in the face of

Prepositional phrase

colloquial

when confronted with / (colloquial) despite, against, contrary to / (archaic or law) on the face of

Japanese Meaning

〜に直面して / 〜にもかかわらず / 〜に反して / （法律用語として）表面的に見ると…の一方で

In the face of mounting criticism, the mayor remained calm and focused on finding solutions.

増え続ける批判に直面しても、市長は冷静さを保ち、解決策を見つけることに集中した。

Sense（1）

when confronted with

in the face of growing pressure, the company changed its logo

Sense（2）

(colloquial) despite, against, contrary to

They declare ringing confirmation for their theories even in the face of feeble data.

Sense（3）

(archaic or law) on the face of