Sentence examples for lacking in firmness from inspiring English sources
Below those high notes, the lower part of her voice was so lacking in firmness that it became hard to hear in the quieter parts of Brünnhilde's immolation scene.
At the time, the Vatican found Hunthausen lacking in "firmness necessary to govern the archdiocese" and said he had not upheld official church positions in granting annulments, offering general absolution, working with homosexual groups, administering health-care institutions and instructing clergy leaving the priesthood.
Her touching freshness and grace were radiant; what's lacking is sculptural firmness in maintaining three-dimensional shapes.
And the resulting uncertainty in the markets does as much, if not more, to damage the chances of Mr de la Rua, who is perceived as lacking the firmness of hand to deal with an economic crisis.
As authoritarian and determined as he sometimes appeared, he lacked the firmness and independence of judgment that a surer sense of confidence in himself might have afforded him.
This was a sign both of official Europe's weakness in defence of free speech but also, for some Americans, of a godless continent's failure to understand the depth of other people's faith.In running their economies, observes Charles Kupchan, one of Washington's veteran Europe-watchers, the Europeans know what is needed but lack the firmness to do the right thing.
The solution is "both-and". A body that's too flexible lacks firmness and risks injury.
Without filler, alginate gels lack firmness and possess a sticky surface covered with an exudate produced as a result of syneresis [ 14].
In October 1948 Gen. Manuel Odría seized power, protesting the president's lack of firmness in dealing with the radicals, and extreme measures were taken to suppress the Apristas.
Gonad firmness and percent change in firmness increased with increasing urchin size.
