Meaning of in the face of | Babel Free

Definitions

1. When confronted with.
2. Despite; against; contrary to.
3. On the face of.
   archaic

Equivalents

Examples

“in the face of growing pressure, the company changed its logo”

“Laugh in the face of adversity.”

“Significant rail projects have been mothballed before in the face of changed circumstances - in particular, the LNER Woodhead project which was postponed due to wartime conditions and not revived until 1948, as money became available after nationalisation.”

“Responsible for public affairs, business strategy, corporate development and finance, he [Donald Tang] now faces the task of getting an initial public offering over the line in London after ditching earlier plans to list in New York in the face of US political opposition.”

“They declare ringing confirmation for their theories even in the face of feeble data.”

“2018, Vassilis Vassilikos, ... And Dreams Are Dreams His daughters were serious. In fact the elder one had joined the Communist Youth, where the kids were almost puritanical, growing up with principles in the face of the triple enemy: capitalism-imperialism-Americanocracy.”

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