| 单词 | wall of silence |
| 例句 | I don’t want to approach them again only to hit a wall of silence, but I need someone to tell me who Spiro Teluman is and how to find him. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The logic of the gray wall of silence was instantly clear, as clear as the glare of hate that Officer X had sent my way when he heard what I’d done. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pong wanted to reach out and pat him on the shoulder, or pinch his arm, or do something, anything, to break through that wall of silence. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She was ringed by thick walls of silence which hissed in her ears, rising and falling in volume to some pattern of its own. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z There was a wall of silence between us — but by now it seemed normal. Alzheimer’s broke his silence 2012-10-29T00:00:00Z After they run “headlong into a wall of silence,” Horan says, our giddy reporters fly to Orlando to watch what they believe will be a revelation. The Mystery of the Inconclusive Podcast 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z While the walls of silence that have long protected men who abuse women are incrementally starting to crumble, the ones surrounding those accused of abusing boys and men are mighty. Rep. Jim Jordan’s “locker room talk” denial: Waving off sex abuse complaints shows limits o... 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z Their wall of silence underscores an industrywide reluctance to publicly discuss issues that could thrust them into enforcers’ cross hairs, as well as brewing cultural and political wars. When Does Collaboration Become Collusion? 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z In “Life, Animated,” Mr. Suskind relates Owen’s transformation from a seemingly typical infant and toddler to a child who, just before his third birthday, became “unglued” and retreated behind a seemingly unbreakable wall of silence. ‘Life, Animated,’ by Ron Suskind 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z I wished I tried harder to break down my father’s wall of silence while he was alive. Our fathers escaped the Holocaust: Recovering a wartime friendship through letters 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z French feminists respond by saying: “they are trying to build back the wall of silence we have started breaking down.” Cannes Film Festival faces new era after #MeToo 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z But my experience with the disease was different: Because the disease disinhibited my father, it brought down the wall of silence between us. Alzheimer’s broke his silence 2012-10-29T00:00:00Z But as he admits, his interest in the youngest and most vulnerable of the Cody clan is a means to an end, a wedge to drive through the family's wall of silence. "Animal Kingdom": Granny's evil crime empire 2010-08-14T00:30:00Z The positive I see coming from this is that we've broken through the wall of silence, where it's better to swallow our shame and outrage. Science fiction authors attack sexism amid row over SFWA magazine 2013-06-12T13:24:18Z “Our clients hope that the opening of this inquiry marks the end of ‘the wall of silence’ and obstruction that has confronted them over the last decade,” said lawyer Tessa Gregory, representing the families. An independent inquiry opens into alleged unlawful killings by UK special forces in Afghanistan 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z Demi and Andrew, who are both self-employed and have five children, said they faced "ridiculous prices", a lack of options, and a wall of silence from some agents before finding somewhere suitable near Preston. Renters compete with 20 others in battle to find a home 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z “We have to figure out a way to crush the blue wall of silence,” Crews said, advocating for Descano to try again with a different grand jury. Grand jury refuses to indict officer for fatal mall shooting 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z An inquest into a woman's 1994 murder has met a "wall of silence" from some in the community, it has been claimed. Doreen Morris murder: Community 'refuse to share truth' - lawyer 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z Fortunately, more and more of the walls of silence around menopause are starting to crack. Don't fear the hot flash: Menopause isn't a disease — but it is a health issue we need to talk about 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z Appealing for information, the Met Police said the perpetrators should not be "protected by a wall of silence". Ilford triple shooting: Two men shot dead named by police 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z He said there had been "a wall of silence from Conservative councillors until I said something". Chris Pincher: Claim Tories tried to silence accuser 'categorically untrue' 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z After a wall of silence from loads of senior ministers in the hour or two after Mr Dowden's letter, some are now talking privately. Where do by-election defeats leave Boris Johnson's future? 