Their business grew very rapidly, with minimal advertising and in spite of a considerable shortage of capacity.
The principal is not enthusiastic about installing classrooms with even electric fans in spite of sweltering hot Japanese summers.
"We've delivered a solid sales performance, in line with our expectations, in spite of the continued tough consumer environment, " said Sainsbury's chief executive Justin King.
Ms Moriarty said: "Scotland didn't see as much sunshine as some areas further south towards the end of April, so it's all the more positive to see that footfall is in line with the UK average in spite of the delayed onset of milder weather, " she said.
Such people are often considered for the top spots in their companies, but often find that their path is blocked not by a rival but by an executive team who understands that if you want to run a business unit, or a company, you need to work with people, not in spite of them.
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This added further spite to his feud with his erstwhile employers, especially ABAE chief executive Paul King.
Scally said it was "with much regret" and in spite of "putting forward what the club believes to be an attractive package" that Ternent had walked away from the club.
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Marketers are mislead to think that they promotionally come out ahead with incremental sales and profits in spite of lower margins because mix models do not measure the longer-term negative consequences of cannibalized, future full-margin sales.
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Invoking this provision, the feds in June informed CEO, president and chairman of Forest Laboratories Howard Solomon that they intend to exclude him from business interactions with the federal government, in spite of the absence of any charge of misconduct against him personally.
Disney fought the SEC on fuller disclosure of the money they spent with PwC for consulting services, in spite of the outrage over the role of Arthur Anderson as auditor and consultant to Enron.
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She's determined to get it out there in spite of the challenges that come with being a DIY artist.
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Lawrence Osborne's book The Accidental Connoisseur, however, seems written more or less out of spite for everyone and everything associated with wine, as he searches to better define the notion of taste.
And, even though it is Deutsche's annual meeting tomorrow - and in spite of a "get on with it" letter to the board from some big shareholders organised by Hermes Equity Ownership Services - there is no sign of white smoke.
In America this Thanksgiving, in spite of our confounding political system, in spite of our own troubles dealing with the recession, unemployment, and the myriad other issues facing this nation, we can at least be thankful that we are not Europe.
Most people nowadays can't remember their friends' phone numbers -- in spite of being in constant contact with them -- and correct spelling is growing largely irrelevant when doing a Google search with all those ultra-smart (okay, sometimes they can be real dumb too) suggestions.
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The Piano Man wins a whole lot of points with me for making big business decisions just to spite some random journalist.
Roland Zullo, a research scientist at the University of Michigan, says organized labor is rolling with the punches and learning how to survive in spite of vanishing manufacturing jobs.
One of the first announcements made by Mr Stoltenberg's government was that it will push ahead with oil exploration in the Barents Sea, in spite of vocal opposition from environmentalists.
In Germany, which has generously subsidised renewable energy, big firms such as Siemens have stressed they will press ahead with their ambitious plans to invest in greenery in spite of the disappointing outcome at Copenhagen.
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Overrewarding employees ranges from protecting employees from natural consequences, excusing them from standard practices, making exceptions to prop up their performance, to outright promoting them in spite of outlandish past behavior or history with the company.
They are filled with down-to-earth locals who, in spite of the cold stare you may receive upon entering, will inevitably prove friendly.
The Japanese automaker rolled out aggressive promotions in order to lure customers back in spite of the recalls, and it worked with Toyota nabbing 17.5% market share, up from 15.5% a year ago.
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Of course, Cupertino already dipped its toes in the social networking waters with the iTunes-based Ping, which, in spite of initial excitement, failed to really capture the imagination of Apple's dedicated base.
Since 2005, Romney has made himself interesting by getting a lot of people, including those who might vote for him and those who definitely will not, obsessed with whether, and to what extent, and in spite of anything to the contrary he might be saying on the campaign trail, he is still that person.
In spite of all of these personal issues to deal with, he has rejected any talk of retirement.
Lennon's successes at Central Park have been in spite of financial constraints as the Blue Brazil flirted with insolvency.
The prize seems to focus particularly on what the European federation had accomplished over its 54-year history, in spite of the spectre of member nations grappling today with recession, and tensions over bailing one another out.
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