in execution

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Critics, however, argue that the government's response has been inconsistent - strong in rhetoric but weak in execution.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Irregularities in execution or sudden changes in longstanding estate plans can be in your favor.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

In my experience, the yogurt parfait is often more elegant in name than in execution.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

It makes for an intriguingly allegorical work that is fascinating in concept though often static in execution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Notwithstanding the manœuvres that were at once put in execution, it was found impossible to get entirely clear, and the frigate grounded forward of the beam on the port-side.

From Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. by Scherzer, Karl Ritter von