After a week of violent demonstrations against the interim military rulers, many said they had cast their ballots out of a sense of duty and defiance, determined to reclaim the promise of their revolution, even as the ruling generals said they intended to share little power with the new Parliament.
Determined to remain in defiance of things past, Renée is not amused.
First, the ability to meet overpowering physical force with a determined, but passive, feat of defiance has sometimes been the death knell of recalcitrant regimes, whether it is the Shah or Marcos – because it points to resources that the protesters have which can overwhelm the state's repressive capacities.
This year, voting is more than just the core responsibility of citizenship; it is an act of defiance against malicious political forces determined to reduce access to democracy.
After reading about Skateistan in a tiny newspaper article in 2012, Fulford-Dobson became determined to document this story of female defiance in a country ridden with conflict.
Determined to make one last show of defiance, Maxwell ordered the marines to wade towards the proas at low tide and open fire on them.
Now Mr. Paterson is determined to win election on his own, in defiance of poll numbers that show he is about as popular as Toyota.
In the late eighties, Roginsky helped found Memorial, an organization determined to uncover the truths of Soviet history in defiance of the forces of censorship and repression.
For the moment, at least, Ms. Glennie, like so many others, is determined to carry on business as usual, if only in defiance of the recent acts of terrorism.
SEOUL — North Korea has moved a long-range rocket to a launching site, apparently determined to press ahead with its plan to launch a satellite in defiance of international condemnations, the South Korean military said Sunday.
