"It would be a terrible, terrible blow to the credibility of the United Nations" if Saddam Hussein continued defying United Nations resolutions on disarmament, he said.

Failing that, many said, they are prepared to continue defying pressures for the deposed President's return.

He also thought he wasn't likely to be alive much longer to wonder about it if he and his comrades continued defying the orders of the albino's rescuers.

The Associated Press noted that his comments reflected a determination in Iran to continue defying international pressure regarding its nuclear program.

He questions why the gods have not seen fit to punish his misdeeds and he asserts that he plans to continue defying the heavens as long as he can.

If their appeals failed, which they usually did, the Acadians would procrastinate or resort to passive resistance techniques, including subterfuge, to continue defying the authorities.

I don't mind eccentric choices - long may it continue defying the predictions of the English-language literary establishment.

But they may not be able to continue defying the odds.

For months there have been reports of factional infighting within the Government over whether to open up the country in return for financial aid, or to continue defying the international community and press ahead with the nuclear program.

Soviet Asian Riots Continue Defying a ban, thousands of people rallied in Dushanbe, capital of the Tadzhik Soviet republic, as radio reports said 37 people had been killed in rioting there.