flimsier

The government’s gas-mileage standards have been claimed to cause an additional 5000 deaths a year because they lead to people driving more miles in flimsier cars.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Toyota Facing $16 Million Fine … 2010

Still, Giuliani has the most-committed voters, while McCain's support is "flimsier," Brown suggests, pointing out that only 42 percent of his voters saying they're a firm commitment.

Scrambled eggs Sinfonian 2008

Cameron's amendment would render the proposed backbench business committee "flimsier" than it otherwise could be, he added.

Epolitix News 2010

For the mortgage securities sold to private investors, estimates have proven even flimsier:

BofA Hopes Latest Mortgage-Security Loss Estimate Is on the Mark David Benoit 2011

Had I been carrying a copy of a flimsier music magazine instead, it might be a different story.

Hugh Muir's diary 2012

Other people may have flimsier standards to convince them of this without ‘hating’ or being ‘utterly intolerant’ of gays in anyway.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Light at the End of the DADT Tunnel 2010

Other people may have flimsier standards to convince them of this without ‘hating’ or being ‘utterly intolerant’ of gays in anyway.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Light at the End of the DADT Tunnel 2010

The current case is even flimsier than the last one.

The Anwar Verdict 2012

While the disaster has destroyed the homes of rich and poor alike, the deaths are overwhelmingly seen in humbler areas, where homes are flimsier, most lacking foundations, and located in steep areas known to be at high risk of mudslides.

Brazil mudslide survivors left to fend on own 2011

It was a departure from the flimsier surgical masks protesters had worn in the uprising that led to President Hosni Mubarak's ouster in February.

Defying Bids for Truce, Egyptians Hunker Down Matt Bradley 2011