Sentence examples for lacking imaginative from inspiring English sources

His influence helped to make French lyric verse, for nearly two centuries, elegant and refined but lacking imaginative inspiration.

However, the Times' Benedict Nightingale had reservations about the production: "Isn't it desperately busy and sometimes distractingly fussy?" he asked, while admitting, "You can't accuse Goold of lacking imaginative boldness".

The problem is that Mr. Myers, Mr. Welch and a squad of frantic screenwriters throw in disparate elements out of sheer laziness, concocting a grueling, chaotic stew of forced whimsy that utterly lacks imaginative integrity or visual spark.

They could be more imaginative in the type of bonds that they bring to the market, he says, for instance by offering shorter-term bonds if they have lower ratings.Perhaps the Siefores lack imagination too.

As a vocalist, The Diary shows him to be agile and often abrasive – anger against US law enforcement surges through Fuck the Police – but somewhat lacking in imaginative range, falling back on standard jibes and brags.

He believes rather than powers Wales has been lacking in imaginative policy ideas.

As a seeming moderniser, however, he also lacked the imaginative touch.

(Glass's nonfictional fiction lacks the imaginative flair of his fictional nonfiction. Perhaps he should try fictional fiction, or just forget the whole thing and practice law).

All this history, and more, is dutifully forked over in digestible chunks in "Radiance," but Mr. Alda lacks the imaginative vision to give it engrossing dramatic form.

If it lacks the imaginative resonance of Ballard's other works, it more than makes up for this by the impressive quality of its matter-of-fact reporting.

The British freestyle skier James Woodsyy" Woods, who may lack an imaginative nickname but is the most polite and engaging man in freestyle skiing, sported a particularly impressive effort.