Sentence examples for a combination of unfortunate from inspiring English sources

Of all the uproarious scandals that have recently beset the BBC – the unexposed guilt of Jimmy Savile, the tarnished innocence of Lord McAlpine – the one least easily explained as a combination of unfortunate coincidences are the lavish pay-offs engineered by what the present director-general, Tony Hall, calls its "officer class".

Due to a combination of unfortunate circumstances, sea water flooded in and the boat nosedived and was unable to resurface.

Using a heat exchanger with several parallel channels in boiling services, static instabilities like the Ledinegg instabilities can occur, resulting from a combination of unfortunate operating conditions and the heat exchanger design.

The case study illustrates a situation in which a cultural heritage site loses its original function because of a combination of an unfortunate location and physical characteristics.

"Our director said people in the agency were personally aware of the situation for many years but they couldn't actually get them when they were there or apprehend the parents," he said, attributing the lack of intervention to "a combination of bad luck and unfortunate timing".

Wedged between geopolitical massifs, theirs is a history marred by the potent combination of unfortunate geography, strong neighbors and realpolitik.

Jennifer Convissor, a social worker with the society who has helped the mother and son, said that Ms. Thorogood's story was compelling because she had been determined "not to give up" in the face of her "combination of unfortunate circumstances and bad luck".

A combination of his feisty business reputation and an unfortunate viral video hit of him dancing on stage at a company event have been rather unflattering for Ballmer, but when talks went sour Yahoo came out looking far worse.

And these crusts, which are best made with a combination of lard and butter, went through an unfortunate period during which people considered hard vegetable fat, like margarine or Crisco, a desirable ingredient.

I have written about this match previously, and believe that the reason Djokovic lost was a combination of Stan's outstanding play, and his unfortunate ability of making unforced errors on important points.

Looking back on it, I see that my childlessness resulted from a combination of circumstances and nature -- but also some unfortunate decisions on my part.