Sentence examples for touch lacking from inspiring English sources

The energy giants long ago realised that their small business customers were a soft touch, lacking either the financial muscle of large corporates or the regulatory protection extended to consumers.

Taking to a conference call with aides to Sen. Barack Obama, the 2004 Democratic nominee accused McCain of being "unbelievably out of touch," lacking a general understanding, and was having a "debate with himself" over the issue of Iraq.

Touré was stopped in his tracks, shunted into blind alleys, robbed of the ball when his touch lacked finesse.

It was not strictly about industrial materials, lack of touch, lack of illusion, low-calorie visuals, static forms, architectural units and a literal-minded fixation on commonplaces of art-making that everybody already took for granted.

Or do the iPhone and iPod touch lack what it takes to disrupt the handheld gaming business?

Following infections, mice were observed daily for signs of disease (lethargy, ruffled hair, weight loss, skin rash, eye secretions) and imminent death (unresponsiveness to touch, lack of voluntary movements).

All too often, the human touch is lacking.

His first touch was lacking a few times, but Jones helped create goals and definitely carried an enforcer mentality in the center of the field.

"With politicians of all stripes talking about the need for drastic spending cuts and taxpayers facing reduced public services, the civil service looks out of touch and lacking in empathy when they award these payments.

Léonce Petit, armed with Töpffer's lightness of graphic touch but lacking Töpffer's imaginative flair, specialized in caption-heavy novelettish rustic farce (Histoires Campagnardes [Rustic Stories] in Le Journal Amusant [1872 82]).

Atletico threatened when Antoine Griezmann headed over when well-placed in the penalty area after a Guilherme Siqueira cross, but again the final finishing touch was lacking.