Sentence examples for made a reasonable fist from inspiring English sources

He's an agile thinker, gifted communicator and natural opportunist who made a reasonable fist of governing London after recruiting some reliable deputies (enter Michael Gove).

On the day, the prime minister made a reasonable fist of advancing the case that the use of chemical weapons is so horrific it demands a response.

I have to confess to a sneaking admiration for Jones, who inherited an ageing squad from his predecessor Rod Macqueen and, through a combination of bravado, bullshit and belligerence, made a reasonable fist of the job.

As often seems to happen when the party gets a sniff of influence, factional strife has reached boiling point, and the handful of people who might have made a reasonable fist of succeeding Farage are nowhere to be seen.

And if so, can you explain what a derivative and future are?" Having made a reasonable fist of explaining derivatives and futures, Cameron then "spoiled it for himself", according to Jarvis.

That he has made a reasonable fist of it is thanks to the enthusiasm of a young, metropolitan group of MPs who have close connections with the newspaper commentariat two of them, Michael Gove and Boris Johnson, are powerful journalists themselves.

Tell one to search for something specific, such as a rectangle or even a human face, and it can make a reasonable fist of the task.

She makes a reasonable fist of appearing down-to-earth but every so often, you see how warped the foundations are.

"So we witness the introduction to this life of six beautiful children — soon to be seven — none of whose parents have had the maturity and sound judgment to make a reasonable fist at making essential threshold decisions.... "The predictable result has been a decade of deep unhappiness over the fates of our grandchildren.

Tuszynski made a reasonable play.

Make a reasonable name too.