Sentence examples for a patchwork of programs from inspiring English sources

New York City has long been criticized for its costly special education services, a patchwork of programs that at best delivers inconsistent results.

While large firms often get stuck with a patchwork of programs that are tricky to link together, small shops have the luxury of starting from scratch with one efficient, flexible system.

"Since then, a patchwork of programs has been created but never enough to meet the demand".

Over the course of those five decades, we have invested in a patchwork of programs and initiatives aimed at turning things around for children and families living in the nation's most economically distressed communities.

Republicans did have a mobile app in Florida, but instead of using one program in the state to find voters they needed to turnout, the GOP used a patchwork of programs.

Feisty and combative, Mr. Gates says he finds I.B.M.'s software unimpressive -- a patchwork of programming projects, not as coherent or as integrated as Microsoft's competing offerings.

Some customers get by through a patchwork of assistance programs offered by governments, charities and drug makers.

A system that moved from federal control to a patchwork of state programs has, until now, been shielded by prosperity and low unemployment.

The nation's unemployment compensation system is a patchwork of state programs; federal benefits are available when state aid runs out, typically after 26 weeks.

A patchwork of such programs exist across Canada, with addictions advocates in cities like Calgary and Vancouver lobbying for more.

"Our goal is to transform from a patchwork of disconnected programs often of uneven quality and uneven access into a coordinated one that truly and consistently prepares our nation's young people for success in school and life," Secretary of Education Arne Duncan told The New York Post.