Sentence examples for bumpy standards from inspiring English sources

Despite strong differences of opinion within the government a new support package was cobbled together over the holiday weekend, doubling the state-run Development Bank of Japan's credit line to JAL, as the airline is called, to 200 billion yen ($2.2 billion).That led to a 31% rally in JAL's share price on January 4th, a huge jump even by the airline's bumpy standards.

The boundaries at the Premadasa are relatively small, the outfield unusually bumpy by pampered 21st-century standards.

Mark Latham, who took over only 13 months ago promising to revive the party's electoral fortunes, resigned abruptly on January 18th in circumstances that were odd even by the standards of Labor's recent bumpy history.

Despite the fact that he's been building Mind Candy since 2004 and has – if the rumours are true – had a pretty bumpy relationship with his investors, he gives the standard entrepreneur's denial when I ask about an exit.

Foley backed Muschamp long after many expected to the coach to be fired, lauding him for imposing high standards on the team off the field after a bumpy end to former coach Urban Meyer's tenure.

But once inside the dwindling number of international-standard Bangkok night spots, patrons still face a potentially bumpy ride.

Even by the topsy-turvy standards of Election 2000, the 24-hour stretch beginning Friday afternoon was particularly bumpy for Corrine Brown and Rick Mullaney.

With all the signs suggesting that it's less a case of seasonal belt tightening than buckling up and bracing for a potentially very bumpy ride indeed, King cautions that we must brave a reduction in our standard of living.

The process was bumpy.

Her delivery was bumpy.

The transition was bumpy.