Sentence examples for serious consternation from inspiring English sources
An administration official said Mr. Abrams's ascension had created "serious consternation" at the State Department.
Labour might have held on to Heywood and Middleton in Thursday's byelection, but Liz McInnes's narrow victory ought to cause serious consternation within the party.
[Page A12.] If Moscow fails to go along with the administration's approach, that is quite likely to cause serious consternation in Europe.
The leak of the helicopter video, which Wikileaks titled "Collateral Murder," caused serious consternation at the Pentagon, where senior officials are increasingly concerned about technology that makes it easier to anonymously post documents, photographs and videos online.
Its presence at the Geffen, where Donald Margulies's fine "Time Stands Still," currently on Broadway, had its premiere a year ago, would be cause for serious consternation and bewilderment if the play did not have a pedigree of sorts.
What caused serious consternation in India was her assertion that, as a part of the independence movement, many spurious claims were propounded with regard to India's ethical and moral superiority.
The trespassing conviction of the four women — they were acquitted of a series of more serious charges — has caused some consternation among urban planners worried about these amenities in privately owned public spaces across the city, as well as among civil liberties lawyers concerned about the chilling effect the convictions could have on public protest.
These are serious allegations and they have caused much consternation in our communities, and rightly so.... "Multinational corporations have a moral obligation to assure their businesses are not violating human rights.
But once things turn serious, the actor's signature expression of vague consternation returns to his face and he becomes frustratingly opaque.
Mirth turned to consternation when we found out she was serious.
Official confirmation that Pakistan has accelerated expansion of its nuclear program only added to the consternation of those in Congress who were already voicing serious concern about the security of those warheads.
