Sentence examples for lacking vigour from inspiring English sources

When Callaghan resigned the Labour leadership in 1980 and Michael Foot was elected leader, Varley was at odds with the new leadership, who accused him of lacking vigour in opposing Prior's argument.

Otherwise, he says, CAFTA might benefit the poorer Central American countries, but not Costa Rica.Assuming he wins, with or without a run-off, Mr Arias's task will be to breathe new life into what has become a sickly democracy and an economy lacking vigour.

Thơ oversaw South Vietnam's failed land reform policy, and was accused of lacking vigour in implementing the program as he was himself a large landowner.

If psorosis is severe, growth is dwarfed, trees lack vigour, and yields may be reduced one-third or more.

England lacked vigour in the morning and there was an air of resignation about some of their cricket, but after the interval, and possibly a few harsh words from Vaughan or Peter Moores, the coach, they were far livelier.

A CONSERVATIVE prime minister who seems to lack vigour and an unpopular Labour challenger who is not trusted to run the economy; it is hardly surprising that, over the past few weeks, many have drawn parallels between this election campaign and that of 1992.

This was a game in which both sides lacked vim and vigour.

Admittedly, they're shorn of two members tonight so lack the vigour a full collective may've provided.

Bashar al-Assad in the early 2000s largely lacked the vigour required for a measurable impact on the economy.

Dionysius was the son and successor of Dionysius I, but he lacked the vigour to maintain the military autocracy he had inherited.

However, as a number of these trials lacked methodological vigour, further appropriately design clinical studies are recommended to verify the conclusions.