in defiance of造句

[Formal] ignoring; in defiance of

They went in defiance of the order.

To study hard in defiance of hardships

Bob jumped into the river in defiance of the icy water.

It was unclear whether the soldiers in the streets were operating without orders or in defiance of them.

It's just that, in defiance of decades of New Year resolutions, it's unlikely to make us slim.

boozed-up Nassir, Nur's brother, buys glasses for Soraya, his bookish but myopic cousin, in defiance of his elders.

The market has cheered the news, sending Kraft shares up Thursday in defiance of an overall swoon.

He is brave and fearless in pursuit of freedom and he has the guts to do everything in defiance of any influences.

Rather, it was a productivity boost that has continued in defiance of expert predictions that workers can only be squeezed so hard for a short while.

The worry is that they might go the way of Nokia: for years the Finnish handset firm maintained high margins, in defiance of its many doubters.

Another was to set up checkpoints on roads around Bangkok, to stop people joining a big rally called for April 9th in defiance of emergency rule.

Why, in defiance of every precept and principle of this house, does she conform to the world so openly -- here in an evangelical, charitable establishment -- as to wear her hair one mass of curls?

The fascist horde invaded Spain in defiance of a League arms embargo, which was enforced only against the republican side, as was the case in the one-sided U. N. sanctions against Libya.

The us and others believe that the failed launch, in defiance of international pressure, was a covert military exercise as the rocket used - the Taepodong-2 - is equally capable of carrying warheads.

After intense diplomacy, Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman convinced Moldovan and Greek authorities not to allow the ship to sail to Gaza in defiance of the Israeli naval blockade.

Mr Paulson may be revealing more than he intends when he says the yen is “market-driven”: the market is chasing its own tail in defiance of the economic fundamentals.