Whereupon he was brought before the judges, ordered to sacrifice, but refused, making defiant statements of his faith.

On his personal Web site, he posted a defiant statement proclaiming, "I now embrace the opportunity to clear my name."

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Instead, he issued a defiant statement saying his only honorable choice was to flee France and go into exile.

His office released a defiant, at times confusing, statement.

The paper continued to publish normally, making defiant statements throughout.

What emerged from the meeting was a defiant statement defending their collecting practices.

No one could point to a single overtly defiant statement.

But that posture is increasingly part of Iran's defiant public statements.

"Threats and defiant statements" were made towards these students, due to their race.