He finished top scorer and was named player of the tournament.

Despite his affection for his daughters, he did not believe that Princess Isabel, although his heir, would have any chance of prospering on the throne.

Despite its high temperature, the corona emits very little light.

Despite pressure from the Carolingians, who laid siege to Rome, his decision held.

Despite his youth, he was one of the main Trojan war leaders.

Despite his infamy, Teach was not the most successful of pirates.

This was despite the fact that his company was in the middle of a pretty hectic event.

Useful as it has been, the concept of the Stone Age has its limitations.

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

In spite of its public and critical success, Magalhães did not get rich with his work.

Bin Laden's personal security detail consisted of bodyguards...personally selected by him.

Bath houses were very common at that time, especially in Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Despite his illness, the Sultan left his litter and led his forces on horseback.

Although it has not survived, more is known about it than any of his other works.

Although he worked in insurance, as a trained lawyer Kafka was keenly aware of the legal debates of his day .

Despite the bitterness of the defeat for Lincoln, his articulation of the issues gave him a national political reputation.

In spite of all their earlier difficulty, the royal couple became the parents of four children.

She loves her daughter, but believes that social position is more important than having a loving marriage.

Regardless of his health, Brown maintained his reputation as the hardest working man in show business by keeping up with his grueling performance schedule.

Although her mother bore eight children, all except Mary and her younger sister Anne died very young, and King Charles II had no legitimate children.

It was meant to console Vita for the loss of her ancestral home, though it is also a satirical treatment of Vita and her work.

She can also use her sword to shatter telepathic power inhibitors imposed on others, despite her own lack of telepathy.

Although we want to avoid suffering, it seems we are running somewhat towards it.

Although they compete in a number of different sports, Sporting are best known for their association football team.

Although Barral may not have escaped Pedro II's embraces , she certainly avoided his bed.

The Turing test, even if imperfect, at least provides something that can actually be measured.

In 1957, Botafogo appointed him as their coach, despite his lack of managerial experience.

Despite her professional triumphs, Garland struggled immensely in her personal life, starting when she was a child.

And despite their ferocious appearance, Tasmanian devils are actually quite adorable little animals.

Despite centuries of change, this reconstituted Wallach town has kept its identity very much intact.

The circumstance of his death is unrecorded, although a spurious legend, from centuries after, maintains that he died of a heart attack while in congress with his mistress.

Nonetheless, within a few years of his departure, St. Gregory of Nazianzus called him the Pillar of the Church .

The ECB must, of course, maintain its full monetary policy independence, despite its new role.

Despite Priestley's reduced scientific output, his presence stimulated American interest in chemistry.

Though questioning the game's lack of voice overs for its characters, Game Revolution praised its storyline and ending.

Though its appearance was distinct from the popular 2D platformers of the day, it was billed as a platform game on its packaging.

To protect Wollstonecraft, Imlay registered her as his wife in 1793, even though they were not married.

Modern historians do not accept this interpretation, while not exonerating Richard from responsibility for his own deposition.

Although he restored the true identities of his own family, he retained all of the other pseudonyms.

Maria Rita began singing professionally at the age of 24, although she had wanted to sing since she was 14.

Although only one eighth the average density of Earth, with its larger volume Saturn is just over 95 times more massive.

The outer atmosphere is generally bland and lacking in contrast, although long lived features can appear.

The end of the war saw a number of war crime trials, including the Malmedy massacre trial.

Despite all this turmoil in al Andalus, Abd al Rahman wanted to take the fight back east to Baghdad.

Despite exploitation of this natural wealth, 70 of its people live in poverty.