despite the best of intentions(Despite the best of intentions, there will be unavoidable differences between these facilities. (Пример из словаря Б.Н. Климзо) I. Havkin)
Hard as + subject + tries("Hard as it tries to look normal, Lhasa cannot quite pull it off." (The Economist) – "Как ни старается Лхаса выглядеть нормальным городом, до конца это не выходит." ART Vancouver)