Sentence examples for not exactly strong from inspiring English sources

The novel had a strong, idiosyncratic voice, a hapless protagonist and, after a driving start, an episodic plot -- not exactly strong screenplay material.

In this context, shaking up the world of humanitarian assistance carries an obvious threat to NGO self-interest, so the incentives for reform are not exactly strong.

That's not exactly strong reassurance that the US is focused on the threat to locals and the region posed by extremist fighters including foreign militants in Syria.

Nobody is more surprised than Joe Torre, who, when presented with Gooden last month, said he had been told by the nearer-my-Steinbrenner-to-thee bunker in Florida that Gooden was the best pitcher available, not exactly strong praise.

United had not exactly been strong in the appeal.

Mr. Richards and then Robbie Robertson, guests for Mr. Clapton's closing set on Saturday, chose to feature vocals — not exactly their strong suit — more than their incisive guitar solos.

The true test, of course, will come later in the javelin - not exactly her strong suit - but there's no harm in kicking off with a decent showing this morning in the 100m hurdles.

Not exactly a strong teaching philosophy, perhaps, but now that I am both an author and experienced teacher, I still ground the discussion of a well-known work of fiction in that basic question: What did you like about this story?

Yes, your +1 recommendation might show up in a friend's search query at some point, but that's not exactly a strong incentive.

Oh, like much of Season 12, it keeps us interested, but that's not exactly a strong endorsement.

Plus, there's not exactly a strong record for this kind of thing: Of the many, many revenge porn websites and forums, only three high-profile pages—Is Anyone Up, myex.com, and Anon-IB have been successfully shut down.