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Life is to be lived, not controlled, and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat.
Ralph Ellison

Meaning of "in face of" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IN FACE OF

in face of play
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IN FACE OF

in effect
in esse
in essence
in evidence
in excess of
in extenso
in extremis
in fairness (to)
in favour of
in fawn
in fee
in fine
in fits and starts
in flagrante delicto
in for
in force
in full
in full cry
in full swing
in future

WORDS THAT END LIKE IN FACE OF

a couple of
at the expense of
because of
by virtue of
fly in the face of
for the love of
in case of
in charge of
in place of
in spite of
in the name of
in the nature of
make a convenience of
make the acquaintance of
make use of
take cognizance of
take no notice of
take the place of
to the prejudice of
within an ace of

Synonyms and antonyms of in face of in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «in face of» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IN FACE OF

Find out the translation of in face of to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of in face of from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «in face of» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

在脸
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

en la cara de
570 millions of speakers

English

in face of
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

के चेहरे में
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

في مواجهة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

в лице
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

em face de
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মুখে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

en face de
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dalam menghadapi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

angesichts der
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

直面して
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의 얼굴
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing pasuryan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trong khuôn mặt của
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முகத்தில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

च्या तोंडावर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yüzünde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

a fronte di
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

w obliczu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

в особі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

în fața
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στο πρόσωπό του
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

in die lig van
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

i ansiktet av
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

i møte med
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of in face of

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IN FACE OF»

The term «in face of» is very widely used and occupies the 5.214 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IN FACE OF» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about in face of

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4 QUOTES WITH «IN FACE OF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word in face of.
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Ralph Ellison
Life is to be lived, not controlled, and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat.
2
Jeff Fitzgerald
In Wisconsin, I led the Assembly to a balanced budget in face of fierce opposition from the status quo.
3
Aleksander Kwasniewski
Righteous is the one who was able to demonstrate compassion in face of human suffering.
4
Theophrastus
Ah, yes, superstition: it would appear to be cowardice in face of the supernatural.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IN FACE OF»

Discover the use of in face of in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to in face of and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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In Face of Mystery: A Constructive Theology
In Face of Mystery draws these two worlds together in a full-scale reconception of Christian theology. Theology, Gordon Kaufman suggests, is an imaginative construction, the creation of a symbolic world for ordering life.
Gordon D. Kaufman, 1995
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Radical Hope: Ethics in the Face of Cultural Devastation
This is a vulnerability that affects us all--insofar as we are all inhabitants of a civilization, and civilizations are themselves vulnerable to historical forces. How should we live with this vulnerability?
Jonathan Lear, 2009
3
Face of Fashion
Edited by Susan Bright. Text by Vince Aletti.
Susan Bright, Vince Aletti, Mert Alas, 2007
4
In Face of the Facts: Moral Inquiry in American Scholarship
A collection of essays on the current state of moral inquiry in the American academy.
Richard Wightman Fox, Robert B. Westbrook, 2002
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In Face of Adversity: An Ecological Approach to ...
Melissa Schneider Kasmin. families or those whose mothers had less than a high school education. Children whose sole risk was coming from a non-English speaking household tended to start school with lower numeracy skills but made ...
Melissa Schneider Kasmin, 2009
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Before the Face of God: An Interdisciplinary Study of the ...
From this point of view, preaching is basically a word of hope spoken in the face of fear, spoken in face of death and dealing with contingencies (Otto, in Luther, 1992 p. 59; O'Day, 1993 pp. 19-30). In the ritual of preaching, the limitations of the ...
Hanneke Schaap-Jonker, 2008
7
Technology and the Changing Face of Humanity
It always remains, of course, for it is the privilege of a spiritual nature, and it continues to manifest the lofty independence of this nature in face of all that is means or intermediate end: but not in the face of that which is the End. At this terminus, ...
Richard Feist, Chantal Beauvais, Rajesh Shukla, 2010
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The Face of Things: A Different Side of Ethics
Dasein is anxious in face of and about itself. Yet, despite its self- reflectiveness, anxiety also discloses a peculiar way of being of the entities within-the-world: that of their complete insignificance and irrelevance, which "reveals the nullity of that  ...
Silvia Benso, 2000
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The Face of Discrimination: How Race and Gender Impact Work ...
... Tienda, and Wu 1995), and inequalities in promotion and authority (McBrier and Wilson 2004; Smith 2002; Wilson 1997; Wilson, Sakura-Lemessy and West 1999) remain even in face of human capital controls (e.g., education, Introduction 3.
Vincent J. Roscigno, 2007
10
Face to Face with Levinas: Neighborhood Reinvestment and ...
The other is the one in face of whom truths are offered and criticized in discourse; he is the judge in the proceedings, never the accused. Nothing that I know or speak about could face me in the way that the one to whom I speak faces me.
Richard A. Cohen, 1986

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IN FACE OF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term in face of is used in the context of the following news items.
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Milsom's Archibald triumph in face of hardship - The West Australian
Milsom's Archibald triumph in face of hardship Nigel Milsom poses with his work Charles Waterstree' after winning the Archibald portrait prize. «The West Australian, Jul 15»
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AirTalk | In face of severe drought, can growth be sustained in CA …
In face of severe drought, can growth be sustained in CA? by AirTalk July 16, 10:34 AM. 108728 full. A worker cuts a piece of pipe as he builds a new home on ... «89.3 KPCC, Jul 15»
3
Future of fox hunting vote uncertain in face of continuing SNP rebellion
The Prime Minister remains uncertain when MPs will get to vote on a repeal of the hunting ban, after warning it will be “very difficult to make ... «Western Morning News, Jul 15»
4
Crisis? What Crisis? Greek Producers Stand Tall In Face Of
As the world watches Greece and wonders whether the economy will collapse, there are clear signs that Greek film producers are fighting to ... «Variety, Jul 15»
5
Government considering changing Olympic stadium construction …
Government considering changing Olympic stadium construction plan in face of huge cost. by Reiji Yoshida and Shusuke Murai. Staff Writers. «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
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LETTER: In face of unmitigated growth, Surrey's mayor must assure …
I read with interest a recent article in the newspaper about the need to conserve water and the implementation of water restrictions. «Surrey Now, Jul 15»
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WHALLEY'S CORNER: In face of area's rebranding residents fight to …
WHALLEY'S CORNER: In face of area's rebranding residents fight to hold onto history. PART ONE: Honouring the roots of their beloved but ... «Surrey Now, Jul 15»
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Watford drop interest in Tottenham midfielder in face of Champions …
For a while there, it was looking like pretty much a done deal that Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Benjamin Stambouli was on his way to Watford ... «Cartilage Free Captain, Jul 15»
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Greek lawmakers back bailout in face of heavy blowback …
ATHENS, Greece — Greek lawmakers voted overwhelmingly early Thursday to approve a harsh austerity measure demanded by bailout ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
10
Benjamin Netanyahu defiant in face of isolation after Iran deal
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suffered a major defeat in failing to stop a nuclear deal with Iran but he remains as ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»

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