Sentence examples for may cause offence from inspiring English sources

It goes on:  "Broadcasters must ensure that material which may cause offence is justified by context".

And what hope is there for education, if teachers hesitate to include titles that may cause offence?

Not, that is, until we get the banning of speakers who cause offence, or who may cause offence, or who may perhaps mildly offend somebody present.

Rule 2.3 of the UK broadcasting code states that broadcasters must ensure that material that may cause offence is "justified by the context".

A student magazine at Oxford University entitled No Offence has been banned from the institution's Freshers' Fair, over fears it may "cause offence".

This falls under rule 2.3 in the Broadcasting Code, which states: "Broadcasters must ensure that material which may cause offence is justified by the context".

The societal stigma associated with excess weight means that weight status terms may be misunderstood, cause offence and risk upsetting patient-professional relationships.

We ask referees to avoid saying anything that may cause needless offence; conversely, authors should recognize that criticisms are not necessarily unfair simply because they are expressed in robust language.

Buy a messenger bag or a black/dark blue backpack and add pins/badges with your favorite bands, sayings and symbols (any rebellious symbols will do but some symbols may cause more offence than you intended, such as Nazi or white supremacy symbols) on them.

"UKIP in no way condones the use of language that may reflect prejudice or cause offence and we sincerely hope this matter can be resolved privately".

"I did not intend to cause offence and of course may I say on the record here and now that I regret the offence may have been taken.