Endings are left untied, characters nameless and one-dimensional, plots thin and haphazard.
Motion maintains that the amount of loose ends left untied in Treasure Island suggests Stevenson was planning a sequel.
As a result, too many bonds of family and community are left untied by anxious, overworked couples, too many familial functions have to be subcontracted, and too many children perceive themselves as burdens.
As a price for political quietism, the clerics' hands are left untied in the social realm, where they are granted unlimited authority over the monitoring and control of individual and public conduct.
Whilst being conscious of spoiling it I will not go into detail, but I loved that there were no loose ends left untied, no outcome, however small, that was less than happy and no looming threats to darken the joy.
Fibers in the splay region were left untied and transverse stitches that held the dry carbon-fiber bundles together in some systems were also cut.
No ribbon was left untied, no tea cake unfrosted, no romantic possibility overlooked.
If it's left untied, the outer layer will overcook, pulling away from the muscle.
If left untied, the legs of the poultry will cook more quickly and will become very dry, if they're not kept in tight to the rest of the bird, cooking more evenly.
All those loose ends, the endless loops through call logs and Best Buy floor plans, through Christina Gutierrez's grating courtoom monologues and Jay's inconsistent testimonies, are left untied.
