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Published last month in the journal Animal Cognition, the research finds that gorillas may be capable of complex vocal behavior that defies previous beliefs about their communicative abilities.

It is part of the Marrakech Biennale which, in its sixth year, defies previous tradition by making all installations and artworks public, focusing on street art and outdoor sculpture, and offering free entry to shows.

Our system is unique and interesting in that it defies previous explanations of mutualism.

For sure, some elements defy previous conventional wisdom.

Beau Brummell, the original dandy, was defying previous sartorial codes, all that male plumage.

The governor, Víctor Cervera Pacheco, of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, defied previous federal orders to reform the election council, which was stacked with party loyalists.

Since then, Mr. Bloomberg has created clear lines of authority in this once-chaotic system and cut back a sprawling bureaucracy that defied previous mayors.

The US, South Korea, Japan and European nations are expected to call anyway for a fresh round of sanctions against the North for defying previous security council resolutions banning it from testing nuclear weapons and ballistic missile technology.

The presentation of Joan would also capitalize on Lampert's distinctive looks, which defy previous portrayals of Joan as a buxom warrior (the celebrated painting by Ingres) or as a gamine waif (Jean Seberg in Otto Preminger's film "Saint Joan").

The parks department is hoping that Wednesday's walk-through will prompt a round of proposals from operators who could work out an arrangement with the union representing Tavern's former workers, an obstacle that defied previous efforts at revival.

They have defied previous threats of removal from their sit-in protests, despite deadly clashes with security forces.