Sentence examples for striking warning from inspiring English sources

At the height of the global economic crisis in early 2009 a striking warning about the possible political consequences came from America's director of national intelligence, Admiral Dennis Blair, in testimony before the United States Senate.

Two senior defense officials said on Wednesday that the most striking warning signs were reports from the International Committee of the Red Cross to American military officials in Iraq of serious mistreatment of the prisoners, especially a briefing to officials at Abu Ghraib prison in October 2003.

One of the most striking warnings came just last March when a federal commission concluded after three years of study that "attacks against American citizens on American soil, possibly causing heavy casualties, are likely over the next quarter century".

President Bush today offered a new argument for acting quickly against Iraq, saying that Saddam Hussein "has a horrible history" of striking without warning.

Known as the silent killer, it stalks its prey from conception through adulthood, often striking without warning.

Still, the divergence of the "D" and "R" lines in the chart above is striking -- and a warning to Republicans not to pursue a shutdown strategy again anytime soon.

It might take some time, but with 25% of heart attacks striking without visible warning, finding a doctor you don't mind seeing is time well spent.

Early in the summer it sent out letters warning striking students they could face academic sanctions including, but not limited to, a block on their re-enrolment and threats to graduation.

The striking figures prompted a warning from the report's author: "The almost fivefold higher mortality rate amongst black women compared with white women requires urgent explanation and action". High profile black women such as Serena Williams and Beyoncé have highlighted the difficulties experienced by black women during pregnancy and childbirth.

Although individuals read widely different meanings into disaster warnings, the striking feature of this initial stage is the slowness to believe and the reluctance to act upon warnings.

What is most striking about Morell's warnings is, in fact, the stunning hollowness of the threats he describes.