Sentence examples for the ugly choice from inspiring English sources

The Economist deemed the film "fast-paced, well-acted and clear," a lucid portrayal of "the ugly choice between bail-out and total meltdown".Along similar lines, other reviews suggested that the film's "clarity" or "efficiency" was to be commended, but I cannot help but wonder whether such clarity, in this case, obscures more than it reveals.

The causes of the crisis are explained in terms viewers can understand, as is the ugly choice between bail-out and total meltdown faced by Henry Paulson, the treasury secretary (played by William Hurt), and his bleary-eyed colleagues.Eager for a sympathetic portrayal, Mr Paulson courted HBO and Mr Hurt, even taking the actor on holiday.

But if it Israel doesn't work harder towards a two-state (maybe three-state, thanks to Hamas) solution, it will eventually have to make that ugly choice between being a Jewish-majority state or a democracy.

After putting off the promised return to democracy, the junta last year gave the people an ugly choice: remain under military rule or approve a constitution which provides for military rule, once removed.

What's left is a stark, bitter, ugly choice: the current system, in all its ugliness and stupidity, thrashing around as it dies, or the void.

Allergy sufferers, in turn, find themselves facing an ugly choice: Crack open the windows, for now is that fleeting time when neither air-conditioners nor radiators are needed, enjoy the gorgeous weather, and accept the consequences.

So as we get involved in Yemen and Somalia and invite the Taliban back into sharing power in Afghanistan, we need to make an ugly choice.

They now face an ugly choice between entering a "grand coalition" under Ms. Merkel on unequal terms; staying out and seeing her possibly team up with the Greens, the Social Democrats' natural partner; or being punished by voters at a rerun election.

Like Vallejo, Stockton wants to avoid damaging its credit by stiffing bondholders, but it may have an ugly choice between doing that and annulling union contracts.

If U.S. News & World Report decides to take all students into account for future rankings, law schools are going to face an ugly choice.

WASHINGTON -- Millions of American workers face an ugly choice when they fall ill: Either tough it out and head into work, or stay home and not get paid for the day.