Sentence examples for an outright act from inspiring English sources

It would be impossible to receive a courtesy card without viewing it as an outright act of aggression.

Appearing at the press conference alongside McCarthy, Kelly and Staunton appears to have been Quinn's biggest mistake, as Keane saw it as an outright act of betrayal.

She will explain the small thing, come up with a cute phrase about it ("poor bustard") and suddenly leap to explain why the American incursion into Pakistan to kill Osama bin Laden managed not to be regarded as an outright act of war.

If the official attitude to people who sleep on the streets looks like cold contempt, we shouldn't be all that surprised if that is reflected not just in public indifference and hostility, but in outright acts of inhumanity.

For the media coverage of OWS demonstrations, this means portraying non-violent civil disobedience as if it were the same as outright acts of police violence.

It would take 60 votes in the Senate for an outright repeal of the Affordable Care Act, and Republicans only hold a 52-seat majority.

An outright reversal of that act is unthinkable in Mexican politics.

Experts said the government may have to act on multiple fronts, perhaps including an outright nationalization of major banks and much more aggressive efforts to stimulate the economy.

"That was an outright assassination," Mr. McCarthy said.

Or it might be an outright fraud.

Cases involving an outright surplus are exceptional.