Sentence examples for lack of craft from inspiring English sources

(When asked what she missed while working onstage, she joked: "The lack of craft services. Shocking!") But there's no question that she has been smitten by the stage.

The play is nobbled by a basic lack of craft, a troubled relationship with the fourth wall that requires urgent therapeutic help, perfunctory staging and performances, and a selective use of evidence.

One person described the models' antics as "a backroom version of a Victoria's Secret show," while others deplored what they saw as a lack of craft and innovation — two qualities associated not just with Mugler but also with Paris fashion.

Frail and wan in comparison were three songs by Alma Mahler: "Laue Sommernacht," "Bei Dir Es So Traut" and "Ich Wandle Unter Blumen" try to compensate for a basic lack of craft and imagination with novel modulations and unexpected shifts in movement, but in the end they have a hard time disguising their shortcomings.

Before promising that "you will never have to see me again"—to which everyone in America wailed back, "But we waaant to"—he bemoaned the lack of craft services out in the real world: "There are tables with food, but you can't take it".

Pierre Boulez would later poke fun at Satie's lack of craft, while composer Jean Barraqué – another proponent of 12-tone music – would deride Satie as "an accomplished musical illiterate … who found that his friendship with Debussy was an unhoped-for opportunity to loiter in the corridors of history".

It would be harsh to blame the lack of midfield craft entirely on the leaden-footed Andy Farrell but he and Mike Tindall are already on borrowed time as a complementary centre pairing.

He sought an amphibious assault, but it was delayed by lack of landing craft, and his troops did not land at Santo Stefano until August 8, by which time the Germans and Italians had already evacuated the bulk of their troops to mainland Italy.

He sought an amphibious assault, but it was delayed by lack of landing craft and his troops did not land in Santo Stefano until 8 August, by which time the Germans and Italians had already evacuated the bulk of their troops to mainland Italy.

Unbeaten Caley Thistle move to the top of the Premiership at this early stage, while Motherwell, last season's runners-up, were hopelessly out of sorts, lacking any kind of craft or conviction.

Ultimately, what microwaves represent is quickness and a lack of skill and craft.