1, Despite being losing at halftime, they won in the end
2, Although it was hot, Diana wore her winter clothes
3, Because of his weired accent, Tom is very difficult to understand
4, While having done well in French, John hasn't done so well in Math
5, Although I tried to persuade her, I didn't succeed
6, In spite of the rain, i went swimming anyway
7, Despite feeling ill, he insisted on going to work
8, Because Paul has a new job, he moved to Paris
9, Although Hudson leaded early, he lost the race
10, Even though Larry was expected to accept the job, he didn't
11, Because John was driving too fast, he crashed his truck
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Despite/In spite of + N/N phrase/V-ing, S + V + …
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