Sentence examples for a few perfunctory from inspiring English sources

After that, nothing: "There were a few perfunctory questions about the severity of the side effects.

But The Times did not try to verify it, beyond a few perfunctory efforts, which I think was wrong.

She took a few perfunctory shots "so as not to appear rude," told the man she had another shoot somewhere else and left.

He tells Kovic to shrug it off, makes a few perfunctory comments about how confusing war can be and then tries to shoo Kovic out.

There's a brief evocation of the Abraxas, the hotel where Jurgen and Rudolfo perform, and a few perfunctory nods to the vast desolation of the surrounding landscape.

Except for a few perfunctory, confusing and, ultimately, unsatisfactory apologies, the senator himself has never confronted the questions about his misconduct.

In Westchester County, interviews at Holy Innocents Roman Catholic Church in Pleasantville and at St . Agnes Hospital and Childrens Rehabilitation Center in White Plains showed hints of mourning, and a few almost perfunctory expressions of regret at his death, but no upwelling of emotions.

They are at present the sole source aside from a few mostly perfunctory articles in newspapers and magazines from which it is possible for the world at large to form any idea of the interest and scope of the contents of the Dead Sea scrolls.

My potential employer asked me a few more perfunctory questions and then saw me to the door.

After a few minutes, the perfunctory give-and-take was steered not so deftly by Mr. Letterman into the car world.

Except for a few Spanish phrases, perfunctory description of gang members' clothes and scattered references to Mexican dishes and American barrios, most of the school stories could be about clique, rather than ethnic or class, conflict.