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z Addressing her and the hearing, barrister Mr Stanbury responded: "There's been a wall of silence from people in Holyhead, refusing to tell us what happened." Doreen Morris murder: Community 'refuse to share truth' - lawyer 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z So how do prosecutors get past the "wall of silence" to spot the signs of exploitation? County lines: Inside the complex battle against drug gangs exploiting children 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z "The suspects responsible for this horrific act are violent criminals and it is important that they are not protected by a wall of silence," he added. Ilford triple shooting: Two men shot dead named by police 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z The SPF said police would not sit back while faced with a "wall of silence" from the government and any action they took would be "impactful". Scottish police officers consider action over 'derisory' £565 pay deal 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z Earlier this year the Met Police said detectives have been met with a "wall of silence" in their appeal for witnesses and has led them to this £20,000 Crimestoppers' appeal. Sasha Johnson: £20,000 reward offered over black rights campaigner shooting 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z They staged secret mock trials in Des Moines and persuaded fellow officers to break the “blue wall of silence” and testify against Chauvin. Review | A moving portrait of George Floyd, his struggles and his legacy 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z Metropolitan Police detectives say they've been met with a "wall of silence" in their appeal for witnesses. Sasha Johnson shooting: Witnesses' silence 'crazy', says victim's sister 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z From the start, the trial focused on the way police culture prizes loyalty to other officers above all else — the so-called blue wall of silence. Former Officers Finish Defense in Trial Over George Floyd’s Death 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z "It has just been a wall of silence in relation to the murder investigation." Abraham Badru: Shooting victim lived in fear after halting rape, inquest told 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z The wall of silence has burst in jurisdictions around the world. Opinion | A pope complicit in covering up sex crimes can bid moral authority goodbye 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z Supporters and employees of the football program, a fundraising powerhouse, have fallen back on a practiced wall of silence. Football powerhouse Mater Dei confronts hazing scandal with a wall of silence 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z "Our biggest challenge is the wall of silence we have faced when appealing for witnesses," he said. Sasha Johnson shooting: Witnesses' silence 'crazy', says victim's sister 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z The family of a 14-year-old boy killed in south London nearly a month ago fear murder detectives have hit a "wall of silence". Jermaine Cools: Parents fear murder detectives have hit a 'wall of silence' 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z Adding to the mystery was a wall of silence from officials in Haiti and the United States about what, if anything, was being done to secure their release. Mass Abduction of U.S. Missionaries Startles Even Kidnap-Weary Haiti 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z I once saw a comedian present his entire act to an audience that responded, perfectly appropriately, with a dense wall of silence. The Best Way to Respond to Text Messages 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z Faced with "a wall of silence", the family called every local hospital for news. How a patient treated 280 miles from home died on the M11 hard shoulder 2021-06-26T04:00:00Z A few country singers publicly condemned Wallen, but given the genre’s tendency to avoid controversial topics, there was mostly a wall of silence from Nashville’s music stars. Morgan Wallen’s abrupt return is a reminder of what has — and hasn’t — changed in country music 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z It will help to break the blue wall of silence that has for so long kept bad cops from being brought to justice. Editorial Roundup: North Carolina 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z “That blue wall of silence may be finally cracking,” Mr. Carmona said. ‘We Matter’: A Moment of Catharsis After the Derek Chauvin Verdict 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z Arradondo’s trial testimony last week against Chauvin’s actions was a telling sign that police may be more inclined to break the so-called blue wall of silence in protecting fellow officers. As trial of officer charged with murdering George Floyd transfixes nation, the future of policing is on the line 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z It is not just Chauvin’s actions in the spotlight but also officers’ willingness to break the so-called “blue wall of silence,” and the justice system’s ability to police its own. As Derek Chauvin’s former bosses line up to condemn him, ‘policing in America is on trial’ 2021-04-11T04:00:00Z Police accused of wrongdoing can usually count on the blue wall of silence - protection from fellow officers that includes everything from shutting off body cameras to refusing to cooperate with investigators. ‘Blue