Sentence examples for extraordinary omission from inspiring English sources
For those who remember the promise of August's longlist, there's one quite extraordinary omission here.
He has worked to keep minor offenders out of prison and to help ex-inmates find jobs.In a string of pre-election rallies he spent no time attacking Mr Obama an extraordinary omission for a Republican.
The 1961 edition of the yearly bulletin "Insecticide Recommendations for the Control of Insects Attacking Crops and Livestock" does not so much as mention the fire ant — an extraordinary omission if the department believes its own propaganda.
The expression of regret is extraordinary, but the omission was more so — a huge blunder.
"Humanae Vitae" can scarcely be called pastoral in tone, nor is its main thesis supported by references to scripture — an omission considered extraordinary under the circumstances.
During the emergence of contemporary bioethics, decisions to forego life-sustaining treatments were often framed by doctors, lawyers and the public at large in terms of well-worn distinctions between ordinary vs. extraordinary treatments, actions vs. omissions, and killing vs. letting die.
There were an extraordinary number of strong candidates this year, and the inclusion or omission of any one of them may reflect something other than incompetence or bias.
Today the Securities and Exchange Commission sued ITT, its former CEO, and former CFO, charging that the company "made various false and misleading statements and omissions to defraud ITT's investors by concealing the extraordinary failure" of its student loan programs.
Last May 12, the Securities and Exchange Commission sued ITT, its CEO Kevin Modany, and ITT's former CFO, charging that the company "made various false and misleading statements and omissions to defraud ITT's investors by concealing the extraordinary failure" of its student loan programs.
Last May 12, the Securities and Exchange Commission sued ITT, CEO Modany, and ITT's former CFO, charging that the company "made various false and misleading statements and omissions to defraud ITT's investors by concealing the extraordinary failure" of its student loan programs.
The omission is unfortunate.
