Against his father's wishes he devoted himself at an early age to the monastic life.

Against his father's wishes, McMahon began an expansion process that fundamentally changed the industry.

Against his father's wishes, John Jr. pleaded guilty and was sentenced to six years and five months imprisonment in 1999.

Against his wishes, she goes home to her father's cottage, where she keeps almost entirely to her room.

Against his father's wishes, Eric entered into marriage negotiations with Princess Elizabeth Tudor ( later Queen Elizabeth I of England 1533 – 1603 ).

Against her mother's wishes but with her father's support, Bow competed in Brewster publications ' magazine's annual nationwide acting contest, " Fame and Fortune ", in 1921.

Against his father's wishes, Wolfowitz decided to go to graduate school to study politics.

Against his father's will, Kokoschka applied to Kunstgewerbeschule ( School of Arts and Crafts ) in Vienna, where he was one of three accepted out of 153 applicants.

Against her father's wishes, Scheherazade volunteered to spend one night with the King.

Against his father's wishes, Crittenden's son George resigned his position as a lieutenant colonel in the U. S. Army to enlist as a Confederate soldier.

Against his father's wishes, in August 1896 he married Grace Graham Wilson, the youngest child of New York banker Richard T. Wilson, Sr.

Against his father's wishes Arundell took his leave of the Imperial court in mid-December and returned to England.

Against his father's wishes, Huo still wanted to learn wushu.

Against his father's will, he first hid Yoshitsune in escape but later killed him, fearing the possibility of Yoritomo's intervention.

Against Eugene's advice Amadeus insisted on engaging the French at Staffarda and suffered a serious defeat – only Eugene's handling of the Savoyard cavalry in retreat saved his cousin from disaster.

Against the advice of his political allies, and the misgivings of the Emperor, Konoe appointed Yosuke Matsuoka as his foreign minister.

Against Polenin's advice that the man is " the best reactor officer in the fleet ", Vostrikov sacks the officer and orders Polenin to request a replacement.

Against his family's advice, Burton married Taylor on Sunday 15 March 1964, in Montreal.

Against the strong advice of his campaign team, he made several controversial statements ; including one that said Islam was " a backward culture ", that no more asylum seekers would be allowed into the country, and, if necessary, the possible repeal of anti-racism clauses in the Dutch Constitution to protect freedom of speech.

Against Obi-Wan and Yoda's advice, he travels to Cloud City to save them, only to be lured into a lightsaber duel with Darth Vader.

Against Garbitsch's advice to reinforce the violence against Jews, Hynkel plans to invade the neighboring country of Osterlich, and needs the loan to finance the invasion.

Against his advice, she climbs a tall ladder beside the dinosaur to be closer to him.

Polynices came to him for advice on how to get Amphiaraus to join the Seven Against Thebes.

Against the advice of Keokuk and Forsyth, Black Hawk's faction returned to Saukenuk in the spring of 1830.

Against Manawydan's advice, Pryderi enters the fort and is drawn towards a beautiful golden bowl.

Against Manawydan's advice, Pryderi enters the fort and is drawn towards a beautiful golden bowl.

Against the advice of his doctors, Brel returned to the Marquesas, where the tropical climate was particularly unsuitable for his lungs.

Against the advice of his trainer / father on Sept. 17, 2005 González became one of the youngest fighters ever ( age 20 ) to fight for the Vacant IBC Middleweight Title.

Against the advice of the officers on the spot, Brock immediately prepared to launch an attack on Detroit.

Against Maurice's advice, and despite his protests, Van Oldenbarnevelt decided to sign the Twelve Years ' Truce with Spain, which lasted from 1609 – 1621.

Against the advice of his doctors, George campaigned for New York City mayor again during 1897, this time as an Independent Democrat.

Against advice, Waite felt a need to demonstrate his continuing trust and integrity, and his commitment to the remaining hostages.

Against the advice of other vampires and David Talbot, Lestat jumps at the opportunity.