wall of silence’ takes hit in Chauvin’s murder trial 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z “There’s a moral impetus to the blue wall of silence. In other words, ‘we owe loyalty to each other.’” ‘Blue wall of silence’ takes hit in Chauvin’s murder trial 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z The spectacle of so many officers testifying against one of their own was unusual and a welcome break from the so-called blue wall of silence that has long enabled police misconduct. Opinion | The blue wall of silence has broken in the Chauvin trial, but that doesn’t absolve the police 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z In place of a familiar blue wall of silence, the jurors have witnessed a blue wall of censure. Column: The prosecutors are scoring at the Derek Chauvin trial. Here's why 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z “Faced with going to prison yourself, there’s no blue wall of silence, I’m sorry,” said Giacalone, the former New York police official. As Derek Chauvin’s former bosses line up to condemn him, ‘policing in America is on trial’ 2021-04-11T04:00:00Z The testimony from the bystanders laid the groundwork for police officers to take the stand — defying the long tradition of the so-called blue wall of silence. Minneapolis police chief testifies against his former officer in the death of George Floyd 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z Police accused of wrongdoing can usually count on the blue wall of silence — protection from fellow officers that includes everything from shutting off body cameras to refusing to cooperate with investigators. ‘Blue wall of silence’ takes hit in Chauvin’s murder trial 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z In earlier years, she said, activists had met a "wall of silence" when they shared their stories of family abuse. Olivier Duhamel: French incest allegations prompt victims to speak out 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z "Even with undeniable proof, I was met with an absolute wall of silence by the university. They tried to deny that this ever happened," he said. Gay 'conversion therapy': Man given electric shocks demands apology 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z He said breaking down a wall of silence within the local community was a real challenge for his team. Damilola Taylor: What lessons have been learnt 20 years on? 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z Every officer is reminded of their duty to act if they see bad behaviour, repudiating the so-called blue wall of silence. How a Holocaust survivor is changing US policing 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z But police officers have for too long observed the “blue wall of silence” in which an officer does not inform on another officer who steps out of line or stands by when it happens. Editorial Roundup: Tennessee 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z “There could not have been a more profound wall of silence,” said Ms. Romero, a Bernie Sanders supporter who has been critical of the Democratic establishment. ‘Top Cop’ Kamala Harris’s Record of Policing the Police 2020-08-09T04:00:00Z Kramp-Karrenbauer talked of a “toxic leadership culture” and a “wall of silence” among its members. Germany disbands elite military unit after reports of right-wing extremism 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z Police say the investigation was hampered by a wall of silence from the local community in Peckham as well as a lack of experience dealing with children in gangs. Damilola Taylor: What lessons have been learnt 20 years on? 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z Taken together, their actions indicate that the so-called blue wall of silence — officers sticking to the same story, and not speaking out against one another — has already crumbled. In Court, Derek Chauvin’s Lawyers Say Officials Have Biased the Case 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z “It broke a wall of silence — the omertà — of nearly half a century, where misbehavior went unreported,” said Marty Appel, a former public relations director for the Yankees and author of “Pinstripe Empire.” 63 Years Later, a Confession in a Legendary Yankees Scandal 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z In cases of excessive force, it is not common for officers to break ranks, or cross what is often called the blue wall of silence. Officers Charged in George Floyd’s Death Not Likely to Present United Front 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z The four fired officers are shoulder-to-shoulder behind a wall of silence patrolled by expensive lawyers. Opinion | The death of George Floyd reveals a sick brotherhood of the badge 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z Madame Tussauds put up a wall of silence. Why Anneka Rice got the urge to find waxwork head 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z A total of 54 French Olympic athletes, including the judo star Teddy Riner, a multiple Olympic and world champion, published an open letter on Wednesday hailing the “first crack in the wall of silence.” French Ice Sports Chief Resigns Amid Sexual Abuse Scandal 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z Police investigations of gang murders are increasingly held back by a "wall of silence", the