Sentence examples for had been dismayed from inspiring English sources

But Wilder had been dismayed, when the piece appeared, to see how extensively Lane had revised it.

The Christians said they had been dismayed to see the inspiring prophet Jesus reduced to a mere victim.

He had been dismayed to find that so many were tightly held by a handful of multinationals.

Yet experts said the British had been dismayed at what they saw as America's reluctance to commit itself fully to toppling Libya's leader, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi.

He had been dismayed by the drive over two decades to integrate children with special needs into mainstream education, and urged ministers to prevent more special schools closing.

William Chapin said his father had supported Renault's investments in American Motors but had been dismayed by the sale to Chrysler.

But she would have been dismayed by the messy reality.

Nelson Mandela is said to have been dismayed by the opulence.

Both must have been dismayed by what they saw.

As a devout Catholic he has been dismayed by the criticism aimed at the Pope.

They have been dismayed by the relentless focus on the Miliband family soap opera.