Sentence examples for flimsy sort from inspiring English sources

In Mexico City G20 members made it clear that they would not stump up cash for the fund until there was a "credible" commitment from Europe.Worse, even if it were fully in place, this is still a rather flimsy sort of defence.

Two have a close family relationship: the semifreddo is a layer of plush sweetened cream and cheese sitting on a flimsy sort of pie crust, and the tirami su is essentially the same, layered with sponge cake soaked in espresso.

If you buy decorations, choose sturdy ones that can be used year after year, not the flimsy sort that will need to be thrown out in the new year.

It is actually sort of flimsy, so it seems unlikely to save your phone from any significant drops, but it will indeed keep out water.

This is puzzling, particularly if you benchmark the thoroughness of the IPCC's work against the sort of flimsy intelligence that formed the basis of the case for other big judgment calls that have been made in recent times (Weapons of mass destruction as the justification for the invasion of Iraq is one example).

They've been breathing coal dust all day long, there's no protective gear except this sort of flimsy helmet.

Furthermore, a foundation of knowledge and justified belief restricted to infallible beliefs (as defined above) would arguably be far too flimsy to support any sort of substantial epistemic edifice.

It shouldn't have been released like this and in my opinion, the compromises made for console controls just spoil the game; they've turned it into a sort of flimsy action RPG with Dungeon Siege flavoring added.

"It appears more fractured, less robust, and sort of flimsy, is the word I would use," Croft said.

The benefits are as plentiful as they are subjective — the adjective that seems to be bandied about most often is "premium," since these metal-clad devices tend to feel more weighty and substantial when compared to the sorts of flimsy plastic bodies that many Android-friendly OEMs still cling to.

Meanwhile, the Administration is throwing up all sorts of flimsy excuses to keep the bill from passing -- from paperwork requirements at the State Department, to worries over the paltry trade we do with Russia, to their desire to broaden the bill to other countries rather than make it about Russia alone.