Sentence examples for not a outright from inspiring English sources

He may get the nod because, like Mitt Romney, he's the only candidate who's not a outright loon-burger, but nobody will be happy about it, and Common Core support will be just one of the many reasons.

A tension, I repeat, not an outright contradiction.

The arrangement that resulted is not an outright sale.

However, it was not an outright victory for Ahmadinejad.

Yet Yemets and his publishers maintain that Tanya Grotter is not an outright piracy.

This was a piece of masterful spin, though not an outright falsehood.

The SNP is on course for its best-ever result, although probably not an outright majority.

And some planning has been a disappointment, if not an outright failure.

Although Mr Nazarbayev runs the country with an iron hand, he is not an outright dictator.

"He was not an outright liar — he was too good," Mr. Schweitzer said.

The new powers of the EFSF are not an outright fiscal union, but they are a step in that direction.