BBC has found, with witnesses across the country unwilling to give evidence. Gang murder investigations blocked by 'wall of silence' 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z And, in the case of discrimination complaints, it has now become dramatically clear that public attention helps break down the walls of silence that have protected discrimination for too long. Editorial Roundup: New England 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z A wall of silence from the authorities meant it was impossible to determine who was responsible for his death. Italian police officers jailed for 12 years over 2009 custody death 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z "It was a packed house with an atmosphere akin to a rock concert and there was a sense that a wall of silence was being broken." The mass killer who re-enacted his crimes 2019-11-02T04:00:00Z Investigations into the team’s wild ways in 2013 and 2016 were unable to penetrate a stone wall of silence from swimmers, records show. After courts martial dropped, cadets fight expulsions 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, back on the streets of south London, homicide detectives are struggling to breach another wall of silence. Gang murder investigations blocked by 'wall of silence' 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z She referred again to a "wall of silence" from Support Company. Ex-paratrooper thanked for giving soldiers' names 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z Many here have also rallied behind the parents of “the boys,” erecting a wall of silence to protect them. B.C. town where Canadian teenage murder suspects lived grapples with infamy 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z Which was met with a Spectoresque wall of silence, a number of faces as white as Elizabeth I’s, and a solitary cry of: “No!” Boris Johnson: the clown is crowned as the country burns in hell | Hannah Jane Parkinson 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z "It is absolutely heartbreaking for the officers and the families, especially when there are people out there in the know, holding back information and hiding behind a wall of silence," he said. Met wants to 'dismantle snitching culture' 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z It also raised questions about a “blue wall of silence” as prosecutors said they had to convene a grand jury to compel officers’ testimony because many refused to provide statements. Minnesota cop’s trial raises questions about code of silence 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z And just as we have a blue wall of silence where “good cops” refuse to call out “bad cops”, we have “good coaches” who refuse to call out “bad coaches”. Tom Izzo's abuse of Aaron Henry was the act of a bully and a coward 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z “Cooperation is preferable to this wall of silence.” China lands spacecraft on the far side of the moon, a historic first 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z "She and Harry have put up a wall of silence," he said. 2018: The year in Meghan Markle's family feud 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z In Acatlán, the family was met with a wall of silence. Burned to death because of a rumour on WhatsApp 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z They called multiple officers who were there that night as they sought to chip away at the "blue wall of silence" long associated with the city's police force and other law enforcement agencies. Chicago verdict comes 4 years after Laquan McDonald's death 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z They called multiple officers who were there that night as they sought to chip away at the “blue wall of silence” long associated with the city’s police force and other law enforcement agencies. Chicago verdict comes 4 years after Laquan McDonald’s death 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z Still, Mr. Paz’s apparent success at evading detection for years underscores the enduring power of the “blue wall of silence,” whereby officers stay quiet about the misdeeds of their colleagues. The Brothel Empire and the Ex-Detective, Always One Step Ahead of the Law 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z To Phil Turner, a former federal prosecutor who is now a defense attorney in Chicago, the blue wall of silence isn’t weakening so much as video evidence is revealing the truth. Testimony by cops big part of Chicago officer’s murder trial 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z First, the customs scandal – known as La Linea – broke the traditional wall of silence protecting high-ranking politicians. Guatemala on the brink after president moves to end anti-corruption body 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z It is called the blue wall of silence. In Baltimore, Brazen Officers Took Every Chance to Rob and Cheat 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z Andy Connolly, from Survivors UK, said victims were beginning to feel they would be believed but there was still a "massive wall of silence". Huge rise in sex offences against males 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z Police officers wield significant power and discretion, and are protected by a blue wall of silence when they abuse them. Perspective | How some cops use the badge to commit sex crimes 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z The authorities must end this wall of silence and provide family members information on those detained.” Iran protests: deaths in custody spark human rights concerns 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z Executives erected a wall of silence around the company. At Vice, Cutting-Edge Media and Allegations of Old-School Sexual Harassment 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z “I was met with a wall of silence,” she told the Guardian. 