Sentence examples for opposition to prevailing from inspiring English sources

Like most of the best bands, Girl Band emerged out of opposition to prevailing trends.

Established stars got pushed to the fringes, and younger artists like Maddie & Tae and Kelsea Ballerini found success by positioning themselves in opposition to prevailing masculine narratives.

These new requirements are in opposition to the prevailing social and traditional psychological contracts, which are influenced by both the socialist era and Czech national values.

Because his views were in direct opposition to the prevailing Calvinist orthodoxy, he was refused a license to preach and forced to leave Yale.

While I am fair game, more worrying is the way, when it comes to difficult, sensitive issues, especially involving children, opposition to a prevailing and escalating panic is stifled.

Except one also sort of wants to be famous, and here is the contradiction at the heart of Chloe's world, the dilemma of subcultures that ostensibly define themselves in opposition to the prevailing commercial order, the dilemma of all the boys and girls who want to be in Paper and Details: What do you do if Harper's Bazaar, or Calvin Klein, comes calling?

So the idea for The Young Victoria is an interesting one: a look at one of Great Britain's most famous monarchs that offers a version of her life in opposition to the prevailing historical image.

Islam became in Iraq, as in many Arab countries, a politicized opposition to the prevailing status quo of the dictator.

As a veteran diplomat, he was very cautious in his response, constantly re-affirming the Philippines' adherence to prevailing regional and international principles as well as its opposition to any coercive acquisition of disputed territories.

He seems used to prevailing, in the nicest way.

Taylor and Goddard seem to be always comparing Hot Chip to prevailing trends, and finding the prevailing trends wanting.