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in the face of

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  1. in the face ofpreposition

    despite, against, contrary to

  2. in the face ofpreposition

    on the face of

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of in the face of in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of in the face of in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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  1. President Nicolas Maduro:

    We're working towards a special OPEC meeting, in coming days we'll announce .... We're making contacts with OPEC governments, we're evaluating the possibility that a very high ranking OPEC meeting be called, and that in coordination with the Russian Federation, President Vladimir Putin, we can advance in taking a series of actions to defend the oil market in the face of this latest fall.

  2. Cyril Ramaphosa:

    The President is, however, concerned about the reported circumstances under which such young people were gathered at a venue which, on the face of it, should be off limits to persons under the age of 18.

  3. Liz Garbus:

    It literally flies in the face of criticism of 'fake news' when you see how rigorous they are before anything ends up in that newspaper, the Fourth Estate.

  4. Henry James:

    The face of nature and civilization in this our country is to a certain point a very sufficient literary field. But it will yield its secrets only to a really grasping imagination. To write well and worthily of American things one need even more than elsewhere to be a master.

  5. Michael Steele:

    I'm exhausted, I'm exasperated... The fact that we have to literally beg people to wear a mask to save President Donald Trump supporters own dumb a ** from getting sick ? I'm sorry. To me, it is beyond the imagination, and yet 40 % of the country looks at it and goes,' Yeah, I'm with stupid.' So, look, America, at this point, you have a stark choice. In the face of everything that is going on. I don't know what more you can take before you say you've had enough. Because my heavens, this is too much for a country to go through.


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