Some effort has been made to include questions for students to answer, but these are rather perfunctory attempts to test understanding. From LearnThat.org. [yourdictionary.com]
I introduced myself, and at my name his perfunctory manner changed. From Wordnik.com. [The Window at the White Cat] Reference
There weren't any kind of perfunctory congratulations at all, Heidi. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 9, 2009] Reference
He was a temptation beyond imagining, but she didn't think she could bear it if he was going to be "perfunctory" with her once more. From Wordnik.com. [Tender Rebel]
Todd McCarthy notes in the Hollywood Reporter, Dawn Treader is "perfunctory". From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
"It's possible I pressed him for something more than a 'perfunctory' answer. From Wordnik.com. [Going After Gore] Reference
His voice was perfunctory at best; glib at the very least. From Wordnik.com. [Saw Her] Reference
Call around, and don't allow the conversation to be perfunctory. From Wordnik.com. [ON HIRING, INSPIRING] Reference
"You're making the reporting part of the journalism perfunctory.". From Wordnik.com. [TV News, Talk Shows Using Skype] Reference
This is the most arid, perfunctory presidential campaign in memory. From Wordnik.com. [Where The Anger Went] Reference
When he finally gets Lecter in his grasp, the payoff is puny and perfunctory. From Wordnik.com. [Knock, Knock. Who's There?] Reference
Clinton has made only perfunctory statements about allowing the courts to decide. From Wordnik.com. [Beyond ‘Showgirls and Slot Machines’] Reference
And with only the perfunctory photo op, she rarely says anything that makes news. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary's Hard Sell] Reference
Interestingly, security in the lobby can be described generously as "perfunctory.". From Wordnik.com. [Tony Blair interviewed by Katie Couric - live] Reference
Clinton's attitude to such egregious rhetoric seemed perfunctory, even apologetic. From Wordnik.com. [A Toast To...What?] Reference
Only a few perfunctory articles appeared in the Egyptian, Israeli and American press. From Wordnik.com. [The Cold Peace] Reference
Her gestures of care were almost perfunctory now, but they came from deep, lasting need. From Wordnik.com. [Echoes] Reference
The "" political training for Afghanistan, '' as the Soviets called it, was perfunctory. From Wordnik.com. [The Haunted] Reference
Jerry Zucker's fun but perfunctory romance First Knight is ostensibly a King Arthur story. From Wordnik.com. [Sorry, Camelot It's Not] Reference
Now I'm inclined to answer only perfunctory questions of anyone entering the unlocked door. From Wordnik.com. [Don't Fence Me In] Reference
So far, music companies have collected only perfunctory licensing fees from these services. From Wordnik.com. [Selling Songs for a Song] Reference
But his reaction, when it came last week, Was disappointing-measured, perfunctory; lawyerly. From Wordnik.com. [Hi, I'm Joe And I Love Tonya Too Much] Reference
An intense, steely eyed, morose figure crouched over a modern desk lit by a perfunctory lamp. From Wordnik.com. [The Beethoven Delusion] Reference
The villain of the piece, Frank Langella's spiteful research administrator, is utterly perfunctory. From Wordnik.com. [Arnold Proves He's Bigger Than Ever] Reference
Attorney General Richard Thornburgh placed a perfunctory call to Biden just minutes before the vote. From Wordnik.com. [There Goes The Judge] Reference
Bush's nod to domestic policy was not as perfunctory as Kennedy's almost imperceptible nod was in 1961. From Wordnik.com. [THE NEW MATH: 28 + 35 = 43] Reference
We met eyes for a moment and exchanged perfunctory grins when her beau, a tall gentlemen looked away. From Wordnik.com. [Glance] Reference
Gorbachev won only perfunctory applause for a stultifying address that vaguely promised more perestroika. From Wordnik.com. [Gorbachev Takes His Hits] Reference
Two weeks ago the SPLA held a perfunctory ceremony retiring him and a handful of campmates from active duty. From Wordnik.com. [The Sons Of Carnage] Reference
Faraday is perfunctory in his treatment of all the events of his life except his encounters with the Ayres family. From Wordnik.com. [The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters] Reference
His own accounts of Egypt's ancient sites or tense backwaters of the Islamist insurgency are workmanlike but perfunctory. From Wordnik.com. [Longest River, Wide Adventure] Reference
Her back-up band was talented, though they were shrouded in semi-darkness and her introductions of them were perfunctory. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Jim Taylor: Natalie Merchant a Disappointment in Concert] Reference
The sun itself, had it been able to wear a flame retardant hat, would have taken it off and given us a perfunctory bow. From Wordnik.com. [Ones We Can Depend On] Reference
The truth is, I think authentic, substantive, non-perfunctory conversions are rare and lack respect for pro-forma conversion. From Wordnik.com. [Michele Somerville: Chelsea and Marc: Their Mixed Marriage, a Mixed Blessing] Reference
She was speaking to me, yes, but if I gave reply it had to be of the most perfunctory and heavily laden with the drift of sleep. From Wordnik.com. [The Flat Monkey] Reference
A woman appears in each section of the book, several in certain instances, and Serge's relations with them are mostly perfunctory. From Wordnik.com. [The Fear of a Failure to Communicate] Reference
She turns, gives me a look that I think is more than the perfunctory expression of fast-food commercial gratitude — and is gone. From Wordnik.com. [Last Tango at Quiznos] Reference
I wanted to do justice to the event, to elaborate on the article that seemed cruelly perfunctory: this kid did this and this girl died. From Wordnik.com. [Transforming Guilt Into Personal Prose] Reference
Glen gave his fingers a perfunctory rinse, patted his hands dry on his jeans, and drew forth from one of his pockets a slim rolled baggie. From Wordnik.com. [Percy's Night Out] Reference
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