Despite a long battle with injury, Ronan was never to play another professional match again.

Despite a constant battle with his weight Higgins won almost every major race on the Australian calendar.

Despite a bloody battle, he was able to accomplish the task.

Despite a four-year battle with cancer, he was able to produce in record time a body of work that features over forty historic mosques.

Despite a bloody battle, the emir successfully entered his capital.

I do rather enjoy having the flat to myself, despite a constant battle with my clutter!

The breach occurred despite a month-long battle by the local residents.

She succumbed despite an all-night battle by surgeons and other physicians to save her.

He is an ally of Spawn despite a savage battle in their first encounter.

Covering his time in government from 1964 to 1970, they appeared despite a legal battle by the government to block publication.