Sentence examples for directly in the face of from inspiring English sources

Despite its ubiquity, this claim flies directly in the face of the facts.

The direct evidence of Congress' intent with respect to the alterations made in the language of § 1983 flies directly in the face of this assumption.

This idea flies directly in the face of Kafka's pioneering efforts, which are meant to restore normal sex drive while wiping out deviance.

North of the boundary, temperatures will be stuck in the upper 40s with a potent east wind 15-200 mph) directly in the face of the runners.

This was by far the most difficult thing I had to do - to look directly in the face of a man who tried to kill me.

Not so very long ago, Wasps flew directly in the face of rugby orthodoxy by winning major titles without a scrum worthy of the name.

"Go back to the jungle!" one Palestinian man yelled, in Hebrew, directly into the face of an Ethiopian.

The short allele has generally been associated with reduced expression of the serotonin transporter molecule which is involved in the reuptake of serotonin from the synaptic cleft — and thus considered to be related to depression, either directly or in the face of adversity.

Does this directly fly in the face of the statute?

That directly flies in the face of NARAL Pro Choice America's etched in stone position on the late term abortion ban that states, "A health exception must also account for the mental health problems that may occur in pregnancy".

I must thank Presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush, as well as Governor Ralph Carr, my political heroes, whose values were directly tested in the face of public opinion polls, yet who time and time again, came out with the 'right' position, not the popular one.