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In the face of.
If people act in the face of something, they do it despite it or when threatened by it.
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The system, long used to handle drug offenders and prostitutes and more recently the stubborn people who continue to perform Falun Gong exercises in the face of a government ban was inherently arbitrary and lacking in proper legal procedures.
In a massive show of force in the North Sea, NATO and non-NATO forces have met for anti-submarine warfare exercises in the face of increasing Russian military activity in the region.
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It is the latest move in a flurry of activity in universities around the UK as they try to strengthen departments for the next research assessment exercise in the face of mounting competition for funds.
Presumably this can be reconciled with Kant's earlier claim that the sublime is the most appropriate symbol of morality by observing that while the experience of beauty makes the freedom of the will palpable to us, it is only the mixed experience of the sublime that brings home to feeling that this freedom must often be exercised in the face of resistance offered by our own inclinations.
Participants' confidence to exercise in the face of obstacles (barrier efficacy) is assessed using the Barriers Efficacy Scale [ 50].
The Self-Efficacy for Exercise Scale is a 9-item scale that focus on "… self-efficacy expectations related to the ability to continue exercise in the face of perceived barriers"(ref. 57, p 155), and has been validated in elderly.
Participants' confidence in their ability to exercise in the face of five commonly identified barriers (tired, bad mood, bad weather, lack of time, and holiday) was measured using an 11-point Likert scale (15).
Ongoing research is needed to explore the measurement of self-efficacy and outcome expectations post hip fracture, and establish ways to help older adults carefully evaluate their self-efficacy and outcome expectations related to exercise in the face of an acute clinical change.
And it has long used women's bodies as a tool through which to exercise control in the face of waning influence.
I have chosen to exercise patience in the face of such a hurtful and infuriating disrespect shown to the Prophet Muhammad, but feel this rally rubbed salt in the wound and I want those participating to be aware of that.
Tesco carried out a similar exercise last year in the face of customer defections to the low-cost, low-choice Aldi and Lidl, which typically stock fewer than 2,000 products.
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