Example sentences of "in the face of such [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 It is generally accepted now that to speak of self-sufficiency in the face of such quantities of material is absurd .
2 Despite being separated from his wife Zulema , Menem had shown remarkable loyalty to her family in the face of such scandals , so much so that his judgement in appointing aides and ministers began to be widely questioned .
3 Wafting vague answers about DNA are totally inadequate in the face of such mysteries .
4 In the face of such difficulties the labour-only sub-contractor will withdraw his labour or raise a contra-account to cover any loss he sustains .
5 In the face of such obstacles , what is surprising is not that the movement for an alternative Government failed .
6 What policy does China adopt in the face of such linkages ?
7 No one knows how the law of intellectual property will evolve in the face of such developments .
8 The most active of these well-disciplined " rebels " occupied an office in the Air Ministry and were all agreed that the basic cause of our dismal failure to date was navigation , Disregarding the gallantry and the will to " press-on " , if — in the face of all the efforts of the enemy , his flak defences , searchlights , decoy targets and , most lethal , ever-increasing " fighter boxes " of the Kammhuber Line — we simply could not find and destroy targets , the task was virtually impossible in the face of such odds .
9 The decision of Diro ( the leader of the PAP , one of the most important components in the government coalition ) not to resign from the Cabinet in the face of such charges was supported by Namaliu .
10 In the face of such doubts a large number of mental health service users , including me , remain resolutely in favour of community care .
11 pupils ' search for meaning in the face of such pressures
12 1 ) A plea for negotiations without preconditions since preconditions would only be an obstacle in the face of such negotiations .
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