Sentence examples for blunt concerns from inspiring English sources

At that point, Trudeau brushed off expectations that he would succeed outgoing Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff, saying: "Because of the history packaged into my name, a lot of people are turning to me in a way that … to be blunt, concerns me".

An amendment clarifies that the topics must already be part of the state curriculum, a last-minute attempt to blunt concerns that advocates were trying to introduce new material.

To blunt concerns that some of these taxpayer dollars might end up bankrolling Hamas, Clinton spelled out that "We have worked with the Palestinian Authority to install safeguards that will ensure that our funding is used only where, and for whom, it is intended, and does not end up in the wrong hands".

Lott and others are eager to point to declining national crime numbers as evidence for their theory, or at least to blunt concerns that more guns in public would lead to widespread bloodshed.

An auction of $19 billion 10-year notes drew strong demand, further blunting concerns that investors were reluctant to buy government debt.

The high-profile arrest may also help blunt American concerns that Pakistan is not acting forcefully enough to curb its own Islamic militants.

My father aside, we're all past our teenage years, but as most ski families can attest, the imperative of the ski trip is strong enough to blunt any concerns about spending lots of "uncool" time with your folks.

But others said it was a possible sign that Mr. Bush or his advisers were acting to blunt any concerns among voters that Mr. Bush did not have enough seasoning to lead the country.

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Any parent of a disabled child has one blunt, inescapable concern: "If I die before she does, who will care for her?" Beverly McIver, whose older sister is mentally disabled, answered that question for her mother by saying, "I will".

Mr. Sharpton said that because a jail guard had committed suicide after the escape, Mr. Blunt was concerned that he might be assaulted by officers trying to take him into custody.