Sentence examples for was certainly lacking from inspiring English sources

There is no doubt that Sir Alex Ferguson still has an enormous soft spot for the competition and, generally, I think the FA Cup has rediscovered its aura this season, an aura that was certainly lacking when we, at United, pulled out of it two years ago and which was lacking even 12 months ago.

The Clippers' defense was certainly lacking in their exhibition opener, a 112-94 defeatoto Golden State.

In 1879, though, the Manchester Guardian reviewed Pirates thus: "Mr Gilbert... seems to have borrowed an idea from Sheridan's The Critic; Mr Sullivan's music is sprightly, tuneful and full of 'go', although it is certainly lacking in originality".

"We are certainly lacking on numbers and we're certainly lacking on quality at the minute," Appleton said.

While each city had their own reasons, common issues were certainly lack of public confidence in responsible financing; concern for post-Games "white elephants" (venues that do not benefit the host city and country in the long term); and lack of transparency in major decision-making processes.

Down-to-earth as he might have been, Mr. Rossi was certainly not lacking high-toned credentials.

From spinning see-saws to a "WPV" (wedgie-powered vehicle), imagination was certainly not lacking at McCarren Park in Brooklyn yesterday.

While HBO was certainly not lacking for any awards attention, Netflix, for the first year ever, bested the cable giant, scoring an impressive 112 nominations.

"I'm not sure if there was a lack of character but there was certainly a lack of professionalism to see the game out from a great position.

This was most certainly lacking, too.

"There was certainly no lack of direction from management," Michela Piva, the chief executive of Ferré, said in a written response.