Sentence examples for telling given from inspiring English sources

The French example is telling, given the French dominance of the foreign film market in the United States.

That Goldberg chooses to begin his book by oversimplifying this teeny misdemeanor is telling, given the available ducks in the liberal-cliché barrel.

ABC's enthusiasm is telling given that the experience of the people behind LivePlanet is rooted not in television or the Web but in movies.

That is telling, given that the high international standing of the man who said it rests, in large part, on his engagement with the themes of recent South African life.

The inability of the Australian seamers, with the exception of Shane Watson towards the end of the series, to get the hang of reverse swing is telling, given that Troy Cooley was hired to impart precisely that skill.

That judgment is telling given that Arsène Wenger was prepared to play Samir Nasri – thought to be close to a switch to Manchester City – against Liverpool at the weekend.

You settle on the better choice: a fruit not quite soft but with a telling give in its flesh.

He is a radio man, a raconteur, and, however bleak his tale, the telling gave him pleasure.

Last night's torrential rains had, I was told, given the flagstones a final rinse.

It's hard to tell given the good professor's talent for manipulation.

And as far as anyone can tell, given the tattered state of health monitoring systems in the countryside, SARS is still mainly occurring in urban areas.