Despite my efforts,

Despite our continuing efforts to build up our security forces, those forces cannot as yet assume full responsibility for maintaining our national security and defending our borders.

Despite all my efforts... you still...

3. Despite these efforts, formidable challenges remain.

The Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty, despite recent disappointing developments, still remains the cornerstone in our efforts to strengthen the non proliferation regime.

Field systems efforts are progressing steadily despite limited resources.

Our countries have undertaken to diversify our economies despite the obvious dislocations within our societies.

Instances of torture have always occurred despite efforts to eliminate them.

Despite the efforts made, housing supply falls far short of demand.

Despite those efforts, there had been no change in their situation.

But despite our verbal assurances, they wanted some proof.

Unfortunately, Albania was not able to co sponsor the draft resolution this year. Despite our great and constructive efforts, the sponsors of this draft could not accommodate our principled position on a number of issues.

But despite the attention paid to these efforts, they remain emphatically extracurricular.

Despite those encouraging figures, it is clear that more efforts are needed.

Despite their efforts, his family have been unable to determine his whereabouts.

Despite Kazakhstan's best efforts, more help was needed from the country's development partners.

Despite the efforts of Governments, the demand for narcotic drugs continued to rise.

When I was in Somalia as Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs in 1992, I saw for myself the dangers faced by our staff in their day to day work, despite our best efforts to protect them.

We must redouble our efforts and refocus our approaches.

And despite all of our best efforts and intentions, kids are always going to figure out how to do the most dangerous thing they can, in whatever environment they can.

No, we may hang on, despite the huge burdens of debt that we've accumulated, despite the evidence that we've lost our work ethic and other parts of our historical mojo.

Despite the New York Times' and Vanity Fair's best efforts recently, they're not brothers.

Despite efforts to mitigate natural disasters, response was constrained by limited capacity and resources.

Despite those efforts, drug abuse continued to rise among both young people and adults.

Despite all such efforts, we, like many developing countries, know that much remains to be done in order to honour all the national commitments that have been made to our youth.

In September 2001 despite the destruction of the New York World Trade Center, the location of our headquarters, the WTCA persisted in its efforts to foster peace and stability through trade.

Despite the increased public awareness today, we cannot rest on our laurels.

Despite our interest in attracting investments, and despite our efforts to create a climate conducive to the flow of investments, the fact still remains that investment agreements should strike a fair balance between protecting the rights of the investor, on the one hand and ensuring the rights and interests of the receiving States, on the other.

Despite admirable mine clearance efforts, there was much work ahead and international support was indispensable.

Despite efforts by the Tribunal to recruit more qualified staff, many sections still remain understaffed.

All our efforts were in vain.

We must, therefore, enhance our efforts.

It's increased our dependence on foreign oil despite the gains in fuel efficiency.

In ways that, despite our resources, they can do it better than us.

Despite the bravery of our own fledgling forces, we cannot do it alone.

We thank the United Nations for recognizing our efforts, which are the result of policies engineered to ensure the development of the individual despite the obstacles that we face as a small economy.

Despite their best efforts, genetically engineered crops are the most rapidly successful agricultural innovation in history.

Despite special fund raising efforts, funding to finance training activities in Nairobi could not be secured.

Despite the Chairman's efforts, it was not possible to reach an overall agreement on those issues.

Questions about Iran's nuclear activities remain unanswered, despite repeated efforts by the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Despite their tireless efforts, African countries, especially in the sub Saharan region, faced numerous development difficulties.

Despite these efforts, a limited number of Rwandan refugees chose to return during most of 1996.

Despite mediation efforts by regional organizations, the Government was not in control of the two islands.

The council commended the Agency s efforts to provide education services at acceptable standards despite financial constraints.

Despite efforts by UNMIBH to restructure the RS and Federation police, little progress has been achieved.