Sentence examples for a terrible delay from inspiring English sources

"It was a terrible delay," said Ms. Cornella, whose teenage daughter was killed in 1991 in an accident caused by a drunken driver.

You won't hear him expressing a view on the weather, or the terrible delays on the Northern line, or whether Nick Clegg is worth taking seriously.

This leads to terrible delays.

By their very nature they come when you are at your most tired and jaded, and yet, as you embark on the final performance, there is a terrible temptation to delay your departure, to stop and admire the scenery.

What a terrible day.

West had a terrible day.

One is to insist that Congress act quickly; the Democrats paid a terrible price for delays, both last summer in the Senate Finance Committee and then with colossal blunders by the leadership in waiting too long to bring the bill to the Senate floor in December.

The delay came a few miles before the airport:: a terrible accident blocked every lane of traffic headed out of the city on the Long Island Expressway.

Continued delay on this bill would hurt victims and send a terrible message to the world.

"Overall, sending reviews to the National Academies is a terrible idea that is unnecessary, costly, and will lead to lengthy delays.

Mr. Harkin said "it would be a terrible, drastic mistake" to freeze spending on labor, health and education programs, as Mr. DeLay had suggested last week.