Honeywell had sent its corporate jets down there with supplies shortly after the quake, said David Cote lamely.

FORBES: Bill Clinton, Godfather of CSR

When the story broke in mid-March, embarrassed Venezuelan ministers lamely accused the Colombian police of violating Venezuela's sovereignty.

ECONOMIST: Venezuela

With something now worth fighting for, the fear of under-achieving because an inadequate leader had been allowed to plod lamely on was suddenly unbearable.

ECONOMIST: Bagehot

Somewhat lamely, Mr Goldstone blames the sheer complexity of the deal.

ECONOMIST: RJR Nabisco

Clinton later authorized the CIA to use deadly force against bin Laden and a cruise missile to strike his camp in Afghanistan, but lamely, to no avail.

FORBES: Obama, Osama and Operation Infinite Sacrifice

But its loud music, heavy drinking, slot machines and lamely punned menu (Screamburger, anyone?) celebrates just the sort of crassness that would have had poor Munch howling to the rafters.

ECONOMIST: Oxford

The energetic Talbot was at the heart of their pressure but, finding himself in an inviting shooting position on 37 minutes after Steve Finnan's error, he screwed the ball lamely wide.

BBC: Luton 1-1 Liverpool

It is also like a wrestling match, but now verbal, in which the television interviewer tries to draw out of the wrestler more than a few mumbled stock phrases, while the wrestler lamely resists, clearly stalling until the allotted time runs out.

FORBES: Of Sumo and Japanese Government Finances