"We didn't keep the ball, we had no flair, we played a lot of long, flat passes and lost the ball very easily.
Unfortunately, he has no political flair or daring, as he showed early on in his premiership when, spooked by the risk of defeat, he declined to call a snap election that probably would have given him a clear five-year mandate.
Its layout is almost completely normal and it has no visual flair to speak of short of the built-in wrist rest that gives it a sort of, well, enormous look.
He has no instinct, no flair, no talent undefinable by reason alone — and, were Cronenberg to grant him any such preternatural gift, the success would be, in some way, merited; the downfall, tragic.
At a gathering of Republican foreign-policy types this week, people gossiped mischievously about how long it might be before Mr Cohen handed in his resignation.In stark contrast to Madeleine Albright, the new secretary of state, Mr Cohen has shown no flair for public performance.
"We had no phones, flairs, or lifejackets to signal anyone.
The American Jeff has no regional accent or eccentric flair.
In his first-movement cadenza, the trills that transform yet another recapitulation of the sober opening theme had no mystery or flair.
"I had no idea of his flair for comedy.
She bustles around in power boots telling useless retailers that they have no energy, passion, ability, flair, NOTHING, and then gives them a hug and tells them everything will be all right.
