Sentence examples for a shocking state from inspiring English sources

The process will continue in 2012, particularly in and around London which was recently described as being in a"shocking"state by a committee of MPs.

Everyone's in a shocking state, I think.

"The city was in a shocking state of turmoil," Ms. Zhou said.

Others, even those readily available on DVD, are in a shocking state of disrepair.

ft. It, too, had lapsed into a shocking state after over a decade without tenants.

It was in such a shocking state that even the estate agent described it as "horrendous".

"London is in a particularly shocking state and nobody has got a grip on long-standing problems".

Judith Barrett, principal of St Michael's Academy in Yeovil, said she had noticed an increasing number of children coming to school "in a pretty shocking state".

"It's a pretty shocking state of affairs for ordinary consumers," he told me.

A primary school in Somerset has berated parents for sending children to classes in a "pretty shocking state".

"These figures show a systematic failure of our universities to comply with the law, and that is a simply shocking state of affairs".