Sentence examples for were not a time of from inspiring English sources

He still gives, to me at any rate, the impression of someone who sincerely wishes that this were not a time of war.

"The Middle Ages were not a time of sexual egalitarianism," Martin told EW.

"This was not a time of French-American harmony.

"She told me, 'This is not a time of makeup.

Ours is not a time of heroes, and perhaps we are the better for it.

Corporate Christmas is not a time of humble reflection, effusive charity and financial modesty.

But it was not a time of cultural coexistence: things banged together instead of bouncing around congenially.

"This is not a time of happiness; this is a time of relief and composure," the Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon, said at the ceremony.

"This is not a time of opportunity to really use economic resources to widen the creative pallet," says Joseph W. Polisi, president of the Juilliard School.

"This was not a time of war.

"It's not a time of great enthusiasm for a home purchase," Shiller said.