Sentence examples for blunt call from inspiring English sources

He left behind policy wonks in Canberra, the capital, digesting his blunt call a day earlier for a "truly new base" for the relationship between the two countries.

Even before Mr. Leach's blunt call for stronger steps by regulators, all four federal banking regulators -- including Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve -- had spoken out against deceptive lending practices, and some are beginning to develop new regulations.

Their kind of blunt call to beefy overindulgence is muffled at Harry's, even in the steakhouse wing of the restaurant, where the digressions are fewer than in the cafe but also indicative of a counterproductive ambition.

Mr. Obama's blunt call last Thursday for Colonel Qaddafi to leave office, coupled with a threat to leave all military options on the table if he doesn't, made it clear that the president believes the United States cannot stand by while Libyan jets bomb civilians.

Mr. Mukherjee, speaking in a nationally televised address on the eve of Republic Day, the national holiday observing the enactment of India's democratic constitution, made a blunt call for gender equity and described the Dec. 16 attack on the young woman in New Delhi as a "grave tragedy that has shattered complacency".

The National Rifle Association's blunt call on Friday to train and place armed guards in every school in the nation as a way to "protect our children right now" has brought a divergence of opinion from school officials, teachers, parents and police officials.

Another Israeli present was more blunt, calling the meeting "hideous".

Still, Mr. Blunt called his conclusions "highly controversial".

In addition, the "fruitcakes," as Ms. Blunt calls them, are ringing up.

At his service stop in the Bronx, Mr. Bloomberg was more blunt, calling people who want to curb immigration "stupid".

It was particularly striking for his blunt calls for change in nations that have been wracked by violence.