Sentence examples for clumsy move from inspiring English sources

It's a clumsy move, but not one that merits outrage.

The gas cut was a clumsy move in a negotiation over price.

"It's a very clumsy move, probably the clumsiest since the crisis broke," said Takis Michas, an analyst.

Fusing pastoral romance with royal tragedy isn't a clumsy move on Shakespeare's part: it's a strategy for recuperation.

The stockmarket's fears of an impending crash were reinforced by a clumsy move on March 3rd to suspend trading in bank and finance-company shares.

That clumsy move, and then the even clumsier, vulgar fraud in last year's parliamentary elections prompted a reawakening of Russian society.

The economy continued to falter, attacks on Christians increased, and he made a series of clumsy moves that further undermined public confidence.

Poor management and a series of clumsy moves by the authorities led to rioting that officials say resulted in some 60 people being killed and 2,000 injured.

The university has made some clumsy moves, low-salaried faculty have felt ignored and the football coaches and athletic department officials have felt misunderstood.

After some clumsy moves inspired by the zelanti, he recognized the need for moderation in view of the new outbreak of liberal propaganda and the revival of Gallicanism, an essentially French ecclesiastical doctrine advocating restriction of papal power.

Operatic ballet is satirized as well, and Robin Bartunek's choreography (an updating of the original choreography by Janis Ansley-Ungar and Starla Pace) clarifies that with its juxtaposition of the graceful and purposely clumsy moves suggested in the score itself during the fairies' scenes.