Idiom
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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Thus, individual and community intent to change behaviours as demonstrated in the group discussions reported here may not be sufficient to result in sustainable behaviour changes in the face of these barriers.
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Digital translators and pocket computers are handy for all of us in the face of language barriers.
Developing a therapeutic relationship can be difficult in the face of social barriers and impediments, however.
Moreover, self-efficacious individuals invest more effort into achieving their goals especially in the face of barriers [ 19].
Participants' confidence to exercise in the face of obstacles (barrier efficacy) is assessed using the Barriers Efficacy Scale [ 50].
A peer gives, for example, tips on how to eat more fruit, even in the face of the identified barrier.
This is spit in the face of all the police barriers propped up in the nation's capital.
This strand of policy foundered in the face of structural and institutional barriers to change.
Today, in the face of lower and lower barriers to entry to start companies and experiment with different market models, companies face intense pressure.
This points to yet more trade diversion effects in the face of OECD countries lowering their trade barriers while non-OECD barriers remain in place.
In the face of women's experiences of violence, commonly overlooked barriers limit "access".
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