Sentence examples for robust figure from inspiring English sources

Mr. Kennedy cut a robust figure, given to hugging.

The economy generated an estimated 268,000 new jobs last month, but that robust figure was exaggerated by statistical quirks.

While that represents only about 6percentt of Bell Atlantic's New York customers, it was nonetheless a remarkably robust figure.

Antony Walker of techUK told MPs: "I have met very few people across business who would regard it as a properly robust figure".

"Keats emerges as a calorific, occasionally even robust figure, who thought nothing of walking 600 miles in Scotland and cultivated a rakish, Byronic allure.

He has grown into a bigger, more independent and more robust figure since he faced down the attempt to fire him from the Treasury last June.

This was a budget based on sound money, with robust figures.

The robust figures suggested that the government's efforts to selectively cool investment without raising interest rates may be faltering.

The robust figures suggested that the government's efforts to cool investment selectively without raising interest rates might be faltering.

Nearly every major chain turned in robust figures, beating analysts' expectations and recording the sixth consecutive monthly sales increase.

However, most economists believe that China is headed for a soft -- rather than a hard -- landing, and the robust figures on Wednesday appeared to support those expectations.