'You'll never work again': women tell how sexual harassment broke their careers 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z "They said that they were met with reluctance and that wall of silence, which I know amongst the black community - it's a thing there between the police and ethnic minority, really," says Leanne. The police mistakes that sank a murder case 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z The story had everything: government conspiracy, evasion and callousness plus a wall of silence from traditional media. Can you trust the mainstream media? 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z “In private schools, the walls of silence are higher,” he said. In its response to sex abuse allegation, Sidwell Friends joins other private schools in pursuing transparency 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z In fact, you don’t see anything but tight Seattle smiles and the progressive blue wall of silence. Shame on Mayor Murray’s attacks on accusers 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z Each time I came back and continued the dialogue, they put up a wall of silence or aggression. 'Living in hell'? Milwaukee's black residents defy Trump's stereotypes 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z "Instead of retreating behind a wall of silence, they came forward swiftly to unequivocally exonerate Mr. Al Menhali, which is extremely important in restoring his dignity and reputation," Shearson said in a statement. Charges weighed after Ohio incident triggers Emirati warning on robes 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z And in investigating the cover-up, the Federal Bureau of Investigation found not only a blue wall of silence, but also a nasty departmental culture, typified by retribution and surveillance, with Mr. Burke at its center. Suffolk County District Attorney on Defensive as U.S. Inquiry Expands 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z But interviews with past and present intelligence officials in both countries soon met with a wall of silence that frustrated Gibney. Director hopes ‘Zero Days’ will spark debate on cyberwarfare 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, a wall of silence went up Monday around Scalia’s final hours and the confusion after his death. Battle over Scalia’s replacement already spilling into Senate races 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z He dismisses the claim there is a wall of silence in Salford. The place where no-one is a witness - BBC News 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z Over the holiday break a flood of speculation about possible Coachella headliners breached the otherwise impenetrable wall of silence that normally surrounds the annual music festival. Who is playing Coachella 2016? What we know so far 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z A report from the health ombudsman says families are met with a "wall of silence" when they ask why their loved one died or was harmed, it adds. Newspaper headlines: Flooding anger, more rain expected, NHS 'wall of silence' and France's 'fascist uprising' - BBC News 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z Officers made a direct appeal on Thursday to the "mothers, grandmothers, aunties and sisters of Salford to search their conscience" following the shooting, after being confronted with a wall of silence. Turf war over drugs 'causing Salford shootings' - BBC News 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Several England players could snub a Rugby Football Union inquest over the team's abject World Cup performance in a "wall of silence" because they are concerned the review could be leaked. Gossip: Burgess to stay with union 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Former Detective Chief Superintendent Don Brown, who ran Project Gulf - an intelligence-sharing project aimed at taking down organised criminal gangs - says there is an ingrained wall of silence in places like Salford. The place where no-one is a witness - BBC News 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z The ACLU, along with other organizations seeking to obtain information about the reasons for arrest and location of detention, were met with “a wall of silence”. ‘You can’t make us be foreign’: young Muslim leaders who were shaped by 9/11 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z But breaking through walls of silence and suspicion that often keep officers and residents at a distance is no simple task. For New York Police, a Radical Change. For Queens Residents, a Step. 