| 词汇 | example_english_toothless |
| 释义 | Examples of toothlessThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Nonetheless, the slow development of its powers, coming on top of earlier progress, means that we can no longer dismiss it as a toothless body. He has become a comfort to the short, toothless lady, who does not of course usually receive much attention. An old industry becomes artifact and lies there like a toothless monster of the past. Nevertheless, even toothless regulations can exert some moral suasion and influence both practices and demand. The condition might seem toothless if it did not constrain the range of these agents. Certain self-styled defenders of working people want to emasculate the directive, and to render it toothless. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English My views provoked constructive debate in committee, resulting in a compromise that was well thought through, and anything but toothless. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The pact for the euro may possibly be toothless. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Unfortunately many of the world's international forums are quite toothless. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Any company business plan would be toothless if it did not do this and identify the sources of funding. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English He should have fallen in love with a toothless old woman. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Every regulation will remain a toothless tiger unless it contains effective and stricter controls and, above all, efficient criminal sanctions. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Even the recent teachers' strike is toothless without responsive state institutions. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English At any rate, it has already become a toothless tiger. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Without these changes the legislation will be toothless. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The charge that this model of miracle renders the laws of nature 'metaphysically toothless ' seems ill-founded. Is he further aware that if we continue at the present rate of decline, we shall shortly be producing a nation of toothless adolescents? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In reality, the assembly will be a toothless organisation—excuse the pun, given my other profession. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I welcome the control over demolition, but it is a fairly toothless proposal which will present many planning authorities with problems, not solutions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The accusation that the directors general are toothless is misplaced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He and his supporters think that a voluntary agreement—what he might call a legally toothless agreement —is not enough. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If the new authorities have anything to do with it, the new consumer associations will be toothless wonders. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The prohibition, as we understand it, would be toothless. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that the proposed commission will be toothless and ineffective. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In a lot of areas they have proved to be fairly toothless watchdogs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not want a talking shop, even a travelling talking shop, because it would still be toothless. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Fourthly, the present law is toothless and flawed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Without such a review, is it not the case that the takeover panel is not only toothless but is in danger of being blindfolded? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The provisions relating to paternity leave also give real meaning to an otherwise toothless right. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am aware of the proposal for marine consultation areas, but that promises to be a lengthy, toothless, inadequate substitute for firm planning and control. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why does he not provide tough laws to control chatlines when the watchdog body appears to be toothless? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not think that the board is toothless. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They would continue to have the benefit of only the 1977 law and the rather toothless circulars that were sent out as a result. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, although not remorseless or ruthless, the more modest type of measure is certainly not toothless either. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If it were only that, we would welcome it as a benign, albeit toothless, smile. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Effectively, this places restrictions on the gamekeeper, and we do not want a toothless environmental protection agency. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As it stands, it is a toothless corgi with permanent laryngitis. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The assembly will be toothless in relation to its officials. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not see any point in having a toothless advisory body. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Without a timetable and without sanctions, it will be a worthless and toothless agreement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In particular, the body that will be set up to monitor the new legislation will be toothless. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A toothless tiger would be a waste of time and money. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The provision is a toothless tiger in any event because it makes liable to a prosecution only, "any designated member in default". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As for removing wages councils and replacing them with some kind of non-statutory, toothless body, that would be an absolute disaster. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Without them, it will be a toothless tiger. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not imagine that this would produce a toothless champion of its members' rights. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Unfortunately, he has found it difficult to act on those matters as his powers seem rather toothless. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Apparently he regards dentures for the toothless and spectacles for those whose sight is going as something inessential. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The reason is that the consumer committees have too often been toothless watchdogs, unable to command the information which new clause 27 addresses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are now a toothless bulldog by deliberate intent; and although these cuts are right, let us not hide the effect that they have had. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A regional assembly would be a toothless commentator on those events. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They appeared to be toothless talking shops with no local ownership and no ability to prioritise local requirements or reflect local needs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We shall have another toothless wonder which will not satisfy anglers, water skiers, ramblers, swimmers, campers, caravanners, conservation interests and countryside interests. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Certainly, it will not be and must not be toothless. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The subsidence adviser is, and presumably will always be, a toothless tiger. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We heard earlier that it was pretty much a toothless tiger: all it can do is name and shame. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Further, it must not be a talking shop—and a toothless talking shop at that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He may produce criticisms of the most violent nature against what has happened, but he is totally toothless. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At present if there is a failure to comply, the board is toothless. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The new consumer food panel will be small and toothless. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, we are left with the spectacle of the charter as a toothless wonder. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No one will deny that the community health services will be toothless wonders in the figurative sense. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am sure that no one will deny that that is a toothless body. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A toothless, hybrid monster, whose parents effectively disowned it almost from birth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The absence of the mayor, even if his deputy turns up in his place, leaves the assembly virtually toothless. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not believe that they can fairly be described as toothless. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The net result would be a toothless tiger. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not believe that the committee is as toothless as is made out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We shall be seen to be completely toothless. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The reason is that the advisory committee is toothless. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, unless the committee is given proper authority by our amendments, it will be a toothless corgi. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Without greater clarity in respect of these reins—after all, they are the real levers of power in our modern age—the assembly could well end up being toothless. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why support a committee that is toothless? From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English All we can do in the end is to mount a toothless post-mortem on decisions of which we shall have become little more than a spectator. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Clearly, toothless regulations are pointless. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The consumer bodies in the nationalised industries arc toothless wonders. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The present consumer body is therefore toothless. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The disregard of every agreement by inserting the additional statement, whereby recognition is rigorously, but surreptitiously refused, and the toothless new compromise, amount, in many respects, to brinkmanship. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The implementation of this inherently toothless directive must be legally strengthened and this should be linked to sanctions in order to ensure that it is possible to implement the directive. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Even those local forums are relatively toothless; they have no real means of accountability back to the people whom they serve or for control over the force. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The councils will be virtually toothless. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Without effective sanctions, the regulations are toothless. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Yes, toothless to the end. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What a toothless legislature so far. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Like all hadrosaurs its beak was toothless, but its jaws were packed with around 1,500 tiny chewing teeth. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The snout is pointed and the mouth small, toothless, and terminal. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The dentigerous process of the vomer carries one tooth at most; it can be entirely toothless. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. True toads are toothless and generally warty in appearance. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Leaves are entire (toothless) and glabrous (hair-less), thicker than those of most other species in the genus. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The mandible may have been toothless and may have supported a pelican-like throat pouch. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Critics have said the inquiry will be a toothless tiger, due to it being stacked with government-friendly members. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Six small teeth were present in both premaxillae, with a toothless section at the tip of the beak. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The crowd is formed by standard characters including young spouses, wise men, toothless women and other normal spectators. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The toothless portion of the anterior mandible was relatively longer than in any hadrosaur. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The skull is about 270 millimeters long (10.6 inches) and toothless, and its wingspan is estimated to have been around 1.85 meters (6.07 feet). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She is occasionally seen in the background of various episodes, often with a toothless laugh. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The jaws contain 10 upper and 9 lower tooth rows on each side, with toothless gaps at the middle. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Like some other trilophosaurs, it has an edentulous, or toothless beak. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The tips of the jaws were edentulous, or toothless, and probably supported a beak. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In the latter case, adult individuals sometimes become toothless. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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