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46 examples of Strident in a sentence

And in place of that, what happens is that Islamism grows as an ideology which is authoritarian, which is quite strident, which is quite anti-Western, and which wants to shape society based on a utopian vision.
But the fact that those dictators suppressed democracy in their country and suppressed Islamic groups in their country actually made the Islamists much more strident.
This all sounds as if it can't miss, however too much of the scenario is given over to strident Christina Vidal as a streetwise tyke whom Fox believes will be the next big thing.
Almost the odd fellow out was Cary Grant, whose strident conservatism reflected a majority political sentiment in Hollywood that was already slipping.
Davis is watchable, for sure, but so strident and predatory as to seem scarcely human.
Good-looking production based on Compton Mac Kenzie's book, but strident and shrill.
Nothing like the nuance and subtleness of Garland's, just a strident noise to chill the blood.
This bitchy, strident (modern and very nasty) "romantic comedy" is a real disappointment.
A compelling story combined with breathtaking cinematography, especially of the countryside, along with evocative music that follows the dynamic range from tuneful, haunting bucolic melodies to more strident dissonance, and profoundly natural and nuanced acting performances come together to craft an unforgettable cinematic experience.
There were no major, unfortunate incidents; the constant protests were strident but not especially violent or well-attended; no significant slights or mishaps took place; and President Bush achieved what he probably was most interested in: sending a message back to the United States that he actually is interested in more than Iraq.
More neighboring states have more claims to more parts of the South China Sea – and tend to push those claims with more strident nationalism – than is the case with any comparable body of water.
The exit of some of the most strident neo-conservatives in the Bush administration over the past year has also helped, and with growing opposition to the Iraq War, some Americans are beginning to think that the French may have had a point after all.
Instead of strident demands for restoration of untrammeled national sovereignty in March 2019, she is now pleading for a transition, in which nothing noticeable to voters will change at all.
By so doing, Bush's team left America's friends in Latin America - no less than in Europe and elsewhere - in a hapless situation: rightly unable and unwilling to support the US march of folly, and understandably reluctant to poison hemispheric relations in general with the type of strident criticism that local public opinion demands.
Social Democracy Lives in Latin AmericaMONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY – Amongst the different leftist governments in Latin America, there are new and rather strident populist regimes (Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador), which seem to grab all the attention.
But both Romney and his running mate, Paul Ryan, display little or no interest in foreign affairs, apart from assuring voters that Israel’s interests will be safeguarded, Iran’s will not be, and whatever the US does must be tough and strident.
While wider public awareness of the cyber threat should be welcomed, the increasingly strident discourse may not help alleviate tensions in cyberspace.
The most strident criticism, however, comes from those who worry that the World Bank is straying from its mandate.
Now we have "our" government, but also our own "refuseniks," and they appear even stronger and their obstructions more strident than before.
I am not at all sure that we will do better than our forebears in the 1950s; years of self-imposed political correctness have resulted in muddled, strident and obtuse ways of approaching (or is it avoiding?)
Alas, such divisiveness already exists: public opinion opposing the veil is strident, but it appears to be less about religion than about racist xenophobia, anti-immigrant feelings, and resistance to multiculturalism.
In the past, despite South Africa’s strident political discourse, strong leadership and stakeholder engagement enabled social partners to find common ground.
Having made significant inroads among Hispanic voters in 2000 and 2004, thanks to Bush’s support for immigration reform, Republicans now can barely count on 20% of that total – mainly among Cuban-Americans – thanks to their strident anti-immigration stance.
By last May, the share had declined to half – astoundingly low for some of the world’s most enthusiastic soccer fans – with small but strident protests persisting across the country.
Indeed, so strident has he become that he refused to accept a message from Japan’s prime minister about his island visit.
In terms of style and tenor, Khatami’s presidency will almost certainly be less strident than any of the alternative candidates who were allowed to run.
Since 1989, Liu wrote, the Chinese government has nurtured a strident nationalism to boost its own legitimacy.
America’s recent decision to begin to disengage from wars in South Asia and the Middle East and refocus on East Asia (“the pivot,” as it was dubbed) has begun to look like an effort to confront China over its strident assertions of sovereignty in the South China Sea.
This development will, undoubtedly, disturb China, which has been making ever more strident moves toward regional suzerainty.
Some strident voices are even dismissing climate change as a hoax on a par with the Y2K computer bug.