Sentence examples for from perfunctory from inspiring English sources

While he subordinated the orchestra accompaniment to the singers and placed upon their voices the responsibility for dramatic expression, his harmony was more enterprising than that of his contemporary Gaetano Donizetti, and his handling of the orchestra in introductions and interludes was far from perfunctory.

It was known the Queen would need, like every other foreign head of state, to visit the garden of remembrance, dedicated to those who died fighting for independence from the British crown, but her attendance was far from perfunctory and deeply impressed commentators and public alike.

But the quality of counseling varies widely, from perfunctory to extremely thorough and useful.

Their remarks, nonetheless, were far from perfunctory as evidenced by the heartwarming displays of affection students from both schools showed for their teachers.

As he realized the magnitude of the opposition he faced at the Alamo, the tone of Travis's writings shifted from perfunctory reports to the provisional government to more eloquent messages aimed at a wider audience.

From the perfunctory to the expendable, or more precisely to The Expendables 2 (2012, LionsGate, 15).

But apart from the perfunctory pinot grigio at many a small-circle gallery opening, the integration of cocktails and chiaroscuro isn't nearly as routine.

From her perfunctory tone, it was clear that she did not imagine I would have any reason to go near Raphael.

Aside from the perfunctory condemnation of anonymous terrorists, the events of September 11 seem to have receded from the view of these columnists.

In this scenario, Derrick Rose becomes this messianic figure returning to save the NBA from most perfunctory Eastern Conference playoffs of the 21st century.

The study found that 88percentt of 335 randomly selected Web sites had some kind of privacy disclosure, varying from a perfunctory notice that says "this is a secure order form" to something more detailed.