Sentence examples for a telling reference from inspiring English sources

In those words lay a telling reference to the thinking of the I.R.A., which could start disarming immediately and still have an enormous arsenal left.

It was a telling reference and points to McCain's transformation between 2000 and 2008 — from a Teddy Roosevelt Republican to an Eisenhower Republican.

A Chinese proverb says, "There is a price for gold, but no price for jade," a telling reference to the status afforded the rare and precious stone, coveted for its hardness and luminous color.

As black clouds billow skyward and diplomats rise at the U.N. to bitterly denounce American actions, commentators worldwide reach back into history to brand this "America's Suez," a telling reference to the 1956 debacle that marked the end of the British Empire.

"It almost looks like a musical number". But a more telling reference item was a DVD of the 2002 movie "Marooned in Iraq," directed by Bahman Ghobadi.

But the really telling reference has been almost completely overlooked: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

One odd but telling reference point Malick gave his editors was Margaret A. Doody's introduction to the Penguin Books edition of Samuel Richardson's revolutionary 1740 novel Pamela.

If you dig through the code of iPhoto's app bundle, you'll find something rather new and telling: references to Google Maps, and a hidden "show" button.

But, when people offline told referenced what I posted online, I continued to write.

Today, the country is filled with telling references to the Lord of the Apes legend.

A person familiar with the contract said Mr. Torricelli provided an enthusiastic reference, telling Mr. McAuliffe, "He's a legitimate person, a legitimate businessman, his wife's family owns Nikko Securities".