The phrase "a dreadful record of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a negative or unfortunate history or account of events, actions, or behaviors.
Example: "The report revealed a dreadful record of environmental violations by the company over the past decade."
Alternatives: "a terrible history of" or "a shocking account of".
The U.S. based Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) criticized the pope for appointing Archbishop Gerhard Ludwig Mueller as one of its new cardinals, saying he has a "dreadful" record on children's safety.
The proposed compensation payments to poor households might or might not arrive: federal and local governments alike have a dreadful record for non-and late-payment of their obligations.Politically, the new system will be difficult to impose because local officials will have to do much of the work, and local governors will rightly see it as a vote-loser.
It's hardly an insult to women, however, to acknowledge that the Academy has a dreadful record recognizing the work of anyone who isn't a white, straight, cisgender man.
Sherlock Holmes's opinion that "the lowest and vilest alleys in London do not present a more dreadful record of sin than does the smiling and beautiful countryside" might be overstating the case in North Yorkshire.
"It is my belief," Sherlock Holmes once said of village life, "that the lowest and vilest alleys in London do not present a more dreadful record of sin than does the smiling and beautiful countryside". If the great detective wasn't speaking of Midsomer, he might very well have been.
But Ecuador is a country with a dreadful record when it comes to freedom of expression and of the press.
A dreadful record, indeed.
Given the dreadful record of cost overruns on big rail projects so far, such as the upgrade of the West Coast Main Line, which has risen from a planned £2 billion to £9 billion, investors may be cautious.It's a sure bet that the minister for transport, Alistair Darling, will not be around to take the credit for either Crossrail, or road-pricing.
Harris is right when he attributes the truly dreadful record of access at Oxford and Cambridge to the low levels of school achievement by those from poorer backgrounds, compared with the private school pupils who snap up 45% of the places on offer.
