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 Arundell took his leave of the Imperial court in mid-December and returned to England.

Against his father's advice, Heishiro insists on retrieving the sword himself.

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 my folks' wishes, we'd been seeing each other for short rides in the truck.

Against his wishes, Bulwer-Lytton was honoured with a burial in Westminster Abbey.

Against his parents ' wishes, Rock signed the deal at age seventeen.

Against her family's wishes, she married on 17 March 1947 to failed American movie producer David Alfred Sebastian, born in Detroit on 23 November 1908.

Against his wishes Nicias was appointed General along with Alcibiades and Lamachus, all three of whom were given full powers to do whatever was in the best interests of Athens while in Sicily.

Against her husband's wishes, Ellen had read the book he found.

Against the wishes of his family, however, he entered the community of Canons Regular at the Abbey of St. Vincent on the outskirts of Lisbon.

Against Madero's wishes, Orozco and Villa fought for and won Ciudad Juárez, bordering El Paso, Texas, along the Rio Grande.

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.

Against the Company's wishes, he provided substantial aid and assistance to westbound Americans settlers in the territory.

Against her mother's wishes, on December 31, 1946, Crain married Paul Brinkman, a former RKO Pictures contract player credited as Paul Brooks.

Against the wishes of Marshall, he gave the commencement address for the Class of June 1943 at West Point, where his son Bruce was graduating.

Against his wishes Nicias was appointed General along with Alcibiades and Lamachus, all three of whom were given full powers to do whatever was in the best interests of Athens while in Sicily.

Against his wishes, they set up Phil with a blind date, Marilyn Holmberg, a nursery-school teacher working on her master's degree.

Against his wishes, he was assigned to what was supposed to be the civilian post of custodian of the California Archives from March 1850 until he left California in April 1851.

Against Preston's express wishes, the leader of the SAS team shoots the Russian agent in the head afterwards.

Against the wishes of General Jaruzelski, the Polish Communist President, he insisted on laying a wreath at the grave of the murdered Polish priest Father Jerzy Popiełuszko, and had a meeting with three of the leaders of the banned Solidarity movement.

Against his doctor's orders, on August 27, 1965, Le Corbusier went for a swim in the Mediterranean Sea at Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France.

Against the Oakland Athletics on August 22, Ryan struck out Rickey Henderson to become the only pitcher to record 5, 000 career strikeouts.

Against Wolverhampton Wanderers, 6 August 2005

In " Against All Enemies ," Richard Clarke writes about an exchange with Albright several months after the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed in August 1998.

On 7 August 1963, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 181 calling for a voluntary arms embargo against South Africa, and in the same year, a Special Committee Against Apartheid was established to encourage and oversee plans of action against the authorities.

* Muttur, Sri Lanka – August 4 or August 5 – 17 workers from the aid group Action Against Hunger were found murdered on August 6 in northeastern Sri Lanka.

In August 1996, the Independent Commission Against Corruption ( ICAC ) in Hong Kong found out that 14, 000 copies of the paper had been discarded in Wan Chai pier and therefore started an investigation.

His awaited Death Row release Against Tha Grain had been postponed several times while Kurupt was on the label, later being released in August 2005, after he was off.

*-" In retaliation ", a group calling itself Muslims Against Global Oppression bombed a Planet Hollywood restaurant in Cape Town, South Africa on August 25, killing two and injuring 26.

* Enter the Matrix in the War Against Terror, Spartacus, 6 August 2003.

The region has maintained its litter free status according to the latest study by business group Irish Business Against Litter, published on 23 August 2010.

Against the Washington Senators on August 12, 1896, Lajoie made his major league debut.

In 2004, Stryper returned to the studio to begin working on its August 2005 release, Reborn, which marked the band's first full-length recording of original material in over 15 years, since 1990's Against the Law.

In August 2002 she pleaded guilty to drunk driving and paid $ 1, 000 in fines and court fees, performed 50 hours of community service, took part in a victim's panel organized by Mothers Against Drunk Driving, was placed on probation for one year and had her license suspended for that same period.

Against the Detroit Tigers on August 20, Joyner broke up Walt Terrell's bid for a no-hitter by doubling with two out in the ninth ; this would also be the Angels ' only hit in losing to the Tigers 3-0.

Against the wishes of her father, she was married on 1 August 1832 to Rev.

Wilkins participated in the March on Washington ( August 1963 ) which he helped organize, the Selma to Montgomery marches ( 1965 ), and the March Against Fear ( 1966 ).

* Brazen Careerist-Penelope Trunk, ( August 27, 2006 ) " Battle Cry Against Power Tripping " interview with Robert Fuller, at Brazen Careerist

( Robert ) Geoffrey Trease ( August 11, 1909-January 27, 1998 ) was a great writer, publishing 113 books between 1934 ( Bows Against the Barons ) and 1997 ( Cloak for a Spy ).

During August 2007, Iraq Veterans Against the War, an activist organization of former and current service members, announced a national " Stop the Stop-Loss " campaign at a press conference where they were holding a week-long vigil in a tower erected on the National Mall in Washington, D. C. Other anti-Stop-Loss vigils have occurred in Bellingham, Washington, and Colorado Springs, Colorado.

* Guillaume Doane, " Hotel Owner Battles Against ‘ Anti-Ty ’ Campaigners ", Monticeto Journal, August 31, 2006