Sentence examples for has been flattered from inspiring English sources

First, the pace of job growth has recently flagged, and the drop in unemployment has been flattered by the absence of people looking for work.

First, the pace of job growth has recently flagged; the drop in unemployment has been flattered by the number of people no longer looking for work.

Aggregate profits growth has been flattered by the performance of Wall Street firms and distorted by one-off changes in the accounting treatment of inventory profits and depreciation.

Although Turkey's fiscal position is healthy compared with those of other emerging economies, the tax take has been flattered by the unsustainable import boom.

Clement is on record as saying that he has been flattered by QPR's interest but he is focused only on finishing the season at Real.

Instead, the UK's mediocre growth has been flattered by its location in a part of the world (Europe) that has got used to appalling sluggishness, and by the creation of a multitude of low-wage jobs.

Not all of the attention has been flattering, though.

While much of the media attention has been flattering — including a spread in Vogue this month — Ms. Ardern has faced sexist questions in the past.

Perhaps inevitably, the affair has shone the international spotlight on Wallström's advocacy of a feminist foreign policy – and, equally inevitably, not all the attention has been flattering.

The result has been flattering portrayals of President Vladimir V. Putin that are drawing comparisons to Soviet broadcasts and prompting warnings that the state's control over the airwaves has become one of the most significant obstacles to a democratic society.

All this has been flattering company earnings per share but it has been doing very little to augment the on-going earnings potential of the companies themselves.