Sentence examples for sound official from inspiring English sources

To the contemporary ear, these clumps of nouns sound official.

"The thing they want is to make it sound official and be recognized by the insurance companies.

Prices fell by about 25% in the last quarter of 2008, according to several of the private indices compiled in the absence of sound official data.

Mr. Rohman wiggles his finger and Dan Hartnett immediately announces, "Ladies and gentlemen, the park is now closed". He manages to sound official, not relieved.

They point to how the mint aligns itself with outfits that sound official but aren't — like the Secret Service Uniformed Division Benefits Fund, a private group that runs a gift shop in Washington.

The promoters take time to explain the premise behind the idea and throw in scientific jargon to sound official.

But the wing was found to be structurally sound, officials said today.

Pentagon officials had previously expressed concerns that the aircraft's left wing had been so badly damaged in the collision that it could not support the load of takeoff, but an American engineering crew that was allowed to examine the plane found the wing to be structurally sound, officials said.

The dam itself is structurally sound, officials said.

The system can carry a maximum of 108 channels and will be able to transmit digital sound, officials said.

Though the building is structurally sound, officials said, authorities red-tagged it until its electrical and fire-safety systems were back online.