Sentence examples for a disappointing exercise from inspiring English sources

He admires the Swiss constitution of 1848, which borrowed heavily from the then-fresh Jacksonian Democracy in the infant USA, and thinks the elections for police complaints commissioners (PCCs) will be less of a disappointing exercise in participatory democracy next time, especially if they are not held in November and dominated by party candidates.

It is a disappointing exercise to compare Afghanistan with places like France, Britain, New Zealand, and other democracies.

There's more going on, however, than there is in Before the Winter Chill (Metrodome, 15), a numbingly disappointing exercise in marbled French ennui from director Philippe Claudel, who previously excelled with Kristin Scott Thomas in I've Loved You So Long.

Like so many designer offerings in a disappointing New York spring 2014 season, the show seemed an exercise more in style than in retail substance.

But it eventually takes a disappointing turn and becomes yet another run-from-the-ghouls exercise, cheapening decent work by a good cast.

On the floor exercise, his best event, he stumbled on two of his landings for a disappointing score of 13.966 points.

Barca destroy a disappointing Madrid.

"It's a disappointing day.

This is a disappointing time.

It was a disappointing moment.

Ginsberg makes a disappointing Rimbaud.