Sentence examples for rule in the face of from inspiring English sources

It is not open to a court to apply a common law rule in the face of clear statutory direction.

The country's military ousted President Omar al-Bashir today, ending a 30-year authoritarian rule in the face of mass street protests.

After Cromwell's death in September 1658, he helped General George Monck restore Parliamentary rule in the face of opposition from the army.

He has since been distrustful of the military, and his call on Wednesday was interpreted as an attempt to strengthen the hand of civilian rule in the face of the powerful military.

Over the years Mobutu proved adept at maintaining his rule in the face of internal rebellions and attempted coups, but his regime had little success in establishing the conditions needed for economic growth and development.

The Premier League's efforts to maintain the football creditors rule in the face of a challenge by Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs have been undermined by David Gill's comments before a parliamentary committee.

They joined in insurgencies that brought the collapse of silver and other key global trades after 1810 as Mexico became a nation, then struggled to keep land and self-rule in the face of liberal national projects.

The idea of a firewall changing or adapting its rules in the face of adverse situations is proposed and demonstrated by way of a prototype in this paper.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) defended the new rules in the face of a growing protest by novelists and other authors against their introduction by the justice secretary, Chris Grayling.

Indeed, textbook economics tells us that to adhere to conventional monetary rules in the face of a liquidity trap is not prudent; it is irresponsible.

You are still responsible for searching actively and flexibly for ways to follow the rules in the face of what may be wrenching competitive change.