haltings

Voltairism may stand for the name of the Renaissance of the eighteenth century, for that name takes in all the serious haltings and shortcomings of this strange movement, as well as all its terrible fire, swiftness, sincerity, and strength.

Voltaire 2007

There are all sorts of halfway houses, lots of haltings between two opinions, many who fall partly into one and partly into another, and many who have never clearly seen that there are these categories.

Warranted Christian Belief 1932- 2000

At best their progress was very slow and was marked with numerous haltings and delays.

The Short Line War Merwin-Webster

Breyette and MacDonald were given to casual haltings.

Burned Bridges Bertrand W. Sinclair 1926

Having had some eight years 'experience in designing, building, and flying aeroplanes, I have hopes that the practical knowledge I have gained may offset the disadvantage of a hand more used to managing the "joy-stick" than the dreadful haltings, the many side-slips, the irregular speed, and, in short, the altogether disconcerting ways of a pen.

The Aeroplane Speaks Fifth Edition 1919

Having had some eight years 'experience in designing, building, and flying aeroplanes, I have hopes that the practical knowledge I have gained may offset the disadvantage of a hand more used to managing the "joy-stick" than the dreadful haltings, the many side-slips, the irregular speed, and, in short, the altogether disconcerting ways of a pen.

The Aeroplane Speaks 1919

Having had some eight years 'experience in designing, building, and flying aeroplanes, I have hopes that the practical knowledge I have gained may offset the disadvantage of a hand more used to managing the "joy-stick" than the dreadful haltings, the many side-slips, the irregular speed, and, in short, the altogether disconcerting ways of a pen.

The Aeroplane Speaks 1917

Slowly, with infinite difficulty, with bitter disappointments, with stumblings and haltings, we are working our way upward and onward.

V. The Thraldom of Names 1913

The two had learned the leader's lesson of caution well, and ran for a mile, with many haltings and circlings, before they began to feed again.

Secret of the Woods William Joseph Long 1909

Then Aimery spoke, and the Greek with many haltings translated.

The Path of the King John Buchan 1907