Robinson developed Harris into the player to break the color barrier at quarterback in the N.F.L., defying the conventional view that a black man was not smart enough to compete in that most intellectual of positions.
Mr. Paskiewicz, 22, who was a campaign worker for Representative Robert Dold, Republican of Illinois, said the recent attention given to the country's economic and fiscal troubles was encouraging young conservatives to become more outspoken, defying the traditional view of college students as either liberal or politically apathetic.
She was the rare woman who had learned Sanskrit, the ancient Hindu liturgical language reserved for Brahmin men; the rare Brahmin to marry out of caste; the rare widow who remained in public view, defying customs; and the rare Indian woman to decide, on her own, to convert to Christianity.
His Basque studies coincided with his formulation of a new conception of language questioning and defying the representational view of language that had been dominant in Western thinking from Aristotle all the way to the empiricist and rationalist thinkers of his day.
More than a tic, friends and aides say, it is a core part of his worldview, formed as an outsider child who grew up to defy others' views of the limits of his abilities.
In the mainstream press it usually gets attention only when some local activist is accused of "bullying" or "abuse" against their MP – or worse, suggests the possibility that an MP who systematically defies the views of membership might face deselection.
At other points in the conversation with Grumet, Ross defied the views of his hosts.
A few pieces are interesting for technological wizardry, like Sergio Prego's gravity-defying view of himself circling in midair, done by splicing multiple images together.
Defying the cranky, humorous view of retirees as displayed in the Oldie magazine, many artists older than Bourgeois are continuing their aesthetic battles.
Mr. Osborne's message remains contentious, defying the mainstream Keynesian view that cutting government spending at a time of relative economic weakness runs the risk of pushing Britain into a double-dip recession.
This sauvignon defies the conventional view that whites should not accompany asparagus, crudités or Caesar salads.
