Aja's genius is to subvert expectations by continually undermining the genre. From LearnThat.org. [yourdictionary.com]
I'm more of the 'likes to subvert from the inside' kind of guy. From Wordnik.com. [Cancer sucks] Reference
Their imprisonment was specifically designed to remove them from circulation so that they could not 'subvert' law and order. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 10 - First Escape Date] Reference
He blamed the country's economic crisis on a white plot and accused Western embassies here of trying to "subvert" his regime. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Thus, I would guess such a system would devolve into a bridge burning wasteland as everyone signs up to the "subvert" faction. From Wordnik.com. [Virtual (Wikipediac) Worlds?] Reference
Still, Bronson was concerned the third-party groups would "subvert" the process. From Wordnik.com. [Naked Politics] Reference
She praised his creations as one of a the few to "subvert" and challenge fashion. From Wordnik.com. [Edmonton Sun] Reference
He was able to "subvert" an internet filter placed on a computer by the mother of one of his victims. From Wordnik.com. [WalesOnline - Home] Reference
Ultra-rich and ultra-poor disparities kind of subvert the rule of law when the laws mostly help the rich. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
Corbin - Accusing the governing party of attempting to "subvert" the local government reform process, PNCR le. From Wordnik.com. [Stabroek News] Reference
Fariborz Raisdana, had been arrested because he was trying to "subvert" the subsidies plan in radio interviews. From Wordnik.com. [latimes.com - News] Reference
In a recovery program such individuals attempt to "subvert" the chain of command in order to obtain more power "to make things happen.". From Wordnik.com. [The Freedom Fighter's Journal] Reference
"subvert" these efforts would sabotage Israel's support in the West, especially the United States. From Wordnik.com. [Israelated - English Israel blogs] Reference
If it withdraws it too quickly, it may subvert recovery. From Wordnik.com. [The Man Who Saved the World] Reference
They are invasive, like a computer virus that can subvert a whole system. From Wordnik.com. [The Big Bang Or A Big Bust?] Reference
But too much government or misguided government can subvert economic growth. From Wordnik.com. [Why America Creates Jobs] Reference
Thirty years later Southern states had found ways to write laws to subvert the amendment. From Wordnik.com. [Why Its Not Just Paranoia] Reference
By 2005, the phone and cable companies had begun publicly discussing their plans to subvert net neutrality. From Wordnik.com. [Alan Grayson Finds Odd Common Ground With Telcoms On Net Neutrality Regulations] Reference
Of course, such an insignificant contribution to an obscure politician would hardly subvert the political process. From Wordnik.com. [Fumbles In High Places] Reference
And Target's behavior nationally seems to subvert or act inconsistent with what's important to San Francisco values. From Wordnik.com. [The Real Lesson In Target's Campaign Cash Trouble] Reference
What's missing is an engagement with the very forms and practices the artists feel obliged to challenge and subvert. From Wordnik.com. [Transforming Works] Reference
Is this some trite attempt to subvert the Santa Clausian sublimity of Handel's "Messiah" with perverse postmodernism?. From Wordnik.com. [BIRTH OF A BREAKTHROUGH] Reference
Speaking from the bench, he warned that overruling Roe "would subvert the court's legitimacy beyond serious question.". From Wordnik.com. ['Nine Scorpions In A Bottle'] Reference
It's a community of likeminded people coming together to assert their individualism and subvert the established order. From Wordnik.com. [A Tea Party Taxonomy] Reference
Liu, also an author-dissident, is serving an 11-year sentence after being convicted of inciting to subvert state power. From Wordnik.com. [Chinese Author May Risk Jail For Book Critical Of Premier] Reference
In doing so, however, critics should be careful not to obstruct free inquiry and subvert the very science they champion. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Larry Dossey: Spirituality, Healing and Science] Reference
Could we try any harder to subvert our message of democracy, sabotage human rights in the region, and undermine reformers?. From Wordnik.com. [Wayne Besen: Why We Are Losing the 'War On Terrorism'] Reference
And, in my experience, the bigger an institution gets the more likely it is to fail and subvert the business that it is in. From Wordnik.com. [Nathan Gardels: Oliver Stone on the Evolution of Wall Street: From 'Greed Is Good' to 'Greed Is Legal'] Reference
Frederick's line was picked up by Democratic leadership, who quickly convinced the senator to stay put and subvert the coup. From Wordnik.com. [@Foot in Mouth] Reference
He also argued strongly that Chevron was trying to subvert the "rule of law" by doing an end run on an Ecuadoran legal case. From Wordnik.com. [A $16 Billion Problem] Reference
They were declared enemies of the people, scheming to subvert their nation and turn it over to foreign spies and conspirators. From Wordnik.com. [Young Russia Rises] Reference
"The pretransplant evaluation may not detect premeditated and skillful attempts to subvert and defraud the evaluation process.". From Wordnik.com. [Not Just Urban Legend] Reference
What makes "Gerald's Game" a puzzling performance is that King's imaginative gift threatens to subvert the entertainment value. From Wordnik.com. [Our Number-One Fan Strikes Again] Reference
The essence of Hong Kong's relations with China -- "one country, two systems" -- is that neither system is supposed to subvert the other. From Wordnik.com. [Twelve Tips For The Markets] Reference
Insiders from the old regime and the police long ago grabbed the choicest state assets and continue to subvert the laws to their advantage. From Wordnik.com. [Moment Of Truth] Reference
The reality, I think, is that the economy follows its own Catch-22: by taking prosperity for granted, people perversely subvert prosperity. From Wordnik.com. [The Catch-22 Of Economics] Reference
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