But the Play:3 speaker didn't obey my TiVo remote.

WSJ: Raising the Bar for Better TV Sound

Prices don't always obey the laws of supply and demand.

FORBES: Magazine Article

If I get an order from my superiors - which I have gotten from time to time, which I received in Iraq - that I think is a blatantly flawed order, I don't have to blindly obey it.

NPR: The Military Perspective

"He hasn't done anything but try to obey the law and work hard since his release, " said David Chesnoff.

BBC: Hip-hop boss Knight arrested

Since his election in 2008, supposedly respectable politicians have talked about simply refusing to obey laws they don't like, and some even proposed seceding from the union.

CNN: NRA's paranoid fantasy flouts democracy

Today David Obey said he wasn't sure how he was going to deal with the supplemental request because he was afraid the administration would be -- in his words -- devoured by an insoluble problem in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

WHITEHOUSE: White House Press Briefing

When talking to them about sex, don't simply give them rules and regulations, that they may not be able to obey, but instead help them to build their level of confidence so that whatever decision they make will be based on their inner strength and not merely ceding to the myriad sources of outside pressures they are facing.

FORBES: New Teen Pressures On Sex

Drivers fail to obey traffic laws, which many of the region's governments notoriously don't enforce.

NPR: AP IMPACT: Cars Made In Brazil Are Deadly