On May 7, 2008: Against the advice of the government's own commissioned report, the Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, announced the government ’ s intention to once again reclassify cannabis as a class B drug.

Against Curzon's wishes, but on the advice of Sir George Milne, the commander on the spot, the CIGS Henry Wilson, who wanted to concentrate troops in Britain, Ireland, India and Egypt, and of Churchill ( Secretary of State for War ), the British withdrew from Baku ( the small British naval presence was also withdrawn from the Caspian Sea ), at the end of August 1919 leaving only 3 battalions at Batum.

In 1999, Queen Elizabeth II, acting on the advice of the government, refused to signify her consent to the Military Action Against Iraq ( Parliamentary Approval ) Bill, which sought to transfer from the monarch to Parliament the power to authorise military strikes against Iraq.

Against the advice of Hoon's drug counselor, Blind Melon went on tour in support of Soup.

Against the advice of Li Zongren, who thought it was better to withdraw south, Chiang, having exclaimed, " I will not return to Nanking until Xuzhou is back in our possession ".

Against the advice of council, Gates, even before he knew the full capabilities of the troops under his command, ordered a march into South Carolina through an area he had been advised had strong Loyalist tendencies.

Against such a termination of human life on earth by human action, he then proposes as an alternative that we `` negotiate at once with the Russians and get the best terms which are available '', that we deliberately `` negotiate from comparative weakness ''.

Against this invincible determination to communize the whole world stands a group of nations unable to agree on fundamentals and each refusing to make any sacrifice of sovereignty for the common good of all.

Additional works by Alexander are preserved in Arabic translation, these include: On the Principles of the Universe, On Providence, and Against Galen on Motion.

See the United Nations website for full text on " Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Civil Aviation ".

He has appeared as a featured artist on many other songs and albums, having collaborated with artists such as Janet Jackson, Kool Moe Dee, The Dope Poet Society, Run-DMC, Ice Cube, Rage Against The Machine, Anthrax, John Mellencamp and many others.

Broadly backed by a diverse array of student groups and many notable faculty members the Committee Against Investment in South Africa held numerous teach-ins and demonstrations through the year focused on the trustees ties to the corporations doing business with South Africa.

Among these were: Commentaries on the Old Testament, Thesaurus, Discourse Against Arians Commentary on St. John's Gospel, and Dialogues on the Trinity.

Against this approach, he developed his own approach to generalization and objectivity, drawing on ideas from Kurt Lewin in Chapter 9 of Grundlegung der Psychologie.

The American philosopher Arthur Oncken Lovejoy in his * The Revolt Against Dualism ( 1960 ) develops a critique of the modern new realism, reproposing a form of dualism based on a " fork of human experience.

* National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women ( Canada )

Martin Luther, when urging the secular authorities to crush the Peasant Rebellion of 1525 in Germany in his Against the Murderous, Thieving Hordes of Peasants, based his argument on St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans 13: 1-7.

" Hymns Against Heresies: Comments on St. Ephrem the Syrian ".

In 1981, the International League Against Epilepsy ( ILAE ) proposed a classification scheme for individual seizures that remains in common use .< ref name =" ILEA1981 "> This classification is based on observation ( clinical and EEG ) rather than the underlying pathophysiology or anatomy and is outlined later on in this article.

* UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women ( CEDAW ).

Once these laws were passed, Finnish authorities signed the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, in 1986.

In his Homilies Concerning the Statutes St. John Chrysostom ( 344 – 408 ) explicitly espoused the idea, based on his reading of Scripture, that the Earth floated on the waters gathered below the firmament, and St. Athanasius ( c. 293 – 373 ) expressed similar views in Against the Heathen.

* Guam Residents Organize Against US Plans for $ 15B Military Buildup on Pacific Island-video report by Democracy Now!

Against the synoptics, John focuses largely on different miracles ( including resurrecting Lazarus ), given as signs meant to engender faith.

* Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women ( CEDAW )

* Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women