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

The tenacious efforts of that small group of activists who set sail in the face of great adversity helped to raise public awareness, and opposition against nuclear testing grew.

In March, South Korean prosecutors issued an arrest warrant for Mr Kim, who is believed to be in hiding abroad.Few American or European companies could expect to blithely sail on in the face of a downturn like Daewoo did.

It was thrilling, shocking, above all, moral and sailing always in the face of accusations of meaninglessness.

He ordered the ship to sail south even in the face of whalers' warnings about the pack ice.

The order to sail was rescinded in the face of this open revolt.

Moments later Muscat belted in Wellington's equaliser with a fabulous finish that sailed across the face of goal and tucked inside Redmayne's back post.

FOR years a boat in the snug harbor of the Westchester County village of Mamaroneck sported a sail adorned with the face of the comic book character Archie.

In the face of open rebellion, the order to sail was rescinded and the planned operation was abandoned.

In the face of the larger British squadron the Batavian force turned away, sailing southeast along the Norwegian coast with the British approaching from the south in an effort to cut them off from the neutral Danish shore.

If all else fails, visit last year's Resolution Generator — because in the face of so much hardship, who doesn't want to learn how to sail?

Ordered to evacuate Alexandria in the face of the German advance after the Battle of Gazala in May 1942, Medway sailed for Lebanon at the end of June, escorted by a light cruiser and seven destroyers.