Sentence examples for perceived to be weak from inspiring English sources

It is a notable swing from mocking an opponent perceived to be weak to denouncing one feared to be strong.

If Mr. Sharon is perceived to be weak or cannot continue in politics, Likud and Mr. Netanyahu would have a much better chance in the elections.

"Which Howard Dean?" At the same time, a day after Mr. Gore gave Dr. Dean his backing, Representative Richard A. Gephardt and Gen. Wesley K. Clark lined up prominent African-American endorsements from the South, where Dr. Dean is perceived to be weak.

The risk for the eurozone is that this cessation of the free movement of money across borders is seen as a precedent - and therefore nervous investors and lenders would pull their money out of other economies and banking systems perceived to be weak, such as those of Italy and Spain.

It's perceived to be weak, ineffective, and soft.

One of the drivers for this investor action is the growing risk of reputational damage to investors themselves if their risk management and due diligence procedures for assessing human rights risk are perceived to be weak.

By nature these materials are perceived to be weaker than natural aggregates.

But younger franchises in Sun Belt cities that are perceived to be weaker markets could be compared to the Coyotes, suppressing their potential value, they say.

Last Sunday's instalment of Sherlock was perceived to be weaker than the first episode in terms of plot, but still attracted 6.6 million viewers and critical praise.

It is not until the second half - as Ireland found last week - that you are likely to be able to score a lot of points against a side that are perceived to be weaker than you.

* The fact, as Tracy acknowledges, that this 2003 club will start the season healthier than his previous two, deeper in starting pitching, and -- as it opens play in a division at least perceived to be weaker than last year -- with no injury excuses for a team with a division-high payroll of about $105 million.