The proposal was rejected by government despite a petition from over 3,000 local residents.

It was, by the way, for this reason that the Council rejected them despite the pretext of limited funds.

That seemed so corny I rejected it, despite my crash course in the strange and unusual.

And a federal judge recently ruled that the state continues to reject applications improperly, despite some improvements.

After being rejected by Shizuku, he distances himself from her despite his unchanged feelings.

The day before shipping out to boot camp, he was offered a job in finance, but rejected it despite the pleas of his family.

(1982), but it was rejected by the studio despite Siegel's objections.

The 38-year-old requested admission to Harvard after having been previously rejected by four schools despite impressive credentials.

Montreal and Kansas City are two of the teams prepared to reject the new agreement despite the loss they face.

During the period 1878-89, Congress consistently rejected appeals for Washington statehood despite its growing population.