Sentence examples for constitute an affront from inspiring English sources

We are sending troops to defend troops that themselves constitute an affront to Afghan nationalism.

In a statement to the Guardian, a spokesman for EcuaCorriente said: "We regret that insinuations have been gathered which constitute an affront to the company's reputation and law-abiding behaviour.

However the bans were upheld on appeal... on the grounds that "dwarf tossing… affronted human dignity…" The dwarf then brought his complaint to the UN... he stated "that there is no work for dwarves in France and that his job does not constitute an affront to human dignity since dignity consists in having a job".

The notion that the indolence of the Boers constituted an affront to European visitors is an interesting one.

We should not be concerned that walking out mid-performance constitutes an affront to the sanctity of theatre, nor that it forces us to defend our positions of negative response.

To the Editor: It is hard to fathom how the construction of a mosque and Islamic center two blocks north of ground zero constitutes an affront to victims of 9/11, unless one concedes the innuendo that the builders are somehow culpable in the 9/11 crimes.

The claim is that mind-reading techniques constitute "a fundamental affront to human dignity" (Ibid).

For Trump, the checks on presidential power essential to democracy constitute a personal affront.

For the citizens of Sony, the triumph of the iPod constitutes a distinct affront; one imagines the human-resources department dispensing voodoo iPods and exorcism instruction manuals.

Collectively, they constitute an emergency.

However, Ouwe said a gay marriage ceremony would constitute obscenity and an affront to public order punishable by law.