his tiredness, he walked to the station
slept well despite the noise
having earned a low salary, Linda gave money to her parents
went to work despite not feeling very well
new product turned out to be a success despite the pessimistic studies
Julie failed the exam despite having worked very hard
In spite of getting the highest result in the class, John still had problems with the teacher
the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain
being a little overweight, he is actually quite fit
being necessary for democracy, politicians are still liars and thieves