Sentence examples for dismaying from inspiring English sources

The nature of some of the discussion and conjecture in the media, however, is dismaying.

To labor, Obama's choice of Nike headquarters for a major address on trade was dismaying.

While the marine park boundaries would remain, new management plans would be created, dismaying environmental campaigners who pointed out that most non-fishing areas were more than 50km from population centres.

But to many of Jefferson's admirers the idea of this liaison is deeply dismaying.

Although the real cost of motoring had actually been dropping, the government quickly caved in to a motley and hysterical series of protests, dismaying those who see higher fuel prices as the best way of forcing more use of trains, buses and bikes.Indeed transport policy probably the bit of government that most combines environmental and political sensitivities looks bogged down all round.

Mr Zardari, widower of Benazir Bhutto, a former prime minister, has become a clownish regent for her dynasty, dismaying a party that sees itself as Pakistan's most liberal and democratic.

"We don't need a new idea," he said, pleasing the half of the audience that had snowy hair and presumably dismaying the other half, which was dominated by the sort of young people who attend CPAC (think college students in bow-ties and blazers, alongside slightly grungier types in Stand With Rand t-shirts).

Just as dismaying, on almost every measure of personal economic well-being voters thought they were worse off than when Labour came to power in 1997.

Reminders of just how far the country has to go in this regard arrive with dismaying regularity.

According to the government this confirmed "beyond doubt that the retired general was hell-bent on betraying the gallant armed forces of Sri Lanka who saved the nation from the most ruthless terrorist group in the world".For those hoping for better from the re-elected Mr Rajapaksa these events are dismaying.

But the ruling generals, with dismaying convolutions, have brought scant political gains or economic relief, questionable justice and a dangerous polarisation.