leaden-footed

The Argentine would duly have provided one of the goals of the season but for Dzeko's leaden-footed and comical though not in City's eyes steal at the end of his intricate waltz through the home penalty area.

David Silva back from a break to freshen Manchester City's title run 2012

Sajid Mahmood, running in with some purpose, had a leaden-footed Lou Vincent caught behind first ball.

Sussex v Lancashire | Friends Provident t20 match report 2011

The leaden-footed swipes and failure to use the pad as a second line of defence that bear the imprimatur of the game's shortest form.

South Africa v Australia Match Delivered on Thrills Richard Lord 2011

Taylor gloves a lifter just over slip and then Styris, like Franklin, has a leaden-footed waft at a very wide delivery before he has scored.

Australia v New Zealand - live! | Rob Smyth 2011

The final massacre is rescued from preposterousness by being unfolded with the slowness of a leaden-footed dream.

Women Beware Women; Bingo 2010

With that peculiar leaden-footed clumsiness he was to display later in life, Wagner Jr told Humperdinck: "Your polyphonic texture is a true marvel", which could be a description of a variety of pebbledash.

Bliss; BBC Prom 61: Hänsel and Gretel 2010

If the Tory leader was a bit more nimble on his PMQ toes, he would have the leaden-footed Gordon for lunch every week.

Death by 10% cuts Jeff 2009

Indeed, at every turn Mr Cameron is making ministers look leaden-footed.

The Daily Mail lauds Cameron as a real leader 2008

Suresh Raina went next, inside-edging a leaden-footed, ambitious drive against Stuart Broad (40 for 2).

India wins by 16 runs. 2008

He wore spectacles, during the whole interview; and an occasional glance beneath their green glasses sufficed to convince me that he slept not the less soundly, because silently, throughout the seven or eight leaden-footed hours which immediately preceded the departure of the Prefect.

The Mystery of Marie Roget 2006