Sentence examples for a blunt assertion from inspiring English sources

The Wall Street Journal editorial page called Dr. Hamburg's decision a "blunt assertion of regulatory power" and described Avastin as "potentially life-saving," which it most certainly is not.

The decision – which will alter books aimed at eight- and nine-year-old Arab pupils – will be seen as a blunt assertion by Binyamin Netanyahu's Likud-led government of Israel's historical narrative over the Palestinian one.

It's almost impossible for a blunt assertion of social rank to win an argument in contemporary America, or perhaps any America, but the strategy had absolutely no chance against the fan favorite Bethenny, whose allergy to elitism is an ongoing theme of the show.

Thou should'st be living at this hour... .., begins with the blunt assertion by a character that "these are terrible times we live in".

2. Whip out the laptop and Google "marijuana whitehousedrugpolicy" 3. Read a few of the official positions together, noting the hysterical tone and lingo straight out of "Dragnet". 4. When you get to a blunt (ha!) assertion, like "blunts... are cigars that have been emptied of tobacco and refilled with marijuana, sometimes in combination with another drug, such as crack," ask your guest about it.

His declaration that "I do not believe that government is the enemy, but I do not believe it is always the answer" was a gentle half-turn away from Ronald Reagan's blunt assertion that "government is the problem".

This blunt assertion of firepower may have served as a warning to Iran as well as an object lesson to Saudi Arabia's own restive Shia minority of 10%.

It echoes the blunt assertion made by Ms. Cornwell: "People kill because they can.

But this was his most blunt assertion yet that Mitch McConnell, John Boehner, et al. should change course.

Mr. Bush's announcement also seemed to be an early effort to blunt assertions by several Democratic presidential contenders who have criticized Mr. Bush's record on terrorism, saying that he has failed to do enough to prevent another attack and that the country is not much safer than it was before Sept. 11, 2001.

And then, in the middle of the book, there's a run of tweets that are more or less identically blunt assertions that the tweeter is "Working on my novel".