Sentence examples for face of serious from inspiring English sources

This expectation flies in the face of serious opinion.

[Ferguson stoically backed the Glazers in the face of serious hostility from the supporters.

In the face of serious physical illness, however, shopping takes on a different cast.

Billings said the planning permission decision flew in the face of serious international heritage concerns.

"Further out, the concern remains that consumers will rein in their spending in the face of serious headwinds".

Mr. Clinton helped Mr. Yeltsin move Russia a long way toward the West, in the face of serious opposition from Russian revanchists.

Those faces and their families and friends are the faces of serious workers.

Their silence in the face of such serious human rights violations can only fuel instability in Yemen.

Notions of authenticity tend to evaporate in the face of a serious post-folk choreographer: for example, Surupa Sen in Odissi; Rennie Harris in hip-hop; Eva Yerbabuena in flamenco.

The book started out as a manual to improve flight crews' understanding of self-defense and offense techniques in the face of a serious onboard incident.

And it became the face of the serious actor who was in any case irritated by Hollywood's infatuation with looks.