Sentence examples for diplomatic silence from inspiring English sources

The diplomatic silence is deafening.

There was no diplomatic silence, alas, from the bookmakers.

Leeds maintained a diplomatic silence over the appointment of Steve Ganson to referee the grand final.

I decided to keep a diplomatic silence, only too well aware that this could go horribly wrong.

The Aviemore skier has maintained a diplomatic silence on what happened to him in Salt Lake City.

David Cameron has maintained a diplomatic silence, but Francis Maude is said to be enthusiastic about a split.

A moment's silence, then the diplomatic answer: "It's about even".

The time has come for European governments to stand up to the United States and break the conspiracy of silence, regardless of the diplomatic consequences.

And Mr. Netanyahu's diplomatic turnaround was greeted by a notable silence among the Likud firebrands and hawks, widely interpreted here as a sign that they feel they have nothing to fear.

But Condoleezza Rice, keen to preserve the six-party diplomatic talks with North Korea, urged that the request for silence be honored.

Putting North Korea back on the list also might silence Obama's conservative critics: Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton, the Republicans' heavy diplomatic cannon, has already demanded Obama take this step.