"defy" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- His parents defied pressure from school authorities to sequester him in a school for disabled children and staunchly supported his talents, independence, and integration into mainstream society.
- To do so, the protesters have defied pressure from the Vietnamese Embassy here and endured fears that their actions may provoke retribution against their families at home.
- The Associated Press noted that his comments reflected a determination in Iran to continue defying international pressure regarding its nuclear program.
- Japan's central bank raised interest rates for the first time in a decade, defying strong pressure from government officials to keep borrowing costs close to zero.
- Mr. Sunai said the timing of the attack just before the envoy's visit had been deliberate, emphasizing the junta's determination to defy outside pressure.
- So he is defying pressure from local labor unions, construction companies and town officials, and declining to give the go-ahead to build.
- He also defied pressure to exclude African American musicians from appearing on his show.
- He defied intense pressure from the United States and its allies by testing nuclear weapons and long-range ballistic missiles.
- The military actions, accompanied by film clips on state television during a week of naval maneuvers, seemed calculated to defy growing pressure on Tehran.
- But the group defied American pressure and named a six-man steering committee, of which Mr. Chalabi is a member.
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