(ii) The restriction of political freedom, in spite of the replacement, in March 2000, of the Political Associations Act of 1998 by the Associations and Political Parties Act and the increased activity by some opposition parties

In spite of the number of women contracting HIV AIDS through violent means, States have yet to fully acknowledge and act upon the interconnection between these two mutually reinforcing pandemics.

In spite of the urgent requirements of several prisoners for specialist treatment, the authorities are often slow to act upon the requests of medical professionals and in some cases deny access outright.

The president laughed in spite of himself.

The excessively insulting one, spreader of spite.

The excessively insulting one, spreader of spite.

He went out in spite of the rain.

They started in spite of the heavy rain.

I went out in spite of the rain.

He came in spite of the heavy snow.

In spite of the storm, he went out.

In spite of everything, I think it's not bad.

in spite of all the excuses he may offer.

in spite of all the excuses he may offer.

In spite of all this splendor, the beginning was extremely frustrating.

In spite of the heavy rain, he decided to go out.

I cannot help loving her in spite of her many faults.

In spite of falling oil prices, he brought this country up here.

They refused to talk to me in spite of my earnest request.

In spite of this, the Court convicted him on 10 November 1997.

In spite of the warning, he persists in disturbing the proceedings of Court.

A recent study by the Labour Inspectorate shows that in spite of policy efforts to prevent sexual harassment there is still a culture in the police service which allows male officers to act in a sexually offensive manner towards their women colleagues.

Your own experience reveals, in spite of all limitations, you are the whole.

He never says thanks in spite of all that I've done for him.

In spite of the tyrant s persecution, the hero valiantly carried on the struggle.

Nevertheless, in spite of that only partial success, we have achieved a lot.

A meme can flourish in spite of having a negative impact on genetic fitness.

In spite of this warning this new provision has been adopted on August 2003.

She's a physicist, and somehow stays smiling, in spite of everything going on back home.

'If you in spite of this won't listen to me, but walk contrary to me

Even today my complaint is rebellious. His hand is heavy in spite of my groaning.

'If you in spite of this won't listen to me, but walk contrary to me

Even today my complaint is rebellious. His hand is heavy in spite of my groaning.

However, in spite of those challenges, the country has improved noticeably since my last report.

However, in spite of these positive developments the intended objectives have not yet been achieved.

(d) Business continuity (the ability to reliably use computer applications in spite of partial failures).

In spite of five decades of efforts, the world was still witness to the crime of genocide.

In spite of my girly man hat, crocheted from plastic shopping bags, they shook my hand.

That demonstrated that SADC member States, in spite of limited resources, were committed to social development.

They are women who are standing on their feet in spite of their circumstances, not because of it.

And in spite of them having quite a high income, they have a huge number of HIV infected.

In spite of everything, however, FUDE, was resolved to fight for the elimination of colonialism and its effects.

In spite of all measures taken to accelerate the proceedings, cases still appear to be time consuming.

In spite of relatively solid legislation concerning the criminal code and family relations, practice is, however, different.

In spite of these actions, it is still widely agreed that much more needs to be done.