Sentence examples for while distasteful from inspiring English sources

All this for a tweet that, while distasteful hardly caused more of a stir than the heavy-handed punishment dished out by the NRL.

But obesity activists say such humor, while distasteful to some, is not aimed at a part of the population that is consistently alienated.

Indeed, the analogy to German occupation may be, while distasteful, most instructive about the problems of occupation.

Goldman at the time believed that the use of violence, while distasteful, could be justified in relation to the social benefits it might accrue.

Facebook said the page "while incredibly distasteful, doesn't violate our terms" as it was within the boundaries of free speech.

"The F.B.I.'s use of convicted criminals as confidential informants or cooperators, while perhaps distasteful, is necessary and appropriate," he said.

Critics of the law, however, say that its vagueness is used to bolster corruption cases in which the evidence might be weak or the offense, while perhaps distasteful, is minor.

"This step, while extremely distasteful for those of us who love the Straw Poll, is necessary to strengthen our First in the Nation status and ensure our future nominee has the best chance possible to take back the White House in 2016," Iowa GOP Chair Jeff Kaufmann said in a statement.

While Stalin was distasteful to some Republicans, Roosevelt used a "huge propaganda effort to portray 'Uncle Joe' as our friend, including films and newsreels," according to John L. Harper, a professor of history at Johns Hopkins University.

Why is manipulating users through flashy advertising or addictive video games thought to be distasteful while a strict system of food rationing is considered laudable?

Bourn considers his language to be "rather distasteful", while the academic Michael Denning observed that "Drummond is a bundle of chauvinisms, hating Jews, Germans, and most other foreigners".