Sentences with phrase «euphemistic terms»

Texas's interest... could be recast in similarly euphemistic terms: «preserving the traditional sexual mores of our society.»

Such opportunities — a rather euphemistic term for some of the encounters a minister has with alcoholics — are thrust upon him, whether or not he wants them or is prepared for them.

While modern science, history, geology, biology, and physics have failed to convince you of the deep inanity of your silly faith, some priest doing magic hand signals over grocery store bread and wine is enough to convince you it is thereby transformed into the flesh and blood of Jesus, because of the priest's magic powers (or «sacred powers» if you prefer the more euphemistic term).

But he wanted his students to see that post-dictatorship societies often face irreconcilable conflicts between truth, justice, and order (for which the euphemistic term is peace).

The neglect he refers to is a deliberate choice that has been used to justify estate «regeneration», a euphemistic term that equates to removing people from their homes so that property developers can build expensive flats.

Not exact matches

Although there are exceptions, in many instances the use of these terms can be more euphemistic than honest.

(BTW, their term for the observed loss, «sea ice withdrawal,» is rather interesting (euphemistic) in itself, isn't it?)

As to placing quotation marks around the term: climate skeptics, I get it that you are being euphemistic, but I'm certainly a climate skeptic, as I hope all worthwhile climate scientists are, too.