Sentences with phrase «shocking affront»
His ministers have been speaking out in recent months - in August, constitutional affairs secretary Lord Falconer said the US was guilty of a «shocking affront to the principles of democracy» in using the camp to hold terror suspects.
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The US is guilty of a «shocking affront to the principles of democracy» in its use of the Guantanamo Bay prison camp to hold terror suspects, Lord Falconer has said.
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People were shocked; some were angry; some were personally affronted.
Speaking on marginalisation, the Rt Rev Stephen Cottrell (above), the Bishop of Chelmsford said believers should not be surprised or downhearted when «the sheer beauty of the Gospel is a shock and an affront to a fallen world».
The affront wheels are anti shock and thus provide a smooth ride your child even on uneven surfaces.
Porsche purists were barely over the shock of the Cayenne when Stuttgart unleashed its next affront to their sensibilities: a Porsche saloon (or, strictly speaking, a five - door hatch).
He brought his water glass to his lips and watched her face transition from brief, affronted shock, to humor, to something seductive and willing.
The first time your service dog growls at you when you try to take something away from him, you feel shocked and affronted.