Sentence examples for calculated defiance from inspiring English sources
The launching of such a military operation just as Congress was considering aid to the rebels, or contras, seemed to be either calculated defiance or sheer stupidity.
In calculated defiance of the classic recipe for this northern Italian dessert, Meredith Kurtzman, Esca's pastry chef, cunningly reduced the usual quantity of gelatin -- not by much, but the small amount apparently was the key.
But for many white Southerners, the connotations of "rebel" evolved into something deeper, a calculated defiance characterized by one of the Oxford English Dictionary's definitions: "Reacting against conventions, nonconformist".
Every minute, despite the best attempts of the glazing contractors, I heard the roar of an ascending jet, as hundreds of passengers, some perhaps holding their partners' hands, others sanguinely scanning The Economist, submitted themselves to a calculated defiance of our species' land-based origins.
They were put to death just days after the visit to Iran by Louise Arbour, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, in what appeared to be a calculated defiance of the UN's expressed concern regarding the oppression of Ahwazi Arabs.
Both moves were calculated shows of defiance, meant to create a public buzz and rattle Mr. Bo's tormentors, said that person, who refused to be named because he lacked authority to speak publicly about the incidents.
The defiance was probably calculated, argues John Delury of Yonsei University in Seoul North Koreaa's new young leader had to show the "feisty guerrilla spirit" expected of North Korean rulers.
They calculated, correctly, that Ceaușescu knew the limits of defiance.
Underlying Trump's defiance of law enforcement norms is a calculated strategy advocating the use of force, with the twofold goal of pushing liberals back on their heels and affirming the instincts of his most avid supporters.
At the same time, the Yugoslav leader's defiance, and the mass deportation of Kosovo's ethnic Albanian population by Serb security forces, represent the response to NATO bombing that Albright and her advisers had calculated as least likely.
