Sentence examples for viewed as upsetting from inspiring English sources

While Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda of Japan said he had made the purchase to prevent the islands from falling into the hands of Tokyo's nationalist governor, China reacted with anger at the move, which it viewed as upsetting an uneasy status quo in which each side had avoided provoking the other.

Anything that threats to disrupt the norm is viewed as upsetting the status quo, and results in the knee-jerk response of being considered a potential source of friction, rather than opportunity.

But an American victory might rather be viewed as an upset.

And the Norwegian is well aware defeat by League One Coventry, for a side who were in the Premier League last season, would be viewed as an upset.

Pawar won just over 50percentt in what's widely viewed as the upset of the night.

For instance, if actors Matthew McConaughey, Cate Blanchett, Jared Leto and Lupita Nyong'o fail to take home Oscars, their losses will be viewed as significant upsets.

At the same time, though, Mr. Kelly is widely viewed as having been upset by remarks early in the Giuliani administration that did not acknowledge that crime had actually begun its descent while he was commissioner.

Bush administration officials have yet to declare whether they view constitutional changes as upsetting the status quo.

Further, the timing of Paramount's offer to follow issuance of Time's proxy notice was viewed as arguably designed to upset, if not confuse, the Time stockholders' vote.

Everton midfielder Leon Osman knows their trip to Stevenage is being viewed as a potential FA Cup upset but he believes they are professional enough to avoid a giant-killing.

Some were upset at what they viewed as her incivility about a woman widely regarded as genteel.