Sentence examples for this flouting from inspiring English sources

This flouting of tradition is irritating some colleagues and changing the look of documents.

Perhaps this flouting of consistency is nothing of the sort to fans steeped in the arcana of Rowling's fictional world.

"India is a democracy with civilised laws, but sadly this flouting of a basic right to freedom of speech … is flying in the face of civilised values".

So incensed is Elaine by this flouting of convention that she buys her a bra for her birthday, only to find that, to her utter infuriation, Sue Ellen is wearing it with a blazer and nothing else.

In the heavily psychoanalytic nineteen-fifties, much was made of the idea that this flouting of his father's wishes set the stage for his rebellion against the Holy Father in Rome.

The commission, several small countries and the European Central Bank all railed at this flouting of the rules.See article: Unpicking the fiscal straitjacketThe Italian government, as president of the European Union, published its latest draft of a new EU constitution, including a proposal for some majority voting on foreign policy.

This flouts the spirit of conciliation.

In one sense, this flouts Realtor wisdom, as proximity to water ordinarily translates unambiguously to premium prices.

This flouts one of biology's most cherished dogmas – taught to all students – namely that changes acquired during life cannot be passed on – the heresy of Lamarckism.

This flouts a key appeal of organics - the idea that synthetic pesticides have little to no place in production, the groups argue.

This flouted the principle of using local resources.