Sentence examples for defiance of anything from inspiring English sources

It's neurons, willful neurons, which have programmed her body, heart and mind, in defiance of anything her logic would recommend, to propel her to a place where they can get the electrochemical fix they call love, which her intellect and her friends would call folly.

The divide isn't surprising: Stephens has casually described himself, Nübling and Sean Holmes, the Lyric's artistic director, as "three middle-aged men who all wish we were in the Clash", and there is definitely a punky belligerence about Three Kingdoms, a spirited defiance of anything that smacks of the theatrical mainstream, such as logical storytelling, naturalism or restraint.

On a warm summer weekend last August, something happened in Cincinnati that you would have to call a remarkable accomplishment; in complete defiance of anything you would ever realistically expect, thirty-five thousand people went to see the Symphony.

Beyond the extended applause and downright defiance of anything other than feeling the Bern, there was a palpable energy -- even if you were watching it from the comfort of your own home.

The last week in Syria has been yet another wonderful testament to the international community's complete inability to take action against Bashar Assad and his blatant defiance of anything remotely sensible Kofi Annan's peace scheme, for example.

She acknowledges that her greatest concern is for security, for the avoidance of danger, and she never accepts Clare's gestures of defiance as anything but foolishly risky.

I don't think it's out of defiance, or anything like that".

That act, in the face of appeals from cultural institutions and governments around the world, seemed as much one of defiance as anything else.

The global threat of terrorism has also enabled governments to restrict civil liberties, including in Egypt where NGOs say they are operating in a climate of fear because of official warnings not to do anything in defiance of national unity.

Though they're unlikely to say anything in defiance of Apple, they can't like the idea of live streaming video apps being approved en masse.

Of course, asking the Romney campaign why they do anything in defiance of facts has a simple answer: because it works.