Sentence examples for Tardy from inspiring English sources

But Morrisons fell 7.2p to 295.3p after a number of analysts turned negative following Thursday's news of a 10% drop in first half profits as the supermarket suffered the consequences of its tardy entry into the fast growing online and convenience store sectors.

GEORGE STEWART'S teacher in Jamaica used to wait by the school door with a switch to punish tardy pupils.

The China Business Times accused the Beijing city authorities of "making false reports" and in another article said provincial authorities were giving tardy, incomplete and falsified figures in order to avoid blemishing the careers of officials.

Inflation is rising, and the Fed has arguably been tardy in pushing up rates to ward it off.

A scandal involving expensive joyrides for journalists and workers' representatives had further suggested lack of grip at the very top.At a stormy shareholders' meeting in January, Mr Cromme apologised for mistakes and tardy action by the supervisory board, but he showed no sign of making an exit.

The tardy supervisors had to sit through a pep talk by the authorities, which deliver such lectures whenever they perceive resistance to "running the internet in a civilised manner"—and then tighten up controls further.The government constantly worries about losing control when an incident captures the public's attention.

A tardy and inept response has thrown an unflattering light on the corporation's ability to handle a crisis, exposed flaws in its bureaucracy and cast doubt on the vigour of its corporate governance.

The last 90 days ReprintsFirst, the wise executive is neither tardy nor rushed.

But other factors might also have slowed things: some dealers complained of tardy payment from the government; rumours spread that a backlog of claims might mean the money would run out for later customers.As of last week, some 457,000 clunker purchases worth some $1.9 billion had been registered.

Communists whose forebears nourished Stalin, and have been notoriously tardy in condemning his crimes, today sit in ministries in France.

And, like other customers, it will want compensation from Airbus for the tardy delivery of the super-jumbo.