Sentences with phrase «n't defy»

Over the years I've tried to determine whether these terms are actual differentiators or just variants of common algorithms, codecs and optimizations that are employed by nearly every Android manufacturer, and have come up with this: Sony makes some very good speakers, receivers, and televisions, and some of that innovation does trickle down to its mobile products, but phones can't defy physics.

Wake me, when anything from the skeptic's corner makes sense in the physical world and doesn't defy logic.

Turner prize nominee Rebecca Warren doesn't defy my pessimism - she has cured it.

It wasn't that he couldn't defy her, but she uncovered his feelings of guilt and unworthiness so he could not go ahead with the marriage to Benita.

Of course, we don't expect a small crossover with a four - cylinder motor and a CVT to drive like the magnificent, rear - drive V8 - powered LC500 — the UX won't defy the laws of physics.

Of course, this big, heavy SUV can't defy the laws of physics.

While you can't defy the laws of physics and understeer is still very much present during cornering maneuvers, the combination of the 4MATIC system, steering and suspension tuning, provides the sensation of greater directional control than is usually the case on machines of this size and stature.

The wrap dress fitted the liberal fashion perfectly as it shaped itself after the body and didn't defy body limits as in previous decades.

If that doesn't defy the AMA and USDA recommendations, then I don't know what would.

God does not defy His own laws.

He would not defy science on romantic or gnostic grounds.

Congress has not defied the Supreme Court, as it ultimately did in Dred Scott.

And His Spirit within me «knows» the difference and It does not defy logic or conscience.

God himself was bound by what Aristotle thought because medieval theologians agreed that, though omnipotent, even the Deity could not defy logic.

He argues that Trump and his ilk will win; that the security apparatus will not defy a president.

And reassure the public that, whatever decision the courts reach, they are not defying democracy, but are showing the world how democracy works.

Others spoke of their concerns but did not defy the whip.

He argued that since the provision of section 2 (3) of the EFCC Act was activated by forwarding the nomination of Magu to the Senate, he could not defy the decision of the Senate, which rejected him for the substantive appointment.

When told by host Brian Lehrer that Trump was actually planning to fight the ruling by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco blocking the temporary travel ban — but not defying it — Hizzoner clarified his statement.

School should mimic reality, not defy it.

Our age does not defy us, but the way we present ourselves will.

Obviously this is an animated film so directors Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath and Conrad Vernon do have the leeway of creating a rather improbable plot, but little children may too realize that giraffes and hippopotamuses can not defy gravity and balance on a tightrope 50 feet (or more) above the ground.

Cahill seems interested in melancholic allegories, and whether or not defying logic, we can't wait to see his latest compelling tale, while the luminous Marling is always a fascinating onscreen presence (though she doesn't share a writing credit here, as was the case with her last film with Cahill).

Barack Obama can not defy corporate power any more than George W. Bush or Bill Clinton could.»

So if dogs are not defying us, and if our dogs are not trying to take control, why are so many dogs so naughty!

Culture, it would seem, had better not defy nature.

Noguchi, Yoes, Lightner, and Dean do not defy gravity or exaggerate the scale of what they represent.

Though sculpture can not defy gravity, it can effect our transportation onto a spiritual plane.

It does not defy gravity; it is in movement.

His architecture was a point of departure and not a set of enclosures one can not defy.

For example, referring to remuneration as a «consulting fee», «success fee» or «commission» will not defy the application of section nine of REBBA if the fee is based on or dependent on a trade in real estate.

Not exact matches

Why would the State government NOT want $ Billions worth invested in Perth, and jobs created????????? Defies logic.

North Korea has repeatedly defied international sanctions and warnings not to continue ballistic missile launches and tests of nuclear weapons.

Even players who are not official endorsers of the company have defied the rule: Tom Brady wore Beats earbuds on the field during his warmups before an October game against the Bills.

By not compulsively working every waking hour, the 29 - year - old knows she's defying some sort of macho entrepreneurial code.

But it's a helpful re-framing for the great many people who don't take that advice out of fear of upsetting those who designed the current world you'd like to upend or those who made plans for your life you'd like to defy.

The day - to - day challenges for business are not death defying, but they are just as dramatic when an entrepreneur lays it all on the line, or all on the wire.

Still, the recent price increases defy logic — and the argument put forward by developers that there's a lack of supply in Toronto doesn't fully explain the situation either.

This CEO of the Year award is a testament to a mind that thinks in decades, not months or years, and often defies industry trends.

States that have legalized marijuana are embolden to defy the federal government by the Constitution's Tenth Amendment, which declares states have authority over any matter that the Constitution has not specified is a matter for the federal government.

But it also matters whether he abused the power of his office, defied norms protecting the rule of law, or behaved unethically, even if those actions do not constitute crimes.

Essential tried to defy the smartphone industry's rules of the game and do things its own way — in the end, it didn't deliver enough of a change to convince consumers to follow it.

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

If you want to defy the old adage, «You can't please everyone,» learn the marketing secrets of South Beach's hot spots.

Letterman made his career defying the status quo — even if the status quo was something as simple as «not featuring bowling dogs on talk shows.»

While the North American Meat Institute called the study a «dramatic and alarmist overreach» that «defies common sense,» the American Association of Meat Processors said that the report «did not consider meat's nutrition benefits in assigning its classification.»

I defy you not to dance — or tap your foot just a little — after watching the first few seconds of this:

Quantum computing defies understanding in part because it's not just insanely complicated; it also doesn't obey any of the laws of physics we encounter in our daily lives.

«It's not the big businesses — it's the young entrepreneurs who are defying the odds and coming up with the new innovations and growth.

And while Trump hasn't hesitated to call out Republicans who defy him, he's largely come to appreciate the permanence the RNC offers a White House that has had to quickly staff up from nothing — a task that hasn't always gone smoothly.