Sentence examples for appalling states from inspiring English sources

However, many private rented homes remain in appalling states of repair, with mould and damp on the walls, poor central heating or insulation and cramped conditions.

An appalling state of chaos?

These premises were in a truly appalling state and posed an unacceptable danger to public health.

The episode also demonstrates the appalling state of food safety and medical care in India.

These are the main factors behind the appalling state of the public coffers.

Despite the appalling state of our personal hygiene - sweating sand into out meals - we were all unanimous in our verdict.

Health care, especially rural health care, is in an appalling state in many countries because the government has abdicated its job of financing it.

"Some ask, 'Why aren't parents screaming about the appalling state of public education?' " said Ann Bernstein, executive director of the Johannesburg-based Center for Development and Enterprise, which conducted the study.

Kinshasa suffers from paralysing traffic jams, due not to a surfeit of cars but to the appalling state of the roads.

She fixed me with the laser beam stare and then imperiously changed the subject to the appalling state of Britain's litter-strewn streets.

The defence secretary, Philip Hammond, justified the decision by insisting he had "no choice" because of the appalling state of military finances.