Sentence examples for straight popular from inspiring English sources

Nigerian American writer, photographer and art historian Teju Cole was less upbeat about Colbert's new gig, writing, "In spite of being white, male, straight, popular, competent, and rich, Stephen Colbert has overcome the odds and succeeded".

An amendment to the Constitution would require the approval three-quarters of state legislatures, but many states have more power in an electoral college system than they would in a straight popular vote, explained Stanford University history professor Jack Rakove.

The only flaw in its story is that it uncritically accepts a political-science professor's assertion that small states "would be ignored by campaigns under a straight popular-vote count".

The cultural zeitgeist feels right for Dear White People the Netflix series, and although some of its political repartee seems like it was lifted straight from popular identity politics Tumblr rants, it has ruffled feathers, received largely positive critical reviews, and set white feelings on fire.

The jocks were also generally more working-class than the straight-up popular kids, so instead of a brand-new Jetta they'd usually drive some parental hand-me-down like an old Buick or their father's Oldsmobile.

A Casual Vacancy will have the advantage of coming straight after the popular midwife drama which had nearly 9 million viewers last week.

To recap, we're jumping straight into our popular breakout sessions where you'll get up close and personal with some of Europe's leading investors, founders and thought leaders.

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Manuel Valls, the popular straight-talking interior minister, says that "The challenge for the French left is that we should have done this ideological metamorphosis during the past ten years of opposition".

Jonah: A Veggie Tales Movie Directed by Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki G 83 minutes Another chapter in the popular straight-to-video series does some big-screen time before heading to cassette and DVD.

This popular straight-to-video movie, and the best-selling self-help book based on it, promise that adherents to its philosophy will receive "unlimited happiness, love, health and prosperity," according to the official Web site, thesecret.tv.