Sentence examples for biting statement from inspiring English sources

"OPEC is not an organization to rubber-stamp the decisions already made," Mr. Zangeneh said in a short but biting statement about 1 a.m. today.

Representative Steny H. Hoyer, a Maryland Democrat and the House majority leader, issued an equally biting statement, saying the report "confirms what the large majority of Americans already know: the president's stay-the-course policy in Iraq is not working".

The Russian Foreign Ministry issued a biting statement that criticized remarks last week by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who declared that Russia had taken "a dark turn" away from democracy and respect for international norms.

3 32 p.m. | Updated Justice Antonin Scalia made a foray into the realm of political combat on Monday, citing President Obama's recent decision to stop enforcement of deportation against some illegal immigrants in a biting statement of dissent (a summary of which can be found here) from his colleagues who struck down parts of Arizona's immigration law.

But Lisa isn't accepting Victoria's biting statements without a fair fight.

"The reasons given in the requests are insufficient to warrant waiver of the unambiguous filing deadline imposed by the Florida Legislature," she said, gripping tightly a dark binder that held her statement and biting her lip several times while reading.

Yankees Manager Joe Torre listened to a reporter read Steinbrenner's statement, bit his lower lip as he suppressed a laugh and said, "Guess he said it pretty good".

A helicopter with a doctor and paramedic aboard flew him 300km (200 miles) back to the service's base hospital in Mackay to treat the second bite, the statement said.

Statement from @WorldRugby on biting allegations made by British newspaper after USA match last night.

Instead, use a short, firm (not "angry") statement such as, "No biting".

Still, at this point, though reality has bitten, there is no statement that in principle religion and state must remain separate.