The phrase "a confusing patchwork of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation, system, or collection that is disorganized or lacks coherence, often involving various elements that do not fit together well.
Example: "The new policy created a confusing patchwork of regulations that left many employees unsure of what was expected of them."
Alternatives: "a chaotic mix of" or "a disjointed collection of".
The others fall somewhere in between, making for a confusing patchwork of skimpy-to-stringent rules.
A confusing patchwork of laws may result.But few expect radical change.
Instead, the IOC issued a confusing patchwork of conflicting and insufficient instructions to international sport federations (IFs).
One of Mr. Johnson's arguments was that a "national solution" to carbon dioxide emissions was preferable to a "confusing patchwork of state rules".
In all, nearly six million Americans — about 2.5 percent of the voting-age population — are barred from voting by a confusing patchwork of state laws that strip convicted felons of the right to vote, often temporarily, but sometimes for life.
Batticaloa, and the surrounding province, which shares its name, was the epicenter of Karuna's rebellion, a predominantly Tamil region where the ceasefire lines describe a confusing patchwork of government and Tiger territories.
"This used to be marshland," says Colin Wingrave, a long-term resident, gesturing at the endless cul-de-sacs of Park Farm South, one of several suburbs of narrow, detached houses with few amenities that have been built in a confusing patchwork around the centre of Ashford.
Yet a 2006 report written by Arthur Levine, the former president of Teachers College, the esteemed institution at Columbia University, assessed the state of teacher education this way: "Today, the teacher-education curriculum is a confusing patchwork.
Here is a breakdown of the report's recommendations: At present, there is a complex and confusing patchwork of regulators in the charity sector, according to the review.
The current chairman of the NRC, Jaczko, has described his agency's fire protection rules as "an unwieldy and confusing patchwork of requirements".
