Sentence examples for Egregious lapse from inspiring English sources
While the agencies have been criticized for what some have called an egregious lapse, many lawmakers believe that the agencies have been hamstrung by increasing restraints.
If he were truly apologetic, he would fully acknowledge his egregious lapse in calling the National Education Association a "terrorist organization," period, with no qualification.
Compared with most TV documentaries these days, neither Fyre film appears to be guilty of what viewers are likely to consider an egregious lapse in ethics.
The Casper Star-Tribune editorialized about how the Humane Society uncovered a "culture of cruelty" at a Wyoming pig factory and that introducing the bill showed "an egregious lapse in judgment" on the part of the bill's sponsor.
Perhaps the most egregious lapse was the repeated failure of investigators to verify the trades that Mr. Madoff claimed to be making over the years, bringing in steady profits that turned out to be, quite literally, too good to be true, the inspector general found.
On the other hand, in some situations it may be futile to remediate in presence of an egregious lapse, lack of insight, lack of ability to reflect or in the case of repeated events, thus sanctions might need to be imposed, including dismissal from the program.
Subjunctivitis And speaking of fine points, I haven't grappled with the subjunctive lately — there have been more common and more egregious lapses to carp on, I guess.
Among the most egregious lapses, many experts noted, were erroneous statements by Tommy G. Thompson, the nation's secretary of health and human services, and various lawmakers.
Allowing a government official to write a major news article seems ridiculous; even then the press saw itself as a watchdog, not a partner, of government, but there were often egregious lapses.
While some politicians have admitting smoking marijuana or drinking heavily in their youth and suffered little at the polls, more egregious lapses -- like cocaine use -- may be a totally different story.
Unquestionably there were egregious lapses in BP's protocol and in the regulatory oversight, but the public and governmental response seems to be all over the map — kind of knee-jerk punitive measures.
