| 词汇 | example_english_clumsiness |
| 释义 | Examples of clumsinessThese 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. Technical failures, together with the clumsiness and indiscretion of its agents, wrecked operations with surprising frequency. With limited time resources, it is thus evidently easier to address the more obvious issues - such as overweight or clumsiness. Spectators have also remarked on the clumsiness of the work - not in a negative sense, but as part of its charm and inexplicable appeal. The naturalistic explanations that people used to explain accidents were carelessness - which incurred moral condemnation - and clumsiness. Any form of action is a form of necessary improvisation, which is of course subject to slips, mistakes, and moments of clumsiness. This was a trait that was added to the person, not a deficit (as were carelessness and clumsiness). Moreover, clumsiness, as part of one's character, was generally excusable behavior, as, for example, physical weakness would be. But how do you measure your own humanity, vulnerability, loyalty, clumsiness, love of life's absurdities? Secondly, its conspicuous clumsiness raises the spectre of music for the cinema. Other worrying symptoms include progressive visual disturbance, weakness, clumsiness and loss of balance. Your right to security does not give way to my clumsiness, and my right to security does not give way to your passion for target practice. Yet, the green, transparent fibreglass chairs in the cafeteria, representing the same defiant clumsiness as the building itself, are one of the most delightful examples of furniture. A consideration that ruled this out was his clumsiness in doing dissections, which could be attributed to his brain working faster than his hands could follow. I am also confounded by my clumsiness. As regards the heaviness and clumsiness of the half-crown, that is a matter of opinion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One of the most costly things in the kitchen is the clumsiness or want of skill of the scullerymaid; it is proverbial. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The child may show signs of clumsiness, or poor co-ordination in gross or fine motor movements, distractibility or poor concentration. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that in any future use of family allowances and claw-back from the better-off this administrative clumsiness will not be repeated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Inevitably sometimes there has been clumsiness in the administration for that reason. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It seems to me that there is extraordinary fiscal clumsiness on the benches opposite. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then there are two questions on matters which are examples of ambiguity and apparent clumsiness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Its clumsiness or lack of complete satisfaction is due simply to procedural difficulties. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One of my fears is that the establishment of this new organisation may lead to greater bureaucracy and administrative clumsiness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Their clumsiness at night was put down to the same thing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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