Sarah palin is strident and mitt romney disconcertingly perfect .

sarahpalin是尖锐的，mittromney完美的令人不安。

On the other , conservative intellectuals who embrace it seem strident and empty .

另一方面，拥护这本书的保守派知识分子嚣张刺耳又空洞无物。

He has , as the world and this newspaper wanted , taken a less strident tone in dealing with friends and rivals alike .

就像这个世界和本周刊所希望的，在对待朋友和对手时他都不使用刺耳的语气。

Yet the reaction was swift and strident .

然而却引起了迅速且尖锐的反响。

As sheikh hasina looks ever more strident , people may start tiptoeing away from her .

谢赫哈西娜（sheikhhasina）的声音越发的尖锐，而人们也开始逐渐远离她。