Literature can't be relevant to civic responsibility and reform agendas except in defying them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Literary Study] Reference

The blindfolded participant represents the leading force in defying evil, ‘Fe’, faith, which must be blind.    From Wordnik.com.  [History of the piñata] Reference

He also seems to have found more support from his people, in defying Moscow, than he had ever gained in serving Moscow.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stalin's Biggest Headache] Reference

Canada, in defying the natural laws of economics, geography and politics is not a nation which will survive by herself.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Spirit of '67] Reference

It isn't surprising that a book on acedia is hard to categorize because acedia itself is a slippery term defying easy definition.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Wine Dark Sea] Reference

Nixon, Dean reveals, toyed with the idea of defying the high court.    From Wordnik.com.  [How George Bush Became a Dictator] Reference

They were gray-green, long and narrow, with an expression defying analysis.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce — Volume 2: In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians] Reference

There was something attractive to Hadria, in the idea of defying the world's laws.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Daughters of Danaus] Reference

Her voice died away, for the man was looking at her with an expression defying analysis.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gray Lensman]

"The hero is not yet on his shield, Ansra," the Solar replied, almost as if he relished the notion of defying her.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Ship Who Sang]

And instead of doing it, he's kind of defying federal law, just like George Wallace did a generation ago.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 25, 2003] Reference

"Planned Parenthood accused of 'defying' court decision".    From Wordnik.com.  [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference

The media likes to say that both sides are "defying" the US.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest Articles] Reference

I have always liked the idea of defying lies until one’s last breath: Eppur si muove.    From Wordnik.com.  [Firedoglake » And Yet It Does Move…] Reference

Far from "defying" a superpower, Castro hid behind the skirts of two superpowers, plus the British Empire.    From Wordnik.com.  [American Thinker] Reference

"A legal challenge to a federal mandate is not" defying "the law.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wednesday showdown brewing over Portland water (Jack Bog's Blog)] Reference

Not so in today's youth-oriented, age-defying society.    From Wordnik.com.  [What Wrinkles?] Reference

He keenly appreciates the risks of defying the regime.    From Wordnik.com.  [IRAQ IN THE BALANCE] Reference

Of course, economic actions have a way of defying forecasts.    From Wordnik.com.  [Winning the Numbers Game] Reference

"I Get Out" is an electrifying track about defying expectations.    From Wordnik.com.  [Songs In The Key Of Strife] Reference

Flag Bikini With clear plastic straps for a gravity-defying look.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life's A Beach] Reference

One argument the Americans can't make is that Putin is defying popular will.    From Wordnik.com.  [Seeing Red] Reference

I believe these musicians who are defying the boundaries of music should be applauded.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pop Over To Classics] Reference

During the next 15 years, thousands of Sowetans died or went to jail for defying bans on protest.    From Wordnik.com.  [Up From The Ashes] Reference

Yet defying all odds, Alan Leong Kam-kit has managed to get on the ballot as a pro-democracy candidate.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Last Word: Alex Leong] Reference

First, get your show the best score on Broadway-20 or so death-defying songs by George and Ira Gershwin.    From Wordnik.com.  [Crazy For 'Crazy For You'] Reference

Commanders like Atif and Irfan are sizing up their chances of defying the ban, and seem to like the odds.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Secret Army's Vow] Reference

Iraqi weaponrySince the end of the gull 'war, Saddam has been trying to rebuild his war machine, defying an arms embargo.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hitting Him Where It Hurts] Reference

She had to win, even if it meant defying the morals she'd grown up with and breaking the laws she'd so carefully abided by.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Lisa Nowak I Knew] Reference

It has always been possible to find a few Iraqis who would criticize Saddam in private, defying the ubiquitous secret police.    From Wordnik.com.  [Iraq's Blood Drive] Reference

But first, bankers and investors expect weeks, or even months, of death-defying interest rates and a highly volatile currency.    From Wordnik.com.  [How It All Went South] Reference

First he left the safety of Old Economy toolmaker Black & Decker in June 1999 to be president and COO of death-defying Amazon. com.    From Wordnik.com.  [2001: Fool's Errands] Reference

He fell in love with it 15 years ago when he hiked 4,000km along its expanse, defying illness, blisters, dogs and local authorities.    From Wordnik.com.  [Late Great Wall] Reference

Gates last week pointedly alluded to the results of the 1989 investigation in his public comments defying Bradley's demand to resign.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Score: Gates 1, Bradley 0] Reference

As a loyal Shiite of the Dawa Party, he is and will remain incapable of defying the new consensus among his sect for Shiite dominance.    From Wordnik.com.  [Why America's Pullout From Vietnam Worked] Reference