Sentence examples for less than vigorous from inspiring English sources

Internationally, the BND, Germany's foreign intelligence service, is viewed as less than vigorous.

To suggest Mr. Hynes's office was less than vigorous is a calumny, he suggested.

But the truth, as Oxfam has warned, is that the response from governments has been less than vigorous.

"An Everglades Action Plan" (editorial, July 13) suggested that my efforts to help preserve the Everglades have been less than vigorous.

"The City's enforcement of its zoning regulations has been inconsistent and less than vigorous," the judge wrote in his 62-page opinion.

Does this reflect a belief (almost certainly incorrect) that Gore would have been less than vigorous in going after the terrorists?

Mr. Cornyn, who has voted against several of President Obama's nominees, said Mr. Kerry had a "long history of liberal positions," while Mr. Cruz said he had a "less-than-vigorous defense" of national security.

"I was compelled to vote no on Senator Kerry's nomination because of his longstanding less-than-vigorous defense of U.S. national security issues," said Mr. Cruz, who also questioned the commitment of Mr. Kerry and Mr. Hagel to the armed forces, though both served in Vietnam.

Hillary Rodham Clinton offered a less-than-vigorous defense of Planned Parenthood in an interview published Wednesday in the New Hampshire Union Leader.

Nevertheless, the first national representative data on physical activity behaviour in Switzerland showed that the proportion of individuals reporting less than one vigorous exercise episode per week increased from 35.7% in 1992 to 39.4% in 1997.

In general, it appears that patients with RA spend more time in light and moderate activities and less in vigorous activities than controls.