Sentence examples for to the consternation of his from inspiring English sources

Yeltsin, to the consternation of his supporters, refused to support Russia's Choice openly.

To the consternation of his party's left, Mr Hollande declared that only businesses could create new jobs and revive growth.

*** One of Chomsky's most remarkable traits is his willingness to change his own mind, like Bob Dylan suddenly going electric to the consternation of his early fans.

The real-estate millionaire Zell Kravinsky, for instance, gave away his fortune and then - to the consternation of his family - tried to give away one of his kidneys.

When he chips one in the air over cover Parnell doesn't make enough ground to try to catch it, much to the consternation of his captain.

Another day, to the consternation of his male congregants, he invited a female Arab social worker to lecture on domestic violence.

His dogged good humor as he attempts to excel at sport after sport to the destruction of the neighborhood, the consternation of his dad who just wants him to be a plasterer, and the unwavering support of his mum, will have you chuckling.

If he does not go, he risks the consternation of his political ally Mayor Richard M. Daley.

But because he recognized that something momentous was happening in the Soviet Union — because, against the advice of some of his lieutenants and to the consternation of some of his conservative admirers, he got out of Gorbachev's way — his Presidency, it's safe to guess, will forever, and deservedly, be remembered in a positive light.

He acknowledged their two daughters as his children, giving them his surname, much to the consternation of some of his constituents.

He didn't come late to the issue, either, after public support for the war eroded and it became safe to stand against it; and as the war escalated so too did his critical rhetoric, often to the consternation of some of his civil rights allies.