| First, they flatly refused to carry out their legal duty to appoint independent scrutineers for new executive elections. |
| The department would also act as underwriter for people who are flatly refused cover by private firms. |
| She said it flatly, a matter-of-fact statement, completely without emotion. |
| He said it flatly, without emotion, but a muscle ticked in one side of his jaw. |
| These are half-truths and lies, which flatly contradict previous statements. |
| Hearing them flatly deliver quasi-Marxist slogans as a sort of pillow talk is a constant hoot. |
