Sentence examples for acted in the face of from inspiring English sources

Idiom

In the face of.

If people act in the face of something, they do it despite it or when threatened by it.

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"I acted in the face of international threats, threats concerning our economic interests".

Then the British Premiership acted in the face of tragedy, the teams expanded Europeanly, and British football has never been better, or more popular.

Last month Ainslie told the Guardian that it had been "gut wrenching" to lose the world championships in such circumstances, but said he acted in the face of extreme provocation.

The agency acted in the face of complaints from leading lawmakers that it had failed to drop the guidelines earlier, even after Congress had directed it to do so.

Saying that one acted in the face of fear may be descriptively accurate; saying that one acted courageously, especially when all relevant parties already believe that one acted in the face of fear, is more likely an attempt to coordinate admiration among the parties.

Similar(54)

I'm ready to act in the face of this outrage.

Failing to act in the face of warning signs, the prosecutors said, was not a crime.

Congress often acts in the face of deadlines, but the spring-break deadline is artificial.

"I know how Herm will act in the face of adversity," Bradway said.

He said he did not believe governments would act in the face of growing demand for cheap energy.

Spiros Malandrakis, analyst at Euromonitor International, said the companies were being forced to act in the face of the growing popularity of craft beers.

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