At first, the Abrams appointment stirred consternation at the State Department.
Roger Clinton's lawyer Bart H. Williams said he was not surprised to hear that Mr. Clinton's brand of advocacy stirred consternation at the parole commission.
Message in a fortune cookie made by Wonton Food in Queens, which has stirred consternation and amusement among diners across the country with its unexpectedly downbeat messages.
Nonetheless, some said the decisions to amend the nondiscrimination policy and add transgender issues to the Family Life Education curriculum stirred consternation among some voters, who said that the board moved too quickly to make the changes.
The ruling stirred consternation among some lawmakers here, many of whom had seen the request to the court as the fastest, straightest route to Mr. Blagojevich's departure, even if a bit of a long shot.
The talented Vladimir Shklyarov was promoted to principal, while Olga Smirnova, outstanding graduate of the Vaganova Academy, stirred up consternation when she decided to join the Bolshoi Ballet as a soloist rather than remain in St . Petersburg
It seems Graham, the grim Scot who guided the hated rivals Arsenal to two championships, the manager who stirred such consternation among Spurs supporters when he left Leeds for White Hart Lane last autumn, and the man to whom a clean sheet will forever be a thing of beauty, can suddenly do no wrong in N17.
Word of the bonuses last week stirred such deep consternation inside the Obama administration that Mr. Geithner told the firm they were unacceptable and demanded they be renegotiated, a senior administration official said.
Word of the bonuses last week stirred such deep consternation inside the Obama administration that Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner told the firm they were unacceptable and demanded they be renegotiated, a senior administration official said.
Heartbreaking TV pictures of death and destruction must certainly have aroused consternation and stirred the conscience of every family from Cairo to Baghdad, and from Riyadh to Rabat.
