The phrase "a bad record of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a history of poor performance or negative outcomes in a specific context, such as behavior, actions, or results.
Example: "The company has a bad record of meeting deadlines, which has affected its reputation in the industry."
Alternatives: "a poor track record of" or "a negative history of".
Airlines, though, have a bad record of trying to survive bankruptcy filings.
"There's just no recovering from a moment like that when you've had such a bad record of debates".
Mr. Gore does say that any state with a bad record of death penalty errors should declare a moratorium.
Gov. George Ryan of Illinois, whose state has a bad record of sentencing innocent people to death, declared a moratorium on executions a few years back.
The police, who have a bad record of killing Arab-Israelis at protests, employed their new awareness training to make contact with community leaders, defuse things and rescue the couple without hurting anyone.
Still, diplomats this time appear to be shrinking from dealing with Mr. Sankoh, partly because of the nature of his crimes and partly because he has such a bad record of keeping peace bargains he has made.
LAST Monday's Times reported that Rudolph Giuliani had accused Mitt Romney of having a bad record on crime while governor of Massachusetts.
That led the Giuliani campaign manager, Michael DuHaime, to label Mr. Romney a "mediocre one-term governor" and Mr. Giuliani to accuse Mr. Romney of having a bad record on crime.
The playwright, Kim Hines, and the producers could find only a bad recording of "America" from the Lincoln Memorial recital, so they substituted "America the Beautiful," sung by Ms. Peck.
The playwright, Kim Hines, and producers could find only a bad recording of "America" from the Lincoln Memorial recital, so they substituted "America the Beautiful," sung by Ms. Peck.
Not such a bad record for a nation of supposed losers, is it?
