Example sentences of "[unc] indifference to [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What worried him most , apart from the meretricious glitter of the whole charade , was the erosion of the proper role of Cabinet Ministers , both in relation to their own departments and in their right to be fully consulted on matters of collective responsibility ; the Prime Minister 's indifference to the processes and opinions of the House of Commons , provided a majority would sustain him in office ; and the disarray and poor morale which coalition under a dynamic chief of another party was creating in the headquarters and local organizations of the Conservative Party . |
| 2 | Another occasion which demonstrated Winston 's indifference to the dictates of authority or public opinion was when I was approached by a picaresque character called John Shaheen , an American oil magnate who spent his life getting in and out of the most complicated financial transactions , seemingly always on the verge of ruin but nevertheless contriving to remain sufficiently solvent to undertake his next massive adventure . |
| 3 | SIR — The reports that Mr Patten , having failed to hold on to his seat in Parliament , might be wheeled out as Governor of Hong Kong ( April 16 ) are symptomatic of the Government 's indifference to the wishes of the people who actually live there . |
| 4 | But Henry 's indifference to the realities of the Scottish situation came out most clearly in this third , amazing , offer : if resistance to the marriage was successful , he would respond by making Arran king of Scotland north of the Forth by force . |
| 5 | The situation illustrates Anselm 's indifference to the compromises of practical affairs . |