Sentence examples for devoid of big from inspiring English sources

The campaign was devoid of big issues that divided the candidates.

Both clubs, devoid of big names and high hopes, flouted pessimistic preseason predictions and finished first in their divisions.

Over the past decade, the European telecommunications sector has been largely devoid of big acquisitions that defined the early phase of the industry.

The address was devoid of big, sweeping initiatives, in part because of Mr. Bloomberg's admonition that "money is tight — very tight".

The March Bank is notably devoid of big King Alfred daffodils, which would be out of scale, and bright red tulips, which would be the wrong color.

Mr Miliband is attempting to hit back at critics who claim Labour is anti-business and devoid of big ideas to sell to the electorate at next year's general election.

An offer for Genzyme, one of the world's largest biotech companies, would be one of the biggest takeover attempts this year, which so far has been devoid of big-ticket mergers and acquisitions.

The Kings struggled alongside baseball and football teams in Cincinnati and Kansas City, finding prosperity only in 1985 when Greg Lukenbill, then the owner, moved the team to Sacramento, a growing city devoid of big-league sports.

The day's schedule was devoid of many big names — including the top seeds, Roger Federer and Serena Williams, and the men's favorite, Rafael Nadal, a four-time champion.

Last week Ryan Shorthouse, head of the pro-modernisation thinktank Bright Blue, argued that the Conservatives had become locked into a strategy devoid of the big picture optimism which helped Cameron to win the leadership in 2005.

Thursday's economic data was mixed, but devoid of any big surprises on the negative side.