1.   Blatant acts of racism and sexism were considered perfectly acceptable.

2.   A decision to build this would be perceived by the Chinese to be a blatant act.

3.   But, by any standard, eighty-sixing the Catholic Church and beheading Anne Boleyn must be termed as blatant acts of spousal betrayal.

4.   In the past, the tradition has included acts as blatant as government payments to journalists in exchange for positive stories.

5.   It should overturn this blatant act of censorship.

6.   It was a blatant act of political expediency.

7.   Others, though, questioned whether the mob would have engaged in such a blatant act of destruction.

8.   Restrictions in the policies, however, frequently limit payments in cases, such as blatant acts of discrimination, that lead to punitive damages.

9.   That no, we had not really witnessed a blatant act of greed and cowardice by a House full of moral midgets.