Sentence examples for at a harmless from inspiring English sources

By targeting his tokenistic policies and soundbites at a harmless minority, Sarkozy and his cronies succeed in linking Islam with everything from sexism to national security threats.

This isn't an example of some people taking unnecessary offence at a "harmless joke" (a genuine accusation I've received); it's taking issue with something that, for profit, suggests a large and often-mistreated subsection of the population are all bloodthirsty murderers.

There is a conspiratorial bond that unites him and his audience of 10- and 11-year-olds almost from the moment he enters, one that includes the understanding that adults are clueless and that terrible things can happen anywhere, even at a harmless picnic.

The Obama campaign may have had its freakout moment at a harmless time in its reaction to the New Yorker cover.

At research-intensive institutions, many scientists say, a blog is likely to be regarded at best as a harmless hobby and at worst as a liability.

"People look at marijuana as a harmless drug," said Sgt. Ed Fennesy, a supervisor in the Nassau Police Department's narcotics bureau.

One might suggest that such relational actions-at-a-distance are harmless ones, perhaps merely "semantic"; like becoming the "best" at a task when your only competitor who might be miles away—fails.

These books and others portray the collector as, at best, a harmless or pathetic eccentric and, at worst, a malevolent demon.

At first a harmless attractive-to-some, repellent-to-others kind of young man, he becomes a murderer, a killer for pleasure…he must never be quite queer — merely capable of playing the part".

Of course, this means my childhood perception was naïve the group was never, in my lifetime, at least, a harmless collection of hobbyists.

It makes no sense at all for a harmless folkie like Nanci Griffith to gum up the works by doing so.