Nuclear testing was resumed in defiance of an international ban.

尽管国际上明令禁止，核试验又在进行了。

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Some even continued celebrating, in defiance of the smoke seeping into the rooms.

一些人甚至继续庆祝，全然不顾烟已渗进屋子。

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It's just that, in defiance of decades of New Year resolutions, it's unlikely to make us slim.

换句话说，正如我们无视十余年的新年心愿一样，它不可能使我们苗条。

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North Korea on Monday exploded a nuclear device and tested a series of missiles in defiance of the international community.

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Iran is already in defiance of repeated Security Council demands that it stop enriching uranium.

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"That is the conflict between the powers in Honduras and the defiance of the president of rulings by the Supreme Court and rulings by the Congress and those do need to be dealt with,"

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Obama claims it's not succeeding in defiance of all the facts on the ground.

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Former President John Kufuor attended the ceremony, in defiance of the wishes of his party.

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Analysts say the ICC indictment may have rallied citizens to Kenyatta's side in defiance of the West.

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