Sentence examples for shown to be toothless from inspiring English sources

Then the publishers' grip on the reins of power will be revealed and the tiger will be shown to be toothless after all.

Some said the Tory MP's committee had been shown to be toothless over the whole affair; others said he was in charge of an important arena in which media figures are called to account.

For example, its competition bodies, such as the Cofeco and Cofetel have been shown to be toothless, as witnessed by their failure in standing up to the big domestic monopolies.

The formal, state-mandated protective mechanisms – primarily through the English Heritage listing system and local authority planning regulations – are regularly shown to be inadequate, toothless or prone to disintegrating in proximity to serious economic power or political influence.

It's going to be toothless.

Garrett, in particular, continues to be toothless on the topic.

In addition, the supposed hammer for regionalism and smart growth, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, tend to be toothless tigers.

Otherwise, in respect of relatively complex matters, the act may prove to be a toothless tiger.

But Albuquerque's experience shows the agreements can be toothless and fragile ― they don't work without the cooperation of the police and, perhaps more important, city government.

The firm is currently raising another fund; it has to show that such criticisms are toothless before it can truly claim to be back.

It is easy to see how such a mechanism could be toothless or ignored.