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z When we started to investigate we ran up against a wall of silence. Why did HSBC shut down bank accounts? - BBC News 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z We use these blunt instruments periodically to break through the wall of silence when contact is a matter of life or death. Sometimes the Patient's Just Not That Into Me 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z Other defendants described how they had voluntarily erected a wall of silence around their powerful friend to protect him from embarrassment. Former IMF Chief Strauss-Kahn Acquitted in Pimping Trial 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z Other defendants described how they had voluntarily erected a wall of silence around their powerful friend to protect him from any embarrassing leak. Dominique Strauss-Kahn verdict due after trial hears of 'beast-like' orgies 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z Prison experts say breaking through that wall of silence is tough but not impossible. Prison break spotlights code of silence behind bars 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z The murky political nature of the case was underlined by a handful of protesters who appeared outside court, with one placard reading, "Why the wall of silence?" German politician in child porn trial 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z Two of his codefendants say they recruited and paid the women themselves and built a wall of silence to ensure that Strauss-Kahn wasn't aware. 5 plaintiffs drop pimping claims against ex-IMF chief Strauss-Kahn 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z Two of his co-defendants say they recruited and paid the women themselves, and built a wall of silence to ensure that Strauss-Kahn wasn't aware. DSK on trial: Shocking sex, but weak case against him 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z The “blue wall of silence” is notorious and indefensible, but the author has provided the human context for its prevailing in the face of periodic civilian attempts at reform. You Will Get Yours 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z That wall of silence finally cracked recently outside his home in suburban Detroit. A Fatally Flawed Switch, and a Burdened Engineer 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z During the first trial in 1999, which ended with mixed verdicts, Lynch and the prosecution team hammered the officers for hiding behind a “blue wall of silence.” AG pick Lynch called strong civil rights defender 2014-11-08T05:00:00Z But it’s a whole lot better to stand up to criticism than to shelter behind a wall of silence. Crisis At Michigan: Time For Bold Action 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z Yet what followed was an official wall of silence, dishonesty and denial from the department. A judge wrongly throws out an officer’s assault verdict in Prince George’s County The club, perhaps understandably, responded with a wall of silence. The inside story of the great Southampton sell-off 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z As families revisit old wounds in search of answers, the Sachse case not only illustrates the frustration of G.M.'s wall of silence, but also the difficulty in challenging the automaker. G.M. Secrecy About Deadly Crashes Adds to Pain of Families 2014-04-02T20:19:38Z But the Kremlin's wall of silence only enhanced speculation about their marriage. For Lyudmila Putin, solace now that first lady 'shift' is done 2013-06-07T17:03:00Z "People asking questions are met with walls of silence," said the Doha-based analyst. Rising power Qatar stirs unease among some Mideast neighbors 2013-02-12T13:05:10Z In part, this approach recognises that the wall of silence surrounding the issue of payday lending only exacerbates the problem. Sharkstoppers: the consumer activists curbing the excesses of payday lenders 2012-11-29T15:21:12Z They also breached a wall of silence within the ruling party about the issue since Yadlin’s opinion piece was published on Aug. 17. Should Obama Visit Israel? 2012-08-28T08:45:00Z But a literary festival in this mob stronghold is helping to breach an ingrained wall of silence, bred of a mixture of fear and resignation. Literary Festival Offers Voice to Fight Against Italian Mafia 2012-07-21T19:29:56Z But when lawyers for the victims asked US Attorney General Eric Holder to set up a claims process that would meaningfully compensate the survivors, they hit a wall of silence. Justice for all 2012-04-18T17:20:00.877Z Ancient prejudices about male prerogative and modern assumptions about female emancipation conspire to create a thick wall of silence, shame and legal ambiguity. Special Report: The Female Factor: In Norway, Gender Equality Does Not Extend to the Bedroom 2011-10-24T20:25:01Z He is protected by a powerful wall of silence, but even so, some facts have managed to break free and have not presented the prince as the best person to represent Britain abroad. About time Prince Andrew lost his job 2011-07-22T17:29:00Z He alleged that Mr Llewellyn had helped to build "a wall of silence" around the prime minister. VIDEO: House of Commons 2011-07-20T12:01:35Z We are up against a brick wall of silence. Southern Cross care home workers fear for their future 2011-07-12T10:07:12Z The last such voluntary ban on royal reporting, a wall of silence around Prince Harry's deployment to Afghanistan, was breached not by Brits but the Drudge Report. Royal Theory: Bin Laden Delayed Will and Kate's Honeymoon? 