Sentence examples for is not outright from inspiring English sources

The more common challenge is not outright fraud but benign incompetence.

Often Microsoft's problem is not outright refusal by a developer, but more that its platform is simply not a priority.

But unlike smoking, eating is not outright harmful to health, so it is more difficult to control by legislation.

His goal is not outright independence but a loose confederation in which the entities voluntarily delegate minimal powers to a weak national government.

Taken together, in her formulation, these constraints reflect the demands of "ordinary decency".Some businessmen appear to believe that anything which is not outright illegal, however unethical, can be regarded as proper business conduct.

The real scandal in our campaign finance system is not outright bribery, but the disproportionate influence of the extremely rich on who runs for office in the first place -- and then who wins.

"The chief problem in historical honesty isn't outright lying.

Tucker's role in Silver Linings Playbook isn't outright comic, but I suspect he might be an actor who just can't help but be funny.

(Tip: Make sure your business model isn't outright fraud).

And in many traditionally Muslim countries in the Middle East and North Africa, when alcohol isn't outright banned, beer prices creep toward $10.

We need to correct our laws and policies, of course, but we also need to stop assuming that if something isn't outright homophobic, it isn't complacent.