Sentence examples for does not strike the right from inspiring English sources
"We have serious concerns that Acta does not strike the right balance".
It believes the politicians' alternative "does not strike the right balance," continuing: "For example, it would require the regulator to offer a free arbitration service for claimants to seek compensation.
I Vow to Thee My Country is a perfectly good choice for a genteel English summer wedding, but unless our players are going to start throwing confetti on the pitch and chatting to the vicar about the cost of roof repairs, then it doesn't strike the right tone for a sports match.
Their position subsequently changed, but a group of Conservative MPs - some on the right of the party - believe that "grudging support" for the measure doesn't strike the right tone for a party which claims to be on the side of hard working families.
Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed it, saying it did not strike "the right balance" between the needs of citizens and the police.
The California Legislature approved a similar bill in 2012, but Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed it, saying it did not "strike the right balance" between the needs of law enforcement and the rights of citizens.
In so doing, Montana stole California's thunder: that state's Legislature had passed a warrant law for location tracking last year, but Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed it, saying that it did not "strike the right balance" between the needs of citizens and law enforcement.
I even voted against the long-term reauthorization of the PATRIOT Act because it didn't strike the right balance between privacy and security.
