Sentence examples for lacking toughness from inspiring English sources

The Lakers were accused of lacking toughness against the Celtics.

They also deflate the theory that Brady lacks toughness.

The last two seasons, the Giants' defensive leaders, Jessie Armstead and Strahan, thought the Giants offensive line -- notably tackles Scott Gragg and Roman Oben -- lacked toughness and resolve.

Troop withdrawals, increasingly popular with a war-weary public and both Democratic and Republican lawmakers, still pose a political danger for Obama ahead of next year's election by opening him to charges that he lacks toughness and resolve.

Still, Manning's appearance — he is 6 feet 4 inches and about 220 pounds but not particularly broad or bulky — may have contributed to the perception that he lacked toughness.

Another high-powered venture capitalist on Google's board thought Schmidt lacked toughness.

Paul Krugman also cites the "whispering campaign" described in the Washington Post that Yellen lacks "toughness," is short on "gravitas," and is too "soft-spoken" or "passive".

It centered on the belief that nonwhites lacked stamina and physical toughness.

It centered on the belief that non-whites lacked stamina and physical toughness.

She accused him of lacking the toughness (she used a more colorful term) to use his own words to fire her.

Often depicted in cartoons as a harmless and gullible character, he is sometimes accused of being too laid back and lacking political toughness.