The office was besieged by anxious inquiries.とは 意味・読み方・使い方

The office was bedlam.

Relations with Russia were very strained.

the office was full of secret heads

The office was full of activity all day.

Consideration of the issue was carried over to the next session.

The issue was mooted on the Senate floor.

The chairperson took the edge off his questions with skillful [diplomatic] answers.

The chairman announced the debate to be closed.

We have had inquiries about it from all sorts of people.

The suspect was asked a pointed question and flinched for a moment.

The announcement excited considerable interest.

The reply was, in effect, a refusal.

The matter became the subject of heated discussion.

The problem was brought up during the conversation.

I declined his offer politely.

The hall is draped with rich tapestries.

Your explanation has cleared up [dispelled] my doubts.

Dust lay [was] thick on the desk.

There was a lively [an animated] discussion on this subject.

The negotiations broke down.

It became something of a topic of conversation in the office.

The arguments at the conference remained superficial until the end.

The examiner shut his eyes to the fact.

The square buzzed with excitement.

They lobbied behind the scenes against the bill.

I was sorely perplexed to account for the situation.

The messenger panted out the news.

The auditorium is filled to capacity with anxious applicants.

I was completely nonplussed by his unexpected question.

The applicant was interviewed and found (to be) wanting.