Sentence examples for as a bolt from inspiring English sources

AFTER months of benign economic news, it came as a bolt from the blue.

When the charges are strong enough, the electricity is discharged as a bolt of lightning.

Miliband said the news had come as a bolt from the blue for his constituents.

"No tub-thumping belligerence would precede a war; on the contrary, it would come as a bolt from the blue".

The principal is a quiet, respectable little man and his announcement came as a bolt from the blue.

Catholic leaders described the decree in Wisconsin as a bolt of joy at a trying time for the Catholic church, which is troubled by revelations of sex abuse.

Employability skills should not be seen as a bolt-on module.

Currently, some organisations still see social as a bolt-on, which means that it is deployed at arm's length from their organisational strategy.

The first is a life sciences approach offering ever more hi-tech fixes with health at best as a bolt-on.

The mistake of the 1970s through to the 1990s was to see partnership working as a "bolt-on" to everyday business rather than a mainstream concern.

Yes, economic conditions are hindering progress, yes, financing and valuation is still a problem and yes, sustainability still suffers from an image as a "bolt-on" issue.