Plots, for instance, can be weak, in part due to Adams's notorious inability to hit deadlines.
But two or three feet is better, because stems can be weak in shallower water.
Some economists had feared that orders that reflect business investment would be weak in May.
Growth also tends to be weak in the aftermath of financial crises.
They thought we would be weak in this crisis, but we are strong".
The document does not mention radiation, which is said to be weak in the employed form of depleted uranium.
The resulting melamine-tainted feed would be weak in protein, he acknowledged, which means the feed is less nutritious.
While farmers may be weak in dealing with wholesalers, they are experienced and skilled at influencing politicians.
Kasparov preferred taking this pawn and leaving Radjabov with the f6 pawn, which may be weak in this endgame.
However, with a resurgent Russia, this is a poor moment for the US-led West to be weak in resolve and muscle.
In all these matters, there is a pervasive attitude: that to follow the law is to be weak in the face of terrorism.
