Sentence examples for extraordinary complacency from inspiring English sources

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Jonathan Loynes, European economist at Capital Economics, said: "There still seems to be extraordinary complacency about the effect all this will have on the eurozone.

This is not "good news", as David Cameron astonishingly claimed at prime minister's questions – where he was accused by the Labour leader, Ed Miliband, of "extraordinary complacency".

"It's a landmark vote," said Joan Walley MP, chairwoman of parliament's green watchdog, the environmental audit committee, whose recent report on pollinators condemned the government's "extraordinary complacency".

The UK environment secretary, Owen Paterson, must end his department's "extraordinary complacency" and suspend the use of pesticides linked to serious harm in bees, according to a damning report from an influential cross-party committee of MPs.

Joan Walley MP, chair of parliament's green watchdog, the environmental audit committee, whose investigation had backed a ban and accused ministers of "extraordinary complacency", said the vote was a real step in the right direction, but added: "A full Commons debate where ministers can be held to account is more pressing than ever".

Key quote: UK government policy should be informed by unbiased and disinterested scientific research," said Joan Walley MP, chair of the environmental audit committee, whose report in April accused the environment secretary Owen Paterson's department of "extraordinary complacency" over bees and pesticides.

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The Conservative leader in the assembly, Andrew RT Davies, said the BMA letter was "extraordinary" and "paints a picture of a first minister of incomparable arrogance and complacency".

Black Friday was an extraordinary - and fun - day but we are all acutely aware that there is no room for complacency.

Elite civilians encouraged complacency.

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