Sentence examples for this subvert from inspiring English sources

Did this subvert "the reliability of knowledge"?

There have been howls of protest from campaign finance watchdogs, editorial pages and the Republican National Committee that groups like this subvert the intent of the McCain-Feingold Act to reduce the influence of large donors.

"This subverts the long-defended arm's-length principle and politicises arts funding.

This subverts the normal dynamics of war, such that Russia and the Syrian government stand to benefit from mass killings.

/ Who's that man we all adore?" Surely this subverts quite clearly the idea that mainstream British culture is something straightforward and easily calibrated.

One law professor says that this subverts "hundreds of years of jurisprudence," developed to ensure that "the facts that go before a jury have been subjected to scrutiny and challenge from both sides".

Interestingly, this subverts the common wisdom that "machetes don't run out of ammo".

We can see this subverted form of capitalism writ large in the bank bailouts, auto takeovers, and clean tech "investments" that characterize current economic policy all being done in the name of the "greater good".

Am I alone in thinking that this subverts the whole point of representative government?

What's most impressive about how this subverts tropes of the gangster narrative, however, is how these themes are communicated to you through the game's mechanics.

This subverted our opinions of the more restrained Nancy we met in season one, who by all accounts had been subdued by fifteen years of living an happy life as a suburban housewife.