Sentences with phrase «defied expectation»

Rather than conforming to the era's dominant trends of pop art and conceptualism, he defied expectation by turning instead to figurative painting — unfashionable in London at that time — and began to develop a unique painterly practice informed by diverse art historical precedents.

Dwarfed by the scale of the world that surrounds you, 2011's Xenoblade Chronicles had defied expectation to become a landmark technical accomplishment on Wii.

It examines how Sen. Sanders and Mr. Trump defied the expectation of Media Pundits, the Political Elite and their opponents...

They were not the only ones who defied expectation by taking such risks.

But Before is not a film about cold statistics and gloomy realities, it's a film about generational trailblazers who have surmounted prejudice and defied expectation to form communities of strength, renewal and camaraderie — whether these communities be affable senior living facilities, lively activist enclaves or wacky queer bars brimming with glittered trinkets and colorful drag queens.

His first real test was appointing his shadow cabinet, and here, too, he has defied expectation.

With Michael Keane being sold to Everton, Tarkowski has made the position his own, standing out in a Burnley team that have defied expectation and sit in the top half of the Premier League.

We still have no idea who is going to win the Stanley Cup in a series that has defied expectation so far, but this might be the weirdest thing yet.

The number of housing starts across Canada has been defying expectations lately, and the surge in activity is contributing to economic growth, too.

His 12 - week London campaign in 1954 defied expectations, drawing more than 2 million people and the respect of the British, many of whom had derided him before his arrival as little more than a slick salesman.

From his Grammy - nominated rap persona, Childish Gambino, to an impressive array of acting roles, Glover has defied expectations at every turn.

Crude defies expectations following Donald Trump's presidential victory.

Inditex has «defied expectations in a lot of ways,» says Nivindya Sharma, director for retail strategy and insights at WGSN.

There are a couple of possible explanations for why Apple is defying expectations without any truly innovative, new products.

Much about the Mendiburus defies expectations.

In December 2013, the U.S. Army launched the «Defy Expectations» recruitment campaign, in which, according to the campaign's press release, «the U.S. Army takes the audience's expectations about what the Army experience is like and turns it on its head in a surprising but realistic way.»

The GOP defied expectations to maintain narrow control of the Senate while also outperforming expectations in the House.

Gamification defies expectations in this regard, too.

Chief executive Elon Musk, who has consistently defied the expectations of investors and analysts, turned Wednesday's earnings call...

BERLIN — Throughout the month, countries caught in the eye of the European financial storm, including Italy, Spain and France, have repeatedly defied expectations, selling big batches of bonds to the public at interest rates significantly lower than investors demanded at the height of the euro crisis late last year.

Yields on U.S. Treasuries continue to defy expectations, remaining near multi-decade lows.

Canada's largest integrated energy company has filed an application for a massive new oil sands project defying expectations of slowing growth in the oil sands.

«the book, like the band, defies expectations and proves to be accessible, entertaining and thought - provoking.

Sales of iPhones continued to defy expectations, as Apple sold 16.24 million units, 86 percent more than a year earlier.

Furthermore, in that August email, when referencing the need for additional capital, Mr. Musk noted «we will be in a far better position to convince potential investors to bet on us if the headline is not «Tesla Loses Money Again», but rather «Tesla Defies All Expectations and Achieves Profitability.»

To highlight the problems with humans trying to predict the market, consider how often forces have defied expectations this year.

But defying the expectations of many, they were not satisfied to agree to disagree and go their separate ways.

Instead, Play defied all expectations and became a worldwide phenomenon at the turn of the new millennium.

The Warsaw Uprising lasted sixty - three days, defying all expectations.

In film and fiction, Rembrandt has long embodied the archetype of the profligate, rags - to - riches genius who willfully defies expectation in both art and life.

Japan, Taiwan, and Korea are among the nations that defied all expectations of informed foreign observers in the postwar period; by the same token, Burma and Ghana, two of the countries most frequently cited as likely economic successes after independence, did an equally creditable job of disappointing the experts.

His 12 - week London campaign in 1954 defied expectations, drawing more than two million people.

And with his latest album, CRAZYTALK, he's again ready to defy expectations.

«The Kingslayer continues to surprise and transform throughout the series, and I am envisioning a beer that defies expectations when it comes to his character,» says Greg Engert, beer director of Churchkey in Washington, D.C..

But that salad, like Shook and Dotolo's cooking, defies expectations.

Travel at its best defies expectations.

Ronald Koeman's side lost Adam Lallana, Rickie Lambert, Luke Shaw, Dejan Lovren and Calum Chambers last year, but have defied expectations to reach third place in the Premier League standings, and now have aspirations of securing a European spot.

But he's always been called «The Inconvenient Truth», and has continued to defy those expectations.

There are even a couple of NFL London games that defy expectations and bring some of 2017's best teams to Britain.

Both sides are defying all expectations so far this season and are flying high in the Championship — promotion, whether it's automatic or via the playoffs, has to be a realistic target for both sides following their excellent starts.

For St. Louis, this 3 - 3 start has defied expectations and finally, fans are feeling optimistic about the team's future.

Some Arsenal fans will agree with the criticism that Merson often levels at the manager or the team in general or even at specific players like Mesut Ozil, but I for one feel that our former midfield star isd always looking for a negative spin about our club, so I was surprised to see a Metro report today in which Merson suggests that we are the right side and have what it takes to defy expectations this week and come away from the clash at high flying Man City with all three points.

Last season the Weber State product averaged 25.1 points and 6.8 assists per game while helping the Blazers defy expectations with 44 regular season wins and a fifth - place finish in the Western Conference.

Williams, 37, continues to defy expectations and beat young, up - and - coming players, en route to yet another Wimbledon semifinals appearance.

That's a big advantage to a team who have defied expectations all campaign and after Chelsea's Eden Hazard's wish that Tottenham don't win the title, the last game of the season might yet be an interesting one if it gets that far.

On the back of a historic week, Atletico Madrid must mount one final surge to cap off a season which has defied all expectations.

Under German coach Michael Oenning the Budapest side have defied expectations and are dreaming of past glories.

Apart from the usual review of the individual performances and the outstanding incidents, the lads discuss the importance of communication on the park, the capacity some players have to defy your expectations and the group dynamic Jürgen Klopp is building at Anfield.

Despite being in the «group of death», Mauricio Pochetino's men defied expectations and now find themselves topping group H after an impressive 2 - 1 win against a strong Dortmund side last night.

Alexis set tongues wagging when he handed in a sick note last weeken, but has defied expectations by actually returning to training.