The iron industry continued to expand in the 1890s, despite the depletion of local natural resources.

The economy has been expanding since 1982, despite huge annual budget shortfalls.

And it will continue to expand and grow despite these setbacks.

Instead, it has focused mainly on using economic pressure to make Iran pay a high price for expanding its nuclear efforts despite international sanctions.

Economic cooperation expanded rapidly during the 1970s, despite an often strained political relationship.

The track also has no plans to expand, despite rumors to the contrary, he said.

Several airlines, intent on grabbing market share, are expanding despite losses.

Russian oil companies are still going strong, expanding their roles on international markets, despite last year's drop in the price of oil.

The school expanded throughout the twentieth century despite the problems faced by all public schools due to the Depression.

The festival's campsite area is set to expand by 5,000, despite no increase in overall capacity.