The smashup proved more whimper than bang for amateur observers, but LCROSS team members were thrilled. (discovermagazine.com)
It is much more of a whimper than the bang the Podolski has enjoyed for most of his life on the football pitch. (justarsenal.com)
Ukip's spring conference was more of a whimper than a bang in all but one regard: commentators are saying, among them in the Telegraph and on Politics.co.uk, that it marked the point at which the party stepped over a line. (politics.co.uk)