Sentence examples for could be firmer from inspiring English sources

As they moved from room to room, Ms. Bakker pointed out a rug with a hazardous corner; a lamp without a shade; inadequate light in a hallway; doorsills that could be tripped over, mattresses that could be firmer and lower.

Cuomo could be firm and forceful about policy and philosophy, but he was a legendary ditherer when it came to decisions about his own future.

The magazine may have been light and fizzy, but it could be firm and forthright in its convictions: it ballyhooed Rachmaninoff and Walt Disney, pilloried Prohibition and the mania over Charles Lindbergh.

Before the start of trading in Hong Kong, computer maker Lenovo reported its third straight quarterly loss, however its net loss of $16 million for its fiscal first quarter was better than analysts had expected, in a sign that the sector could be firming.

According to its sources — and confirmed by our own — SoftBank is now in "detailed negotiations" to invest a comparatively modest $2 billion more into WeWork, plans that could be firmed up as soon as the end of this week.

A plain-speaking man, Hirst could be firm and even outspoken at times.

He would not be his father inflicting pain and terror but rather a person who could be firm, attuned, disciplined, kind and show how that could be done through the vehicle of training horses.

If your kid always hears a kerplunk noise when on the toilet, the stool could be too firm.

The linguine could have been firmer, and the shrimp was a bit overcooked, but the mix of flavors was pleasant.

Garnished with shrimp and sparked with capers, decent fillet of salmon could have been firmer, but the flavor was there.

A special salad of julienned beets and Gorgonzola had good flavor, although the beets could have been firmer.