Sentence examples for almost calculated from inspiring English sources

No longer (see article).Mr Blair's legislative programme seems almost calculated to irk his party's rebels.

Cameron's words, bringing to mind Mandelson's 2008 admission that he was "incredibly relaxed about people becoming filthy rich", seemed almost calculated to stir resentment.

Scored for a cast of 11, an orchestra of 18 and an off-stage chorus, the music seems almost calculated not to rattle listeners wary of contemporary music.

It seems almost calculated to create panic and terror in people's hearts, starting with the very parents of those children, and ending with all members of society.

(Ms. Dorval's Chantale often wears a mask of opaqueness, which seems almost calculated to set Hubert off, yet she still manages to convey weariness, indulgence and worry).

But for Indian politicians and commentators it all amounted to a scandalous breach of diplomatic protocol and an almost calculated insult to Indian dignity.

Where before we'd have been struck dumb with shock about such events, now we are almost calculating about them.

"It all looked very sincere but also very deliberate, almost calculating".

Indeed, two sequences featuring the bloody killing of pet rabbits (although the most brutal moments are implied rather than dramatised) almost seem calculated to antagonise certain news desks and clean-screen campaigners.

Immediately afterwards, Altman initiated a pattern that would run throughout his career - following a successful film with one that almost seemed calculated to deliver setbacks.

Before making his decision to oppose the accord at the time he did, he almost certainly calculated how it would affect his prospects in the leadership election, in 2016.