Sentence examples for is somewhat off from inspiring English sources

Polls in these states have a poor track record, and they project a close race anyway, although Rick Santorum is somewhat off the lead lap in Mississippi.

Haledon is somewhat off the beaten track, and so far, there have been no offers of equipment from I.B.M., say, or Microsoft.

But it is natural to represent O1 as 'right between' R and Y. O2 is somewhat off to the side.

That acquisition brought matching technology to the company which allows the service to compare family trees to find overlap – even if names are spelled differently or the basic data is somewhat off (slightly different birth or death dates, for example).

But the attitude among reporters seems to be that religion is somewhat off limits in political discourse these days, particularly beyond the broadest identifiers, unless it's relevant to a specific point in a debate--about banning abortion, for example.

If the blush is somewhat off preventive medicine, how much more caution is warranted in psychiatry, where the preventive efforts are much less feasible and the possible harm often greater?

But their starchy texture is somewhat off-putting — like a mealy, slightly gluey potato.

Ireland's biggest jazz festival is somewhat off-circuit (not being held in the summer), so often puts together great musicians outside their touring schedule.

They aren't just calling for a restoration of conservative principles; they're out to get the people who are perceived as giving comfort to the enemy, in this case, the Democrats.If true, that is somewhat off-putting.

This style of writing is somewhat off-putting.

Their bulk is somewhat off-putting, and sound is a mixed bag — good for games, a little too bottom-heavy for music.