Sentence examples for dismal statistics from inspiring English sources
And then there was President Bush, he of sunny disposition and breezy confidence, dismissing tentative evidence of a rebound as "one good statistic amongst a sea of pretty dismal statistics," and suggesting that failure to pass his $1.6 trillion tax cut would risk continued economic deterioration.
Just today, President Bush told reporters aboard Air Force One that the positive report on retail sales for January was "one good statistic amongst a sea of some pretty dismal statistics" and that he remained "concerned about the economy".
Asked about it by a reporter traveling with him on Air Force One, Mr. Bush said, "I think it's one good statistic amongst a sea of some pretty dismal statistics".
She has long known the dismal statistics.
Horner must not become yet another number in these dismal statistics.
Some dismal statistics in living standards and education and criminal justice were presented.
But April 2012 was an exceptionally bad month for Chinese exports and imports — indeed, dismal trade statistics for that month were the first sign that economic weakness during the preceding winter was turning into a precipitous decline.
They are thought to reflect prosperity; so it is ominous that the past week has brought dismal growth statistics and a slide on Wall Street.Moreover, even if Mr Clinton can get away with lying about sex, he may not be able to brush off other charges.
The TV circus is a place for clowns, not serious discussion, so I looked through the parties' manifestos instead, searching for signs that at least one party understands that our high crime rate and dismal reoffending statistics mean that current thinking doesn't work.
