Sentence examples for a poor setting from inspiring English sources

Callias, an Athenian pancratist, during one of the frequent alterations in the schedule of events, complained bitterly that numerous heats in the hippodrome had forced him to fight by moonlight — a poor setting, he contended, for a display of his talents.

Thus the question remains whether this autonomy and freedom would be equally valued in the case of a woman in a poor setting [ 15].

In spite of these limitations, this study contributes to the empirical literature on sexual and reproductive health of PLWHA in a poor setting, an under-researched topic.

America's big banks reported a poor set of quarterly earnings.

Lorne Daniel at finnCap said: A poor set of results – as expected, following the recent trading update.

The convincing win will provide solace to the Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, after a poor set of election results overnight in Scotland, England and Wales.

Scotland in particular suffered a poor set of results, with substantial falls in reading and science compounded by a fall in maths.

Of particular interest is Barclays' full-year report tomorrow, after the group disappointed the market with a poor set of interims last year.

Leading shares recorded their biggest one day fall for more than a month on fears of a slowdown in Chinese demand and a poor set of figures from the latest US banks to report their results.

Worries about the eurozone came to the fore this week after a poor set of industrial production figures from Germany was swiftly followed by news of a 5.8% fall in its exports, compared with expectations of a 4% decline.

Back in the UK, consumer stocks were under pressure, with retailers in particular hit by a Goldman Sachs downgrade and a poor set of figures from Mike Ashley's Sports Direct International, which fell 8.25p to 63.5p.