Sentence examples for defied the rules from inspiring English sources
His use of smelling salts also defied the rules.
In holding a political gathering, they defied the rules of General Musharraf's coup.
Students who openly defied the rules left voluntarily or were expelled.
In some ways as ageless as Orlando, Swinton has defied the rules of an industry geared towards youth.
Izabel Cardoso, 12, who wants to "change the world as we know it" says: "She defied the rules about what people say children can do".
Mr Brown vowed to prevent anyone who had "defied the rules" from seeking re-election, and called the antics of Ms Blears and others "unacceptable".
"He defied the rule that you can't have cheap, fast and beautiful".
Bush administration officials have defied the rule of law time and again when it comes to congressional subpoenas.
It was one reason why the national debt had always bothered him: Here was a place that defied the rule — a place where debt went only in one direction and seemingly no one was held accountable.
Apple, ignoring the ideals of engineers and the preaching of tech pundits, steadfastly stuck to a semi-closed strategy — or an "integrated" one, as it likes to say — and defied the rule.
But, given the politicised nature of the Turkish judiciary, the chances of bringing that off were not great.Quoting amply from the constitution, Mr Sezer, who was formerly chief of the Constitutional Court, said he was rejecting the decree because it defied the rule of law.
