despite vs in respect of

despite

prep

  • In spite of, notwithstanding. 

noun

  • Evil feeling; malice, spite, annoyance. 

in respect of

prep

  • On account of; by reason of; because of. 

  • Regarding; concerning; pertaining to; with reference to. 

How often have the words despite and in respect of occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )