Sentence examples for are pitiful for from inspiring English sources
Russia's exports mainly raw materials, basic chemicals and weapons—are pitiful for somewhere that sees itself as an advanced industrialised country.Worse, some aspects of Russia's competitiveness are deteriorating: investment in fixed assets, although up by 18% in the first nine months of the year, is not nearly enough to keep the roads, bridges, power systems and so forth from crumbling.
But Mr. Lautenberg said it was "pitiful" for Mr. Torricelli to publicly urge Mr. Gore to concede at a time when the election had not yet been decided.
From the point of view of the Stalinist Soviet Union, that is where Trotsky himself is today; and he might well discard his earlier assumption that an isolated individual needs must be "pitiful" for the conviction of Dr. Stockman in Ibsen's Enemy of the People that "the strongest man is he who stands most alone".
"Of course it's pitiful for the monkeys.
In recent days FTM has come under intense criticism from some prominent activists, including well-known North Carolina blogger Pam Spaulding, who said it was "pitiful" for FTM to "turn its back" on North Carolinians, who will be voting on a ballot measure this May.
After years of relying on America for its external defence, the country's military capabilities are pitiful.
"Some of these communities are pitiful places.
These are pitiful numbers, but others did even worse.
The lows are pitiful and flat.
And Blockbuster's comments on this are pitiful.
