The phrase "ailing form" is not commonly used in written English and may be unclear in meaning.
It could be used in contexts discussing a physical or metaphorical state of decline or deterioration, but it may require additional context for clarity.
Example: "The ailing form of the old building was a stark reminder of its once grand architecture."
Alternatives: "failing state" or "deteriorating condition."
They argue that opera was made to be seen live in opera houses and they worry that cinemacasts will hasten the demise of an ailing art form.
Both have committed their lives to a single (if commercially ailing) art form, provocatively pushing at its margins with piercing wit and multitonal notes, for the avid consumption of the more literate members of an essentially middlebrow audience -- their loyal fans.
Lambert also feels securing the victory Villa need to reach the Capital One Cup final will, in turn, help his players to instigate an improvement in the club's ailing Premier League form.
It is akin to cognitive behavioural therapy that aims at retraining the mind to curb its side effects that are ailing the physical form.
Elliott is sometimes called a "vulture fund," an unflattering term for funds that buy up the government debt of ailing countries in the form of bonds purchased at a fraction of their face value.
E-mail address GO SIGN UP Share Tweet Elliott is sometimes called a "vulture fund," an unflattering term for funds that buy up the government debt of ailing countries in the form of bonds purchased at a fraction of their face value.
In 1934 the British Government offered Cunard loans to finish Queen Mary and to build a second ship, Queen Elizabeth, on the condition that Cunard merged with the then ailing White Star line to form Cunard-White Star Ltd. Cunard-White Star Ltd
When George was about three years old, the family moved to Calgary for a while to be near Frances' ailing mother, and he formed memories of events such as the Calgary Stampede.
It's only in the second act that Lucas's play emerges as a rich and cutting parable of the cycle of life, as well as an understated examination of gender and — once Peter discovers his true bride in the form of an ailing man — the echo of an AIDS drama.
