Sentence examples for Lack of upkeep from inspiring English sources

Lack of upkeep and investment add to the misery.Brazil's government has woken up to the urgent need to improve the country's infrastructure.

Some finishings are already scuffed from lack of upkeep, giving the development a desolate feel.

Artists maintain their own work; a lack of upkeep may mean the spot goes up for grabs.

The Rome scandal was a big factor in leaving the city so cash-strapped it can now barely afford to repair its buses when they break down, fill potholes in its streets, or prevent trees from falling over from lack of upkeep.

But the reason for the lack of upkeep and maintenance was a lack of descendants to care for them after the war.

The context here being the "hood" or urban areas commonly "disheveled by lack of upkeep or abandonment," which makes people feel uneasy or signal the presence of criminal activity.

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Unfortunately overcrowding, a lack of resources, poor upkeep of the building and a fear of the sometimes cruel methods of treatment that lay inside ran the reputation of the hospital into the ground.

The court found that the spills were not the result of a lack of security or upkeep but due to sabotage.

"Most roads have a 20-year cycle, so when there's a lack of investment and proactive upkeep, the evidence doesn't show up until years, even decades, later," said Seth Solomonow, a spokesman for the city's Transportation Department.

The Doolittles' house is, I see, in need of upkeep.