The insurgency has continued despite concessions last year that offered the Bodo, who account for about 10 percent of the 23 million people in Assam, limited autonomy within the state.

But despite concessions from the cigarette makers, the proposal would allow the tobacco industry to win reprieve from the gravest legal and financial threats it has ever faced.

Losses mounted, despite concessions by its unions.

But despite concessions from the cigarette makers, the proposal would give the tobacco industry a reprieve from legal threats.

However, by the late 1980s, despite major concessions by its labor union, the future business outlook at Wayne Corporation, Virginia Overland's primary franchiser, had become bleak.

Despite such concessions, civil rights advocates said the agreement did little to allay their concerns about potential abuses of power.

Fourteen Republicans opposed $50 billion in spending cuts over five years despite major concessions by their leadership to win moderate support.

Despite those and other concessions, Mr. Cassidy said, the agreement represents "a significant raise for New York City firefighters."

Yet despite cosmetic concessions in the latest Security Council resolution, Washington clings to its unrealistic insistence on unilateral occupation.

Despite eventual concessions Egyptians ceded for the plan, Israel lobbyists opposed to the proposal galvanized the American public against it.