Sentence examples for diplomatic flu from inspiring English sources

Many Poles believe that the cancellations were more likely a case of diplomatic flu.

This is increasingly combined with a patronising subtext that things would be going much better if only the Americans had heeded both British advice and the wiser tactics employed in the British zone of occupation.Under the circumstances, Mr Blair could be forgiven for hoping that Mr Bush does the decent thing and comes down with a dose of diplomatic flu.

-- who appeared to accuse the secretary of state of coming up with a "diplomatic illness" or "Benghazi flu" so that she could skip scheduled congressional testimony on the Benghazi attack.

Whether it was real flu or the diplomatic kind, it enabled Mr Cardoso to avoid getting involved in an undignified scramble for power that might have torn apart his loose centre-right coalition.The presidents of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies have considerable control over their agendas, and thus enjoy both power and publicity.

HONG KONG — What to call the new strain of flu raising alarms around the world has taken on political, economic and diplomatic overtones.

Swine flu.

Diplomatic Memo.

Diplomatic embarrassment?

The flu?

Probably the flu.

"About the flu?" "Yeah".