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[nawee]

Hello,

Does "despite" work here?

"Despite the fact that CTX bomb detectors were still fresh in the memory of the public, a new scandal has emerged about another important airport facilitiy."

Thank you,

Nawee

[Mister Micawber]

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Despite = in spite of. It's a preposition.

Despite -- preposition

the fact -- noun phrase object of preposition

that CTX bomb detectors were still fresh in the memory of the public -- clause appositive to the noun phrase object.
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[nawee]

I meant, does "despite" work in the sentence logically?

Thank you,

Nawee

[Mister Micawber]

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I suppose so; if the first scandal is uppermost in people's minds, the second may not be expected to emerge so readily.
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"I really do not know that anything has ever been more exciting than diagramming sentences." � Gertrude Stein
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Canadian-American who teaches English for a living at Mr Micawber's