Sentence examples for was less firm from inspiring English sources

At one point, Senator Wilson suggested Ms. Feinstein's support of the death penalty was less firm than she was leading voters to believe.

The same is true of most of the main religious centres of northern India but not of the regions where the Muslim hold was less firm, such as Orissa, Rajasthan, and south India.

But the economist who devised that number, Jonathan Gruber of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said that while he felt strongly that a mandate was needed to achieve universal coverage, he was less firm about his projection.

However, in "polychronic" cultures, such as in sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America, plans are less firm and are constantly changing.

Utility-grade pork, which is usually from mature animals, has too little fat and is less firm.

Its eggs can be less firm than Caspian or American farmed caviar, but at about $15 an ounce it is a bargain.

I end up with a tawny amber jelly, with a more complex bittersweet flavour than Delia's marmalade, although the set is less firm.

The ability of two conservative Florida Republicans to make such inroads simply by campaigning diligently suggests that the Democratic hold on Latinos is less firm than many believed.

Indeed, there has also been a flurry of scientific articles questioning whether endocrine disruptors are tied to obesity, autism and allergies, although the evidence there is less firm than with genital abnormalities and depressed sperm count.

In some instances, local realty boards were asked to provide statistics on contracts rather than closed deals because, while they are less firm, contracts provide a more current snapshot of the market.

However, the consistency of the liver appeared to be less firm than expected.