Example sentences of "[v-ing] down in the face " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think all that stuff is just lying down in the face of the mass media . |
| 2 | There were reports during January that the Rome accord , the partial ceasefire negotiated on Dec. 1 , 1990 , to cover the Beira and Limpopo corridors , was breaking down in the face of persistent attacks by the rebel Mozambique National Resistance ( MNR or Renamo ) . |
| 3 | ‘ We are already putting more money into free travel for the blind since the previously consistent approach to concessionary fares by borough councils started breaking down in the face of financial pressures ’ , he added . ’ |
| 4 | The showdown followed three earlier occasions when Government whips took the issue to the brink before backing down in the face of certain defeat by the combined ranks of the Opposition and Conservative rebels . |
| 5 | However , environment organisations condemned the Government for backing down in the face of an organised lobby from vested interests . |