Who wants a brother to miss a birthday despite a difficult work schedule?

The Hawks had an injury hit season in 2010-11 and they just missed the playoffs despite a 15-13 record.

And Martin said he would not miss Game 2 despite any pain.

He never missed a mass or a fasting day, despite his ever declining health.

We tip our milkman - £10 last year as he didn't miss a delivery despite all the snow.

And he still missed Megan, despite all that had happened.

Or it could be the fact we missed our transfer despite multiple warnings from the conductor.

However he missed several international tournaments despite his good performance.

But she missed two payments, despite emergency loans from friends.

The president didn't miss a beat, despite the breach of protocol.