fly in the face of something

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Once again we’ve had to witness the horrifying sight of Christmas carnage on the roads because a few stupid people fly in the face of common sense and drive like lunatics whatever the conditions.

Labour will give people more say in drawing up plans for their area and create a new right of appeal for residents against developments which fly in the face of their local plan. Beneficial development will be speeded up, damaging development checked and the green belt safeguarded.

What is more, Cox suggests that support in the South is at best lukewarm. Nonetheless, the characterization of catholic - nationalist ideology I have just documented would seem to fly in the face of this sort of evidence.

(BNC-B)

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