Sentence examples for be assailed for from inspiring English sources
If Katherine Harris, the Florida secretary of state, can be assailed for her decisions in light of her political leanings, then the robes of the Florida Supreme Court justices cannot shield them from similar accusations.
At a conference held here to discuss the consequences of such a development, scientists described the techniques of extending life, only to be assailed for presenting a threat to human nature.
Heaney worries away at this theme in Squarings, where he asks "What's the use of a held note or held line / That cannot be assailed for reassurance?", but the great work of Heaney's late period is often that in which tragedy is given full rein.
The poem addressed to Yeats ends with the line: "What's the use of a held note or held line/That cannot be assailed for reassurance?" And I think that is one of the functions of a certain kind of art form, the abstract, the platonic type, the thing, the original and last shape, all this is a necessity, and we want it to be there.
Those who cut waste are assailed for lacking compassion.
In April, as Varoufakis flew back from Washington, Greece was being assailed for not having yet submitted a comprehensive revised program.
But Mrs. Aung San Suu Kyi was assailed for that decision by party members who saw the vote, however flawed, as an opening.
One of the ownership groups was led by Brian P. Tierney, a public relations executive who was assailed for harboring all manner of agendas when he helped buy the newspapers.
The statement appeared to be a pre-emptive measure at a time when "The X Factor" is being assailed for misrepresenting the abilities of its contenders.
The Hall's credibility, now under attack for omitting such obvious superstars, would have been assailed for welcoming players everyone believes cheated the game on a massive scale.
Cameron was assailed for awarding rich contracts to close allies in the railroad industry, much to the delight of his congressional critics.
