Sentence examples for defy grouping from inspiring English sources

Obama's signature projects defy grouping under a single heading, and, as a result, he has been criticized for inconsistency.

Even Mr. Powell's friends say that his reluctance to engage in Washington politics and his willingness to defy groups like the National Association of Broadcasters may have been among his biggest errors.

Is it possible, he wondered, that the most psychologically sound alternative for truly devout gay men and women would be to defy both groups?

There will be times that you fight me on this, but in the end you will look back and know that I chose to entitle you in ways that defy the group thinking you were constantly exposed to.

It defies any grouping or categorization.

That's just a matter of expectation that has also been defied by groups like Hot Chip.

Older leaders in the Brotherhood, some of whom have clashed with Dr. Abou el-Fotouh for years, are threatening to expel him for defying the group's pledge not to run a presidential candidate in the first election.

One surprise victory was that of IAF member Ahmed Qudah, who defied the group's boycott of the parliamentary poll, but overall the Front's parliamentary presence is greatly diminished, says the BBC's Dale Gavlak in Amman.

As a rule, it is a pity to let armed groups defy authority and get away with it.

Chinese law now prohibits foreign missionary activities, but some overseas groups defy the law by sending preachers masquerading as tourists.

I seek to understand why both of these groups defy the practices described by ethnomusicologists and anthropologists.