Sentence examples for hidden stance from inspiring English sources

To go at his most expedient gait, the Hawks type must take a withdrawn, almost hidden stance in the industry.

Although the word certainly may imply 'I think' in this context, such an implication can only represent a hidden stance, as by using certainly, as opposed to I think, the speaker or writer can be less likely to be directly blamed for his or her assessment.

According to a new book by longtime adviser David Axelrod, Obama personally supported legalizing gay marriage well before his announcement, but hid his stance out of political concerns.

Martin Sheen, who has never hidden his antiwar stance, even as he plays a president on NBC's "West Wing," told reporters recently that network executives had informed him that they were "very uncomfortable" with his opposition to the Bush administration's plans in Iraq.

She accused Democrats of trying to hide their stances.

As the show dramatizes one political extreme and then shifts to the other, it reveals the humanity hidden within each political stance.

Mr. Ciampoli does not hide his aggressive stance.

Black September apparently received its orders from the Fatah security apparatus, but some scholars contend that its linkages to Fatah were kept hidden to allow Fatah to maintain its stance of not interfering in the internal matters of Arab countries.

By taking an adversarial stance, cross-examination may reveal hidden assumptions and errors not uncovered by peer review (Jasanoff 1996).

Taking an anti-arbitration clause stance, Carlson highlighted how arbitration clauses, which are often hidden or not fully understood, eliminate sexual harassment victims of their seventh amendment right to go to an open jury process.

It's about maintaining a political stance – and hiding anything that challenges it.