Sentence examples for no mettle from inspiring English sources
There was no mettle in the makeover.
The "overground" and "moderate" politicians of the Rafsanjani camp, for whom the students were serving as shock troops, had proven that they had no mettle.
The Russians and Iranians are taking clear advantage of him and holding Americans hostage because, well, he's shown them no mettle whatsoever.
But make no mistake about the mettle and resolution of a four-time champion.
The Taliban insurgents, who never completely left the area, have wasted no time testing the mettle of Afghan government forces.
And yet in his determination and minimal wants he also emerges as a study in human will and mettle, and no more of a crackpot than several other argonauts of the day.
The genius of Mr. Pairet and Ultraviolet is that just when all of this starts to feel too gimmicky, too fast, too much, he slows everything down for three relatively straightforward main courses — of sea bass, rack of lamb and Wagyu — that have a classic French pedigree and leave no doubts about his mettle as a cook.
Jim Fassel is no longer a man trying to prove his mettle, but a strong coach with a long-term contract to match.
No SARS vaccine has proven its mettle yet in clinical trials, but researchers have developed several prototypes, including a dead SARS virus and a DNA vaccine, both of which have to be injected.
Last week, the Chinese showed mettle by suggesting that the dollar should no longer be the world's reserve currency.
