lacklustre

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"The rate of [Chinese] buying seems likely to slow now into the year end and with restocking elsewhere remaining lacklustre, the line of least resistance for the short term would appear to be to the downside," RBC Capital Markets said in a note.

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  • The crazed energy of the first visit dies well before the last act and all we're left with is a curiously lacklustre, meaningless film that can't even get a laugh out of its call back to one of the film's best scenes, involving an on location TV news crew. —  EclipseMagazine
  • On a night when local calypso was mostly lacklustre, the Professor's gripping, witty lecture on politics, crime and living conditions in Guyana stood out and … —  Stabroek News
  • The dialogue is lacklustre, the characters poorly conceived -- although Craig is a fine actor and demonstrates it in flashes -- with even less thought given to their development.
  • But with stock markets falling further into turmoil the take up was unsurprisingly lacklustre, as cash was seen as the safe haven - and therefore king. —  This is Money | Home
  • The Brazilian playmaker was criticised for a lacklustre display in City's 1-0 defeat at Chelsea in the Barclays Premier League last weekend. —  icLiverpool
 

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