demurring in a sentence
Examples
- While demurring on the specific wording of a Democratic proposal to censure Clinton for making " false statements concerning his reprehensible conduct with a subordinate,"
- His own supporters may question his decision to pass up a golden opportunity to return to power, but Netanyahu's reason for demurring is certainly lucid.
- Demurring, Johnson said shortly after the decision came down that he doesn't follow the legal twists and turns, calling them " too complicated ."
- The roly-poly Shwayri, demurring to the guests-shall-not-say-no etiquette of Arab hospitality, accepted but remained somewhat ill at ease.
- After initially demurring interest, BMW has acknowledged that it is considering a bid and the news magazine Stern reported Wednesday that Volkswagen also was checking into a possible deal.
- In the memo, Barbour said he was " demurring " on the idea of whether regulating carbon dioxide emissions was " eco-extremism ."
- During that televised news conference, Maxima appeared demurring, assertive and charming all at once as she fielded questions in surprisingly fluent Dutch _ which she had secretly been learning.
- Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres commended the commission report as " a highly balanced analysis, " even while demurring from its call for a complete freeze on settlement expansion.
- Governments in Europe, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and the Bush administration in Washington all have called on Belgrade to deliver Milosevic to the tribunal, with only Moscow demurring.
- James Darren accepted the part, after demurring at first because he found descriptions of the part too " on the nose ", changing his mind when he read the script.