Sentence examples for little aptitude from inspiring English sources

And though he wanted to master French, he dropped it when he discovered he had little aptitude for languages.

Hitherto, he has shown little aptitude for, or even any inclination toward, the messy business of governing.

The generals by their heavy-handed tactics were again interfering with political matters for which they had little aptitude.

Analysts say that under Pepsico's stewardship, the chain showed little aptitude for picking viable locations or maintaining quality.

But I would avoid the sushi, which has now become a requisite appetizer at restaurants with little aptitude for it.

Mr. Wahid has earned widespread respect for his integrity and democratic ideals but has demonstrated little aptitude for administration.

One of the other reasons why the To My Surprise album was so unexpected was that Mr. Crahan was considered the least musical member of Slipknot, pegged as a percussionist with little musical aptitude who helped drag the band to popularity through sheer force of will.

They claim their solution puts this ability to create a virtual machine within the reach of just about anyone, even someone with little technical aptitude.

TS Eliot had a knack for damning with the faintest of praise, declaring that "[Aldous] Huxley, who is perhaps one of those people who have to perpetrate thirty bad novels before producing a good one, has a certain natural – but little developed – aptitude for seriousness.

I couldn't figure out how you would manage to get the rubber bands around your neck to keep the plastic bags tight after releasing the helium if you were supposed to pass out first from the Nembutal—I have very little mechanical aptitude, so I decided to try therapy.

Unemployment and inflation continued to dog the Iranian economy, and Khatami, embattled on other fronts, showed little will or aptitude for addressing Iran's systemic ills.