the effort they put in we offering a paltering sum below 200k.

Although we did not receive any Government or Ministry funding, in spite of efforts on our behalf by The Right Honourable William Haque, leader of the Conservative Party and other MP's, MAFF made some donations «in kind» and saved us some expenditure as well.

She was not included in the major exhibitions of realist art that took place in the 1960s in, among other museums, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, in spite of her efforts at ingratiating herself with two of the major curators of the time, Frank O'Hara and Henry Geldzahler, by painting their portraits.

In spite of my effort over the years to simplify our life and home, I also want to keep the traditions, the sparkle and the child - like wonder of Christmas alive in whatever way I can each year.

In spite of the efforts of monetary policy makers, actual U.S. economic growth has slowed, while WLI growth has barely budged from a two - and - a-half-year low.

In spite of efforts by activists to organize protests of the USDA action and demand that it return the purged information to the website, the federal government has not changed its stance.

Some cats seem predisposed to developing dental disease in spite of every effort made to prevent it.

In spite of the Code, and in spite of the efforts of thousands of breastfeeding advocates, the infant formula market is thriving, formula companies are growing, and profits are mounting.

Yet in spite of his efforts, he noticed only a certain percentage of would take action and get stellar results, and his business began to plateau at the $ 1.2 billion mark.

The quarter's disappointing sales trends sparked fears that Whole Foods continues to cede market share in the organics business to Wal - Mart (WMT), Target (TGT) and others in spite of efforts to lower prices in areas like produce.

Romans tells us that we will always be unclean pipes, in spite of our efforts; and that there is nothing unclean of itself, if we are searching to find God there.

In spite of His efforts to walk erect, the weight of the heavy wooden beam, together with the shock produced by blood loss, is too much for Jesus.

Before then her life abounded in all the blessings of the other dozen wise women, but, in spite of efforts of her father, the curse of the unrecognized thirteenth brought her down.

It's up to believers to prove that Santa exists and in spite of all their efforts, their is not one hint of proof... nothing!

A second observation is about the plurality of religions and cultures which endures in history in spite of all efforts to draw them into one center and integrate them into the fabric of one religious community.

T is teething again and, in spite of my efforts to keep him on rock time, he woke at 7.

And for those of you who are quick to judge or comment on the food itself (regardless of the shape it may be cut into), or if you've ever been on the receiving end of being shamed for the foods you make, in spite of your efforts, THIS post is for you.

In spite of the efforts to consciously break with the past, the shadow of 2007 - 08 was unmistakably present in this election.

The first lady informed that the association was in the state to launch the Lagos chapter adding that in spite of the effort of government, a lot need to be done in terms of education and advocacy to address breast cancer issue in the country.

As the Rokita court noted, voters who lack Photo ID undoubtedly exist somewhere, but the fact that Plaintiffs, in spite of their efforts, have failed to uncover anyone «who can attest to the fact that he / she will be prevented from voting» provides significant support for a conclusion that the Photo ID requirement does not unduly burden the right to vote.

The Nigerian Army has noted that its free medical outreach programme slated for Igbo - Etche Community in Etche, Rivers State, went on smoothly with hundreds of citizens in the community participating in - spite of efforts by rumour mongers to discredit the outreach.

Zakari said that in spite of the efforts of mediators, the conditions earlier set as pre requisite for the conduct of the elections by the Commission were not met in Rivers State.

«We can no longer live with the abandonment of access roads to the ports which have been in the state of disrepair for years in spite of efforts to draw government attention to the need to fix them,» he said.

Ortom expressed regret that in spite of efforts by the Federal Government to restore peace to the state, some Fulani mercenaries were thwarting the efforts.

Hilary Benn, Ben Bradshaw, Jim Murphy and Douglas Alexander all seem likely to be elected, Peter Hain and Liam Byrne perhaps a bit less so: Hain, now being in his 60s, will (however harshly) be seen by some as too old and, in spite of his efforts, he hasn't succeeded in redefining a constituency on the soft left for himself.

The salmon on that pasture, in spite of every effort, have disappeared.

And I've been trying so hard to eat properly (drastically reducing refined carbohydrate intake as well as total avoidance of PUFAs) but in spite of my efforts, I'm getting hounded to take the first train to Statinville.

Well, friends, I tried and I tried to contact the winner of my Zoya Winter Wishes giveaway, but in spite of my efforts, I was unable to track her down.

I too have yucky teeth in spite of efforts to keep them sparkly.

But in spite of our efforts, I just couldn't buy into the redemption of Jerry Maguire.

With his friends, he is trapped in a seedy urban underworld in spite of the efforts of his family to get him clean, even against his will.

Unable to speak the language, forced to eat unfamiliar food night after night and suffering from terrible homesickness, the youths flounder in spite of their efforts to work hard for Coach House.

In spite of his efforts to escape, Max (Tom Hardy) is captured and brought to the town of Citadel.

In spite of these efforts, and those of many allies in Civil Society, the COP failed to move substantially forward towards the ultimate goal of agreeing on a plan to avert climate catastrophe, although in the final hours it agreed to an outcome in order to keep work moving towards Paris next year.

In spite of these efforts, learning transfer is an abysmal 37 %.

As a result, in spite of these efforts, students who fall behind grade - level material tend to stay behind.

«In spite of the efforts of both those in government and the private sector, the outlook for America to compete for quality jobs has further deteriorated over the past five years,» concludes the panel's new report.

In spite of the efforts you have made to have control of your finances and spending, the possibility of rejection remains.