Sentences with phrase «face of convention»

In the face of convention, Curie became the first female professor at Sorbonne University in Paris, where she taught physics.

Flying in the face of convention was an asset, but ultimately a horrible liability.

You broads who make up Dr. Amys fan girl base have no clue how it feels to live on the fringe of society and make difficult, heart wrenching decisions that fly in the face of every convention currently in practice in our society.

If there's one thing we all love a bit of, it's bonkers films that fly in the face of convention and just offer us...

He seems to have looked at the genre, decided that it's too boring and stuffy, gave it the finger and set out to deliver an epically rambunctious spy movie that flies in the face of convention, all the while maintaining most of the irreverence offered up by the source material from bad boy comics creator Mark Millar.

When Rolls - Royce launched Black Badge earlier this year, CEO Torsten Müller - Ötvös said the bespoke program aimed to entice «elusive and defiant risk - takers who break the rules and laugh in the face of convention,» who are «dark and restless... glamorous and daring... uncompromising and unapologetic... untrammelled by social convention.»

Get stuck in behind the carbon and Alcantara steering wheel and the Stelvio feels genuinely adjustable, which flies in the face of convention for tall, heavy cars of this type.

If you're confused about the Black Badge aura, maybe this will help: «Black Badge is an attitude to life, an aspect of the Rolls - Royce brand that appeals to those people who are elusive and defiant, the risk takers and disruptors who break the rules and laugh in the face of convention,» says Torsten Müller - Ötvös, Chief Executive Officer Rolls - Royce Motor Cars.

«Black Badge is an attitude to life, an aspect of the Rolls - Royce brand that appeals to those people who are elusive and defiant, the risk takers and disruptors who break the rules and laugh in the face of convention.

The 1 Series continues to fly in the face of convention in that it has rear - wheel drive while every rival drives through the front wheels.

Jake and Belinda are strong characters whose growing friendship flies in the face of the conventions of their small Southern town.

In short, there are always ways to do things that go against the face of convention and the best part is that these ways are much more profitable.

Art has always been about anarchy, rule breaking, and spitting in the face of convention.

So... flying in the face of convention and profitability, here's your prescription for soundness.

Designs for a beer brand that fly in the face of convention through collage, colour and a wild way with typography

That said, it is not clear on the face of the Convention or in the supporting documents whether a state that received an electronic apostille could refuse to give it legal effect because of concerns about the security of the method by which it was signed.