Surveillance is rigorous - 35, 325 reporting sites across the country are active and pick up cases of Acute Flaccid Paralysis.

BBC: India's battle to finish off polio

Perhaps it was nothing more than an effect of the light, but his face looked heartbreakingly flaccid, white like the underside of a crab.

NEWYORKER: Sweetheart Sorrow

Dr Puliyel blames the polio vaccine for a sharp rise in India of cases of Acute Flaccid Paralysis - weakness or inability to move limbs.

BBC: Bill Gates: The world can defeat polio

Shaggy shoulders, flaccid arms, pendulous gut: what made him so strong?

NEWYORKER: The Strongest Man in the World

What was meant to be monumental was merely big and flaccid.

WSJ: Philip Johnson: Short of Attention Span, Long on Aesthetics

To Aryeh Zelnik, the guest looked a bit flaccid and limp.

NEWYORKER: Heirs

Hear this: nothing comes across as more flaccid than cold-call emails.

FORBES: Sales Approaches that are Doomed to Fail or Backfire

His anger in a NATO ministerial and subsequent public remarks was palpable, a stark contrast to the stoical, if not flaccid, demeanor that has been his trademark.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Gates' Choice: His Damage to the All-Volunteer Force

It is this pursuit of world standards, not merely those good enough for the cosy local market, that sets Reliance apart from the flaccid family empires that still dominate Indian business.

ECONOMIST: Indian petrochemicals

Well-cooked sprouts should be neither crunchy nor flaccid.

NPR: Turning a New Leaf on a Misunderstood Sprout

And according to people familiar with High Speed Two, its economics are rather flaccid: every pound invested in high-speed rail is predicted to generate only around two pounds' worth of benefit (measured in time savings, the extra journeys that will be facilitated, reduced congestion on roads and so on).

ECONOMIST: Infrastructure