Sentence examples for as a second rate from inspiring English sources
In 1993, irritated by Samsung's reputation as a "second rate" manufacturer of cheap electronics, Lee ordered company-wide reforms and told employees to "change everything except your wife and kids," a tactic that clearly worked as Samsung became a multinational conglomerate responsible for a fifth of South Korea's GDP.
Recent systematic literature reviews also show that community health worker (CHW) programs may face political obstacles in environments where CHWs are still seen as a second rate option for service delivery or where mechanisms for their remuneration may cause controversy.
Tony Stoller, chief executive of the Radio Authority, sees Smith as "a first rate secretary of state, from a radio point of view.
In a television interview in October 2013, he said it had been "a real delight" working directly with Peña Nieto, who he described as "a first rate guy; intelligent, sensitive, respectful, and friendly".
We hope PEPS will function as a first rate platform for the publication of high-quality articles covering the wide field of subjects of interest to the JpGU.
Many also knew Turner as a first rate political speaker within the epideictic genre of rhetoric.
A multiple First Prize Winner of the Orchestral Conducting Competition of The American Prize, David Bernard has been described by the judges as a "first rate conductor".
Actually, Farnon was born in Canada and moved to England in his middle years where he had a very successful career as a first rate arranger.
It is a phenomenon described by other researchers [ 12] and poses a considerable challenge in maintaining Scotland as a first rate centre for general practice research and development.
Piri piri serves as a first rate marinade for fish fillets, for meat and for poultry.
A year later, what Ziegler had airily dismissed as "a third-rate burglary" had brought America's first presidential resignation and seen 11 of Nixon's closest colleagues, including his attorney general John Mitchell, sent to prison.
