Sentence examples for openly defying them from inspiring English sources

More broadly, though, Mr. Boehner is not simply ignoring the results of this month's election, he is openly defying them.

Harvard faculty and the students — partly as a result of the convulsions of the '60s — were far left and very few would openly defy them.

I don't get phone calls in the middle of the day saying, 'I work for so-and-so corporation, and there's an unsanctioned order card on the break room table and what are you going to do about it?'" So what's a conscientious buyer to do if the parents don't know the rules or openly defy them?

Although teachers' unions are one of the Democratic Party's largest and most loyal financial contributors, a number of high-profile Democratic mayors have already openly defied them, and President Barack Obama adopted the 2009 Race to the Top reforms in the face of unions' vehement opposition.

Schneiderman's office became engaged after reports surfaced that Facebook users were openly defying state and federal gun laws, offering to transport guns across state lines and sell them without background checks.

"In Iran, the people are openly defying the government.

Japan will join Iceland and Norway in openly defying the ban on commercial whale hunting.

A curfew was still in place tonight in Katmandu, but residents were openly defying it.

His own party members spend their time plotting, spreading nasty gossip and openly defying his policies.

A few states are going further, openly defying the Feb. 5 cutoff.

In the meantime, however, there has been a reversal: Catholics have begun openly defying Church policy.