Sentence examples for idly by in the face of from inspiring English sources

Our children cannot afford for us to sit idly by in the face of these facts.

"As a city, as a society, we cannot stand idly by in the face of these facts".

"The world needs to understand that Israel will not sit idly by in the face of attempts to attack us," Mr. Netanyahu told his cabinet on Sunday morning.

A government serious about building a fairer society would not stand for this and sit idly by in the face of growing insecurity for its citizens.

The source added: "There should be no surprise that Israel will not stand idly by in the face of unilateral Palestinian steps.

Britain cannot stand idly by in the face of the morally indefensible use of chemical weapons, David Cameron said yesterday, as he laid out the case for a missile strike against Syria.

Can we really afford to acquiesce in the face of yet another slow deterioration by standing idly by as our last clumps of active hair follicles decide when they would like to close up shop?

The president and his team must decide if they will retreat in the face of our international obligations or live up to his promise that "The U.S. will not sit idly by".

But we cannot sit idly by in the hope of his coming.

McIlroy idly bounced a ball several times on the face of his driver.

It was never brought up to me but once, by my grandmother, of all people, while my mother sat idly by in the next room.