Sentence examples for were not avid from inspiring English sources

Mr. Parker said he wanted to grab the attention of those who were not avid technology users and reel in a big group of the curious on the first day.

North Carolina political consultant Gary Pearce played this down, saying it may simply reflect a lack of candidates -- many Southern Democratic leaders were not avid Obama backers, and one obvious prospect, former North Carolina senator John Edwards, has been tarnished by scandal.

As for the overwhelming number of negative comments about snowmobiles from the public, Mr. Dart said that many of those messages came from outside the country and that a lot of snowmobilers were not avid e-mail users like the environmentalists.

Additionally, many participants stated they were not avid readers and felt intimidated by large amounts of text.

Some people aren't avid News Feed readers and do their messaging elsewhere, but they have to use Facebook because of Events.

One country that is not avid for new sanctions is Italy, which is uncomfortable with the schism between Russia and the West.

Ms. Laurino said that when it came to books, the old belief that Italian-Americans are not avid readers limited what is published and showcased.

Marianne Elliott has also worked for the RSC (a scintillating Latin American Much Ado with Tamsin Greig), directed Shakespeare at the National and the Royal Exchange and is an excellent all-round director: my sources tell me she is not avid to run a big institution, but maybe she could persuaded to take the plunge.

Corporations are not avid for new hires.

I'm sure most smartphone users are not avid loyalists of one platform or another.

In the spirit of fairness, I bet many who are not avid fans of either team felt like a goal by Liverpool would bring justice.