Sentence examples for be less firm from inspiring English sources

Its eggs can be less firm than Caspian or American farmed caviar, but at about $15 an ounce it is a bargain.

However, the consistency of the liver appeared to be less firm than expected.

The tip of the plastic bag will be less firm than the metal tip of a pastry bag, so it will be easier to make mistakes or to use too much frosting.

However, in "polychronic" cultures, such as in sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America, plans are less firm and are constantly changing.

Utility-grade pork, which is usually from mature animals, has too little fat and is less firm.

At one point, Senator Wilson suggested Ms. Feinstein's support of the death penalty was less firm than she was leading voters to believe.

I end up with a tawny amber jelly, with a more complex bittersweet flavour than Delia's marmalade, although the set is less firm.

The ability of two conservative Florida Republicans to make such inroads simply by campaigning diligently suggests that the Democratic hold on Latinos is less firm than many believed.

The same is true of most of the main religious centres of northern India but not of the regions where the Muslim hold was less firm, such as Orissa, Rajasthan, and south India.

Indeed, there has also been a flurry of scientific articles questioning whether endocrine disruptors are tied to obesity, autism and allergies, although the evidence there is less firm than with genital abnormalities and depressed sperm count.

In some instances, local realty boards were asked to provide statistics on contracts rather than closed deals because, while they are less firm, contracts provide a more current snapshot of the market.