Sentences with phrase «defying convention»

PS It always amused me how artists LOVE to congratulate themselves for defying convention... EXCEPT for the convention of them getting paid.

By defying the convention of painting on an upright surface, he added a new dimension, literally by being able to view and apply paint to his canvases from all directions.»

By defying the convention of painting on an upright surface, he added a new dimension by being able to view and apply paint to his canvases from all directions.

And in our seventh year, we sold more consoles than in any other year - defying convention.»

When Gearbox unveiled the cover art for their shooter Borderlands last week, they proved just how committed they were to defying convention.

Defying every convention of traditional design, this resort features three unique villages with cutting - edge innovations such as Skypool Suites with infinity - edge plunge pools and an ocean - side pool with a «living room.»

Loving Frank, by Nancy Horan Mamah Cheney becomes the lover of Frank Lloyd Wright, defying all convention in early 1900s Chicago.

Defying convention without compromise, the Ridgeline achieves true half - ton truck levels of payload capability, towing capacity and off - road ruggedness while maintaining Honda's sporty, safe and refined driving experience.

The Shape of Things to Come Defying convention, a growing number of Tour pros have concluded that getting strong is the best way to get ahead

Then again, it wasn't Yuki's first attempt at defying convention.

Although models have changed throughout the years, VW has remained focused on «progress» and «defying convention» and these values have served the company well.

Under its new name, Snap, the Los Angeles company hasn't stopped defying convention.

He defied convention and industry practices, introducing 24 - hour stores at a time when the concept was still mostly unheard of.

Some brands have defied convention in their industry, driving recommendations on the basis of factors that did not initially seem relevant.

He defied conventions which sought to separate him from other men and became known as the «friend of outcasts.»

Something that seemingly defies convention, that marries best with thickly spread chilled butter and a steaming cup of coffee, that says straight away to your belly a soul - satisfying «Ahhhhhhh!»

So they're in different places in their lives, but they all defy the conventions of what they're supposed to be doing.

I'm not sure the midfield players know who is supposed to be playing where and we continue to defy convention by playing without a proper holding midfielder.

Spinola, who served as the powerful Real Estate Board of New York's president for nearly three decades, remarked that Litwin's company, Glenwood Management, had defied convention by building larger apartments than most other developers.

Cynthia Nixon is continuing to run a campaign for governor of New York that defies convention by granting her first television sit - down interview to Wendy Williams, Variety has learned.

The 24th Congressional District seems to be a district that defies convention.

But the current Leader of the Opposition, Harriet Harman, seemed happy to defy that convention yesterday by endorsing the Australian Labor Party and in particular its Prime MInister, Julia Gillard, ahead of this Saturday's general election.

This week, the Liberal Democrats defied convention to call the date of the byelection, when it is usually the incumbent party who move the writ.

Our first piece profiled Leticia Britos Cavagnaro, a former biologist who co-founded a creative thinking company and isn't afraid to defy convention in scientific presentations.

Innovation meets inspiration in a breakthrough new powdered bronzer that defies convention.

Just like their mission states, they aim to defy conventions yet remain wearable.

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Designed for ultimate comfort, slim - fit trousers are tailored to defy conventions.

As for his own personal life, Alexander defies convention not by the intense homoerotic suggestions between he and Jared Leto's Hephaistion (homosexuality not a social taboo during this time), but by his marriage to Roxane (Rosario Dawson), a woman of a lower social order and about whom Alexander is given much grief from his advisors.

I'm talking about those team up books that defied convention: the ones that weren't just about the most powerful (and popular) superheroes -LSB-...]

Stephen Cone has developed quite a following among fans of indie and arthouse cinema, and he delivers the best work of his career with this gentle, realistic coming - of - age story that defies the conventions of its genre merely by being so truthful with its characters.

The doctor's muses for the Wonder Woman character were his wife, Elizabeth Marston (Rebecca Hall), and their lover, Olive Byrne (Bella Heathcote), who were two empowered women who defied convention.

Unknown to others, Marston's inspiration for Wonder Woman was his wife Elizabeth Marston and their lover Olive Byrne, two empowered women in the field of psychology who defied convention, building a secret life together with Marston that rivaled the greatest of superhero disguises.»

«20th Century Women» (A24) Just like the youth it so beautifully depicts, «20th Century Women» defies convention.

For the bulk of her career, Katharine Hepburn played strong - willed patrician types who defied convention, but still maintained a baseline gravity.

«Dunkirk» also defies convention by relying on a sprawling ensemble in which no actor dominates, although newcomer Fionn Whitehead and supporting veterans Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance, and Kenneth Branagh all carry enormous emotion.

Imbued with the imaginative spirit of its heroine, Mary Shelley brings to life the world of a trailblazing woman who defied convention and channelled her innermost demons into a legend for the ages.

It defies convention in some areas, and is just plain odd in others.

Being that this is Chan - wook's first - period piece, he defies all conventions with his twisted yet brilliant style of storytelling.

Bathsheba Everdene (Carey Mulligan) has no shortage of male attention, but the strong - willed female is so busy defying the conventions of her 1890's world to make good decisions about love and marriage.

There are some lapses in taste along the way but Black and Marsden both impress in an undeniably original film that defies convention and offers almost as much drama as comedy.

Godard made his splash by defying conventions and announcing a fresh, energetic, new approach to telling stories on screen and a criminal anti-hero who revered American gangster icons and seduces an American girl.

For instance, are higher levels of performance anxiety in content - centered classrooms due to the focus on academic content or to the personalities of the teachers who defy convention in emphasizing such content?

Further doubt has also been cast by Scottish MPs, who would not usually vote on English education issues, but have indicated they may use any potential financial impact of new grammar schools on their country as a reason to defy convention.

The Ridgeline also defies convention in that it offers only one cab configuration (four - door), one bed length (five feet), and one powertrain (a 24 - valve SOHC V - 6, five - speed automatic, and on - demand four - wheel drive).

«Not since 1984 has an automobile with the crossed - flags badge so thoroughly defied convention and stereotype.

The new 2016 Avalon Touring defies convention with its sport suspension, commanding presence and striking new front end.

The Cadillac ELR's wedge shape defies the convention a car has to be all curves to be beautiful.

Chevy explains in the description of the YouTube video that the «2014 Corvette Stingray is engineered to defy convention.

Designed to delight shoppers and defy convention, two all - new 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe models make their world debut today at the 2012 New York International Auto Show.