Sentence examples for be of poor construction from inspiring English sources

They tended to be of poor construction and did not conform to proper building code, nor had they been adequately examined.

The lighthouse was of poor construction and was replaced in 1868 with a new granite dwelling with attached lantern.

The concrete blocks used in the construction were of poor construction due to the high sand content that crumbled with the expanding and contraction of the mortar.

Later reports suggested she had left the gas valve open, allowing sparks to ignite the gas and set fire to the balloon, or that her balloon was of poor construction and allowed gas to escape throughout the ascent.

There is, to be sure, more than one side to the argument: Stirling's defenders always said that his projects were victims of poor construction, cost-cutting and clumsy clients.

There are reports of poor construction and the use of inferior materials.

A study for the federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement found in 2011 that many of these man-made ponds are dangerous because of poor construction.

The criticisms levelled at MCQs are more a judgement of poor construction [ 11, 21] and the present study suggests that a similar criticism should be levelled at MEQs.

The tight workspace is a particular challenge, but the soil in some areas has been of poor quality for construction work, and utility relocations posed unexpected difficulties.

As a horrified public has seen in Chile and Haiti, most of the hundreds or thousands of victims were killed or left homeless because of poor construction materials and building methods.

Others have been dismissing the whole affair as simply a case of "poor construction".