面对朋友和家人不断增加的压力，她拒绝离开他。

She refused to leave him, ___in ___the ___face ___of increasing pressure from friends and family.

毫无疑问，很难喜欢Enid X。即使在死亡面前，她也不太可能引起任何人的同情。

No doubt, it was rather difficult to like Enid X. She was hardly likely to arouse sympathy in anybody even ___in ___the ___face ___of death.

在普遍的批评面前，政府坚持其政策。

The government maintained its policies ___in ___the ___face ___of widespread criticism.