Sentence examples for be lost on some from inspiring English sources

In a speech to the Journalists' Charity at the Irish embassy on Monday night, the deputy prime minister said: "The irony appears to be lost on some politicians who say in one breath that they will defend freedom of expression and then in the next advocate a huge encroachment on the freedom of all British citizens".

In a key passage from his speech at the Journalists' Charity on Tuesday, the deputy prime minster and Lib-Dem leader said: "The irony appears to be lost on some politicians who say in one breath that they will defend freedom of expression and then in the next advocate a huge encroachment on the freedom of all British citizens.

Even if the governments on both sides intend to frighten, not fight, one another, the distinction may be lost on some of their more lawless citizens.

It is a distinction that may be lost on some voters.

The potency of anonymous accusations may be lost on some outsiders.

But that subtlety may be lost on some voters, and there is a danger of giving out mixed messages.

"We're very excited to not be losing on some things, but the next thing is that we need to be winning and changing the game," she said.

The irony was lost on some.

The gravity of the Holocaust is lost on some.

But the charm is lost on some here.

That distinction has been lost on some already.