1.   Bosses defied the law to woo last-minute Christmas shoppers from Oxford Street rivals.

2.   They have rewritten the record books, stormed the male bastion of Grandmaster chess, and defied the laws of probability.

3.   A REBEL priest who defies church law by marrying divorced Catholics is to conduct a wedding in Edinburgh for the first time next year.

4.   And every summer, somehow defying the laws of the physical world, he managed to do it.

5.   And to require recourse to a magic wand is the cinematic equivalent of defying the laws of gravity.

6.   At each turn, the case defied the laws of gravity and sailed on to the next destination.

7.   At times, the result even resembles a cartoon, as it defies the laws of gravity and sequencing in order to sneak in a humorous notion.

8.   Besides defying laws on tax withholding, it also rejects any connection to the government and refuses tax-exempt status and any government financing for social programs it runs.

9.   Bootlegging had become a glittering world of fast riches for those who dare to defy the law.

10.   But Botha has defied the law and should be brought to justice.