Sentence examples for are less nimble from inspiring English sources

The stocks of market-leading companies historically underperform once they have reached the top slot, since they are less nimble and more vulnerable to attacks by regulators and the press.

The dramatic arts are less nimble, partly because they draw on material that is rarely written by people of color and often firmly rooted in a past that allowed for only a narrow, impoverished view of African-American life.

Watch how often Goode breaks the line and you will see how he uses this tactic, particularly down the touchline where the opposing forwards are coming up as they are less nimble lateral movers than their backs.

It also slows them down, so you need be less nimble to avoid their flailing claws.

(He's less nimble with a needle and thread when sewing the face of a victim onto his own. Anesthetic? Forget it).

And Mr Sanders was less nimble than Mrs Clinton in dealing with challenges, notably on his greatest vulnerability, his record on gun control.

While the larger National Education Association has historically been less nimble, the AFT's president from 1974 to 1997, Al Shanker, supported accountability and even some pay-for-performance schemes.

Older people tend to be less nimble than they once were, and may not step lively when, say, a driver barrels into an intersection.

The Beast is not quite what he was; like a footballer in his late 30s, he is less nimble, a little slower on his pins.

Colleges tend to be less nimble when it comes to keeping up with technological changes, and companies will seek workers who can adapt to cutting-edge developments.

We happily accept that trope, and, if the second actress is less nimble and flirtatious than the first, we put it down to the natural dose of starch that accompanies growing up.