Sentence examples for politician explained from inspiring English sources

A senior Iraqi politician explained to me last week: "We are absolutely incapable of defending our borders.

But Cheng Siwei, a retired Chinese politician, explained that China's choices are more limited and complex than such blaring headlines suggest.

The politician explained that he needed to speak off the record, because, although he knew Rajapaksa personally, it would be "counterproductive" to voice his criticisms publicly.

But for the moment, as one senior Iraqi politician explained to me over dinner on his front lawn inside the Green Zone, "it's about raw power".

The chairman of the meeting, Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown of Maryland, recounted the "bad advice" he received before his first run for lieutenant when a prominent politician explained the responsibilities of the job: "You've got eight years to run for governor".

One politician explained to Johnson that McCarthy's run could be reminiscent of Estes Kefauver, whose 1952 campaign in the early primaries is speculated to have caused President Harry S. Truman to not seek re-election.

"They were here to talk about Gaza Cola," the Glasgow-born politician explains after the three men leave.

"We can cash it out and give it to a politician," explains Randlett, "and say here's five grand.

The nature of that role is suggested by a scene in the Thatcher-era British sitcom "Yes, Prime Minister" in which a politician explains who actually reads the British papers.

Some candidates in local elections jump on the bandwagon of a well-known politician, explaining, perhaps, why dozens of candidates across Brazil named Luiz or Luis have incorporated "Lula" into their own campaign names.

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