On Wednesday, one of the country's most powerful security officials, Maj. Gen. Jamil Sayeed, publicly defied demands for his resignation.

It also defies growing demands that Japan contribute more.

Mr. Questrom then moved to Neiman-Marcus, where he defied demands that he assume a low profile.

More and more it can defy American demands, and worry less about the economic effects.

They defied Israeli demands to disperse and chanted, "We will give our soul and blood for Arafat."

The Slovenian republic today defied demands from Communist federal leaders in Belgrade to annul a declaration of full state sovereignty.

A precarious consensus emerged in 2005 to defy international demands and press on with enrichment.

A Chechen firing squad publicly executed two men today, defying Russian demands that capital punishment be brought to a halt.

A Colombian soft drink manufacturer, defying similar demands from the insurgents, had 54 of its trucks burned.

Baghdad continues to defy demands that it disclose the nature and extent of its nuclear program to United Nations inspectors, the leaders of a mission to Iraq told the Security Council tonight.