The vote will be held as scheduled, they said, despite allegations that the election may have already been marred by fraud and vote-buying.

Despite continued allegations of a cover up by Syvret and others, no evidence to support the claim has been put forward.

On the whole, critical reception was positive, despite allegations of racist attitudes in the trailer shown at the 2007 E3 event.

In a statement, the company said it had long encouraged its scientists to publish research and to make scientific presentations "despite allegations to the contrary."

Several thousand sat down and there were 1,314 arrests, but no violence from demonstrators despite allegations of police brutality.

The Conservative government did not undertake any further investigation despite continuing allegations that the letter was forged.

Despite allegations that the children were being abused, a caseworker closed the file in February 2002.

An investigation later revealed that Faheem's case had been closed prematurely despite serious allegations of abuse.

Despite allegations, historians have found very little actual fraud in national elections.

Despite allegations by Roman sources of adultery and divorce, the marriage appears to have been happy.