2011-05-05T02:02:58Z He wrote some beautiful letters about it, but those who knew him well respected the wall of silence he erected. Lewis Carroll in Wonderland and at Home The Story of His Life 2011-03-01T03:00:47.317Z A woman whose son disappeared in Panama says a 'wall of silence' from the country means she still can't formally identify what is thought to be his body. 'Wall of silence' over Briton's death 2011-01-28T13:05:26Z "We thank the victims who found the courage to break through this wall of silence by telling what happened to them." Belgian Catholic bishops ask pardon for sexual abuse 2010-05-19T16:32:00Z But the alternative, breaking the wall of silence, remains elusive. Butare Journal: For Rwandan Students, Ethnic Tensions Lurk 2010-05-17T00:48:00Z Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger said: "In many schools there was a wall of silence allowing for abuse and violence." Fighting the tide 2010-03-10T10:27:00Z A day earlier, Germany’s justice minister, Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, criticized the church over mounting a “wall of silence” in abuse cases for proceeding with internal investigations before involving law enforcement. Vatican on Defense as Sex Scandals Build 2010-03-09T20:25:00Z In 2007, Coroner Nigel Meadows allowed anonymous witnesses and voice distortion technology in a bid to break down the "wall of silence" over the killing. 2010-02-13T10:34:00Z But first would come another plan at breaking that wall of silence. The Return of Tharn A blank wall of silence was drawn over that short, eventful year during which she had passed meteor-like across their path. An Unknown Lover As host, it was his duty to open the wall of silence which separated us. To Choke an Ocean A wall of silence had arisen between the two who had always been so much, nay, in a sense, everything, to one another. McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 4, August 1908 Now the wall of silence stretches around Paris. With the French in France and Salonika Something happened today," he said, "that may be the first crack in this eleven-sun wall of silence. The Return of Tharn Between the woman and her son there was often a wall of silence. The Flute of the Gods The twilight changed swiftly to black night that rushed past the two clinging figures and enveloped them in a wall of silence. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 Gradually the wall of silence and reserve has grown up between us, but while you, with the quicker insight of a woman, have seen it growing, I haven't realised it until it was completed. Master of the Vineyard But this she had never done, and between them there had been built a stone wall of silence. In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim Una was conscious that they had gone, that walls of silence were closing about her clacking typewriter. The Job An American Novel With years the wall of silence they had builded up between them turned to ice and the ice to stone. The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights To the north, almost it seemed within touch of his hands, the temple cliff rose black, formidable, and impressive, a gigantic wall of silence. The Dragon Painter "You have fortified them all behind a wall of silence," pursued Britz in even voice. The Substitute Prisoner And meantime, silence, a wall of silence as regarded England—England which she was beginning to look upon as the paradise from which she had been chased. Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement There could not well be anything further from the person who makes him feel that there is a mere dead wall of silence before him at which he is talking. Stray Thoughts for Girls The war was still hidden behind impenetrable walls of silence. The Soul of the War He had plunged out and into them through the wall of silence, and back through the wall of silence he had plunged, apparently the next instant, and into the roar and turmoil of the Tivoli. Burning Daylight They led me against a wall of silence. The Substitute Prisoner A wall of silence wrapped them in, for the snow, though not thick, was sufficient to deaden any noise, and the frost held things pretty tight besides. The Wendigo The wall of silence which surrounded Clerambault's words fell all at once. Clerambault The Story of an Independent Spirit During the War And then, the enormous fortress, within whose walls there was not a single light, passed into darkness and silence, separating itself from the ever living, stirring city by a wall of silence, motionlessness and darkness. The Seven Who Were Hanged Hitherto you have opposed to me a dead wall of silence. The Earth Trembled Francis tried to speak again but his words beat against a wall of silence. The Evil Shepherd An unhappy week followed, in which Julia had time to feel that almost any consequences would have been easier to bear than the unassailable wall of silence and misgiving and doubt that hemmed her in. The Story of Julia Page And in all that class of '77 there were not to be found a dozen men brave enough to break through this wall of silence and give the imprisoned victim his liberty. The Colored Cadet at West Point Autobiography of Lieut. Henry Ossian Flipper, first graduate of color from the U. S. Military Academy And Bud thankfully left his past behind the wall of silence. Cabin Fever |
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