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

Egyptian tanks managed to destroy Israeli armor near the village and reached the northern strongpoint of Fort Matzmed just after 9 00 AM, in the face of heavy resistance.

The system of monetary exchange is — in the face of advancing technology — completely obsolete".

Events in 2007 showed how ruthless the regime can be in the face of direct confrontation.

And defensive lineman Warren Sapp will surely be in the face of Warner all afternoon.

And how ridiculous our aid budget is in the face of EU agricultural subsidies.

It is, in the face of increasing population, between density and sprawl".

"They were in the face of death and they knew it," he said.

But the words seem cheap and insubstantial, however accurate they may be, in the face of the real thing.

The development community must be as vigilant in the face of 'ocean-grabbing' as it is in the face of 'land-grabbing'.

How do we find ourselves asking kindergarteners to be more courageous in the face of a gunman than politicians are in the face of the gun lobby?

This is in the face of the record levels of child removals and claims of a "new stolen generation".