Sentence examples for straightforward act from inspiring English sources

It's a straightforward act, though not an apparently evident one, bringing swift gratification.

The seemingly straightforward act of purchasing a good or service is fraught with mystery.

The seemingly straightforward act of dropping food into a war zone can, paradoxically, help keep that war going.

And video clips on YouTube and on designers' Web sites promise to turn the straightforward act of getting dressed into a kind of participatory sport.

What's particularly historic about Mr. Swinston's staging, for which "Interludes" is added to the title, is that it isn't a straightforward act of reconstruction.

This was not a straightforward act of charity, however: Chanel haute couture, which is central to the image, if not the bank balance, of the Chanel business, could not exist without the skills perpetuated in the ateliers.

On this subject, we also note that an attempt has been made recently to defame Greece in connection with a conventional currency swap between the Greek economy ministry and Goldman Sachs at the end of 2001 – one out of hundreds transacted at that time by all member states in straightforward acts of public debt management.

And official acts of legal pardon are strikingly similar to such straightforward acts of forgiving as remitting a debtor's financial obligation by simply waiving it.

Even the most straightforward Jongleurs act is probably working on more levels than most West End plays.

But this is not a straightforward second act, as the notebook of a deceased cultural historian suggests.

A few years ago Larry and His Flask was a more straightforward punk act, but it's gotten sharper and more accomplished as it's gotten more complicated.