1 This shirt is dirty even though I've washed it twice
2 Mark enjoyed his helicopter trip over the Grand Canyon in Arizona despite being afraid of heights
3 Despite losing a lot of blood, he is in stable condition
4 Even though John had the necessary qualifications, he was not hired because of his health
5 In spite of being successful, she felt dissatisfied
6 They drank from the stream although they knew it was polluted
7 The villagers refuse to leave despite the threatened food supply
8 Reid failed to score himself although he helped Jones score two goals
9 In spite of my injured foot, I managed to walk to the nearest village
10 Brian went ahead with his original plan for the company although everyone disagreed with him
11 He couldn't sleep in spite of his tiredness
12 Despite having got a Vietnamese name, he's in fact a Cambodian
13 Although her feet were injured, she manged to get home before dark
14 He decided to get the job in spite of the low salary
15 Evene though he haven't eaten for three days, he didn't feel hungry
