Should that occur, it is likely that President Clinton's acknowledged and free-spending intervention on behalf of the victor will be seized upon by the defeated communists and other xenophobes to drive Mr. Yeltsin to take ever-more-draconian steps to demonstrate his independence from, if not outright defiance of, the West.
But with Iran you never quite know what to expect: it has not always favoured defiance.
Obama claims it's not succeeding in defiance of all the facts on the ground.
John Battle, a Catholic Labour politician, says his biggest act of religiously inspired defiance was not a bio-ethical issue but opposing the Iraq war in 2003.
It would be wrong to say that Ecuador has not been punished for its defiance.
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He said he thought her speech Tuesday -- in which she did not concede -- showed defiance.
But from day one in custody, he has exhibited defiance and appears not to have relinquished his visceral antagonism toward his enemies.
The BBC's Jim Muir, reporting from Beirut, says President Assad's comments, while signalling defiance, do not amount to a threat of imminent retaliation.
Finally, in the immediate case, Huawei acted clumsily, if not irresponsibly, and in defiance of a process with which it should by now be quite familiar.
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When Americans depose a foreign leader who dares such defiance, they not only assert their rights in one country but also send a clear message to others.
Baduel then courageously called on the Venezuelan army not to fight and defended Colombia, in open defiance of Hugo Chavez.
During their demonstrations they chanted that defiance of Ayatollah Khamenei's views would not be tolerated, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
Just wanting to get home after a long day at work, Rosa Parks may not have been planning to make history, but her defiance spurred a movement that advanced our journey toward justice and equality for all.
The Foreign Ministry expressed "firm opposition" to Pyongyang's third test in defiance of UN Security Council resolutions, but did not specify further action.
"North Korea must understand that belligerence towards its neighbors and defiance of the international community are signs of weakness, not strength, " Gibbs' statement said.
Alas, the lady was not for turning, to borrow Margaret Thatcher's famous statement of defiance.
But is this not code for steering the taxpayers' dollars to religious groups, in defiance of that supposed traditional wisdom?
Ms Boxer will harp on about HP's sales of printer supplies to Iran when Ms Fiorina was boss, in apparent defiance of an embargo, or point out that Ms Fiorina not only laid people off at HP but was, after all, fired herself.
He chose such parts, not always for the best, because the role of anti-hero was a challenge and an act of defiance.
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