It is testament to the depth of a crisis which continues to defy solution.
But behavioral economists have shown that people predictably behave in ways that objectively defy rationality.
Banks, real estate investment trusts, brokerages and mortgage companies have endured valuation drops that defy explanation.
Like Muhammad Ali facing George Foreman, I defy my own strategy and attack the meal two-fisted.
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Reality stars, unlike their scripted counterparts, outlive their shows, and sometimes find ways to defy them.
Issues such as fear, ignorance, superstition and cultural biases drive action in ways that defy logic.
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Twenty-one year old Suren Korene Hassan(ph) says that no one was brave enough to defy them.
But there have also been cases of South Sudan hammering militias that dared to defy it.
Virgin has managed to defy the gloom that has afflicted much of the airline industry.
Profit margins have steadily widened since then and continue to defy analyst forecasts with their gains.
This is the story of women and men who defy the odds and never give up.
Such an innovation has the potential to defy gravity and flow uphill to rich countries.
Higher prices being met with greater quantity demanded would seem to defy the law of demand.
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Some of those schools have indicated they would defy the bishops and continue academic selection.
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Although 51% of the 7, 090 voters are registered Democrats, they consistently defy party lines.
Jake Fulton is one of the Camp Constant protesters who will defy the bailiffs.
However, several plays should defy these trends, as MoneyShow.com senior editor Tom Aspray writes.
Moreover, the human costs of war, terrorism and slavery seem to defy any financial calculation.
It is to defy powerful forces in and out of the social and national context ...
What is more, some doctors and nurses have said they will defy the new law.
The sole phone that works with the company's technology is a Motorola model, the Defy XT.
Others defy government shelling and sniper bullets to provide humanitarian aid to those in need.
Instead, he says they are rebels who want to defy authority and break the law.
Fifth, increasing cooperation in confront new security threats that defy borders and unilateral solutions.
Nevertheless, in spite of somewhat volatile consumer confidence data, actual consumer demand continues to defy expectations.
As the handover approaches, more and more Macanese are trying to defy that prediction.
CPP and it is possible that some might be unhappy enough to defy Mr Hun Sen.
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Still, I defy anyone there to have felt even the slightest yawn coming on.
It is often considered that her existence was so dull as to defy narration.
And just like you did in 2008, you have the chance to defy the conventional wisdom.
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