But that is a logic we cannot accept.

Despite some progress, there is widespread demand for microfinance.

I will therefore vote against it, despite the fact that it contains a number of positive elements.

Despite the urgings of some friends, he refused to emigrate.

Budget execution worked correctly in 2003 despite some unforeseen events.

Despite some alarmist prognoses f92), a military putsch seems quite impossible today.

In spite of a series of reforms, grassroots democracy has not seriously taken root.

Despite the few improvements, it is too one sided and sometimes incorrect, in my view.

Despite these efforts, however, Niger's southwest remains isolated and vulnerable.

They are also universal principles, despite certain differences in emphasis.

This is because this plan, even if amended significantly by Parliament, is still dangerous.

Tahir advanced on Baghdad and defeated a force sent against him.

But, despite some transitional market turbulence, the overall effect will likely be positive.

In its justification it says things that seem absurd to us.

Independent, professional commissioners now command most police administrations, despite some political resistance.

These dumpings are supervised by the Nuclear Energy Agency (ΝΕΑ) of the OECD.

Added to this was a polemical, electoral speech by Mr Galland, rendering it all the more difficult for me to vote in favour.

Although the film has undergone some revisions, it has not yet been released for public viewing.

Wilder commented that the film was the biggest success he had ever been associated with.

In spite of some departures of players the team after the qualifying round reached the second place.

Despite some signals to this effect, there are still no positive, conclusive findings from fishermen or the scientific community.

Despite several successes, he was strangled by his own vizir in 1358, after which the dynasty began to decline.

While there have been some successes, progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals has been mixed.

Despite some development and economic progress, Tibet continues to face fundamental problems of survival.

However, it still has some reservations, which are outlined below.

But, despite a flurry of early initiatives, the world remains as far from that goal as ever.

(3) Despite several attempts, four Member States have never obtained funding (Finland, Greece, Luxembourg and Poland).

Despite its few tentative good points, the signal you are sending out by means of this directive is the wrong one, and it is being sent at the wrong time.

There has also, despite a number of outbreaks of major animal diseases, been almost no extra money set aside for possible future outbreaks.

Finally, I would refer to the appeal to secure a majority of votes tomorrow to enable this ship as one member put it to be launched on its maiden voyage, despite some reservations and also in spite of some inconsistencies, which we could not allow to go unmentioned.

It was noted that, despite some success stories, there had been no overall improvement in energy efficiency in the region.

It is simply a question of give and take and it can go on indefinitely.

It was never as safe as it is today in spite of some of the problems that still exist and will probably continue.

During the last years of the war, the Romans also extended their power into northern Etruria and Umbria.

2.5 Despite the progress made and the positive results achieved, the economic potential of women has not been adequately realised.

Although there has been some slippage, I trust that the remaining Israeli troop redeployments will materialise soon.

Despite the fact that some progress has been made, the implementation of this article for now only partially meets the expectations that it raised.

Despite all opposition on the part of a number of Member States and despite all warnings and protests from some interested parties in the electricity sector, my instinct tells me that we can amend the original regulation without any problems.

Despite the bold Global Times editorial, netizens reported that the entrances of a few churches were blocked during Christmas this year.

Despite some intervention made by the Monti government, a much bigger effort is needed to jump start the reconstruction.

On September 20, 2015, the new constitution was passed despite much controversy over several discriminatory provisions it contained.

1.2 This cannot be said about the second pillar of the strategy, the social dimension, although some new initiatives had been introduced.

2.4 Despite some initial successes, Europe at the beginning of 2005 is still far from reaching its ambitious targets.

What I am trying to say is that despite the transposition of a number of directives, these are not always carried out in reality.

Despite acceptance of some of our amendments, in our view this report implies that social inclusion generates full employment.