Sentence examples for insensitive statement from inspiring English sources

In this case, this was a rather insensitive statement, especially given that Zadroga had worked 400 hours on the pile".

BP's chief executive Tony Haywood inflamed US-UK relations with a series of PR gaffes, such as his undiplomatic description of the oil spill as "relatively tiny" compared with the ocean and the insensitive statement that "I'd like my life back".

Disability Cornwall called for Mr Brewer to resign and a spokesman for disabled charity Scope described Mr Brewer's outburst as "outrageous", saying: "To hear such an ill-judged and insensitive statement from a councillor is deeply disturbing and demonstrates that they are clearly not fit for office".

"Current foreign investment in Australia can be defended, promoted and debated without such insensitive statements from the prime minister".

Later, Mr. Bianco asked: "What period are we going into?" Though neither Mr. Twomey nor his colleagues have ever been declared dead by the Board of Education, Mr. Twomey remembers several teachers, long since retired, expressing racially insensitive statements about students and their capabilities -- comments that sound like those occasionally uttered by Mr. Goldberg in the play.

Today, Mr. Williams -- whom the governor forced to resign last year for making racially insensitive statements during a newspaper interview -- said he had opposed Mrs. Whitman's plan to ride along with troopers in Camden's violent streets because he feared for her safety.

The Labour MP asked John Bercow, the Speaker: "Could I ask whether you have had a request from any minister of Her Majesty's government to attend this house and give clarification to the rather crass and insensitive statements of the enterprise adviser to the government that we've 'never had it so good'.

In the past, insensitive statements were made about Muslims by Rupert Murdoch, and Oklahoma state Senator John Bennett, which is sadly nothing new.

If politicians and government officials focused on further developing our education system, then there would be less insensitive statements made by such influential members of American society.

These are two of the most common insensitive statements that those with infertility hear, and also some of the most painful.

Americans are divided -- largely along party lines -- over whether colleges and universities have a responsibility to teach students about racism, promote diversity or prioritize free speech over stopping racially insensitive statements, a new HuffPost/YouGov poll reveals.