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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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And how ridiculous our aid budget is in the face of EU agricultural subsidies.
It is, in the face of increasing population, between density and sprawl".
The system of monetary exchange is — in the face of advancing technology — completely obsolete".
And it is in the face of the wonderful opportunities I have been blessed with based on my academic gifts.
"This is, I admit, very contentious, and is in the face of repeated denials by Powell," he added.
The fierce insistence of indigenous people on cultural autonomy is in the face of dominant group attempts at cultural genocide.
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The biggest change prosperity has wrought, however, is in the faces of the people who live here.
It is in the faces of these unnamed children that "Brundibar" burns us to the heart and clinches its argument.
Events in 2007 showed how ruthless the regime can be in the face of direct confrontation.
And defensive lineman Warren Sapp will surely be in the face of Warner all afternoon.
"They were in the face of death and they knew it," he said.
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