Example sentences of "in the face of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 61 | The need for the intermediary UK company to register in such circumstances flies in the face of Customs ' contention that the single market should not add to the burdens on business . |
| 62 | Jacques Médecin , the flamboyant and controversial right-wing mayor of Nice , was forced to resign on Sept. 16 in the face of revelations of city budget irregularities and personal tax evasion . |
| 63 | Mama Mosambiki deals mainly with the social and cultural relations of men and women in modern Mozambique : it criticizes , for instance , the old traditions that leave a wife with nothing after a divorce and celebrates the resilience of women in the face of men 's negative attitudes . |
| 64 | Mama Mosambiki deals mainly with the social and cultural relations of men and women in modern Mozambique : it criticizes , for instance , the old traditions that leave a wife with nothing after a divorce and celebrates the resilience of women in the face of men 's negative attitudes . |