1. As these usages show, the ringing phrase moral clarity has a clearly conservative political coloration. 2. A half-century after the battle, the writer Edouard Fournier credited a reporter named Rougemont with the creation of the ringing phrase. 3. All those ringing phrases from conservatives about the joys of letting people invest their own money suddenly sounded terrifyingly discordant after the recent stock market gyrations. 4. Gone were the ringing phrases of the so-called Contract With America and its bold calls for reform. 5. In their opening speeches, the leaders of each delegation combined ringing phrases about the historic significance of the moment with distinct outlines of the main battle lines. |