Sentence examples for distressing state from inspiring English sources
The distressing state of the economy is perhaps the largest of Nixon's present domestic problems.
The Troubled Asset Relief Program illustrates the distressing state of American politics.
But when Barbara Haws, the Philharmonic's archivist, reported this distressing state of affairs to her husband, William Josephson, he magnanimously chipped in the extra money.
(Ordering food as you order a drink mostly leads to the salad arriving before the martini. This is a distressing state of affairs and should be avoided).
"Some people may think, 'Oh, he is playing with a doll and that isn't really what an adult should do', but they have lost so much of the core of what makes them a 'grown-up' adult, I don't really think that should be applied," says O'Neill. "Basically, when you see someone in such a distressing state, it is horrible for you and it is horrible for them.
Why is the American healthcare system so woefully inadequate, and what, if anything, has been done to ameliorate this distressing state of affairs?
Instead of viewing negative thoughts as a forecast of doom and gloom, MBCT therapists remind clients that these distressing states are temporary.
Reduced functional muscle reserve in the tongue and orofacial musculature is thought to heighten vulnerability to physiologically distressing states in elderly people (Robbins et al 2005).
If you're wondering how such a nagging, persistent, annoying, and sometimes distressing psychological state can be helpful, you're probably not alone.
Possible theoretical explanations for these acceptance attitudes could include the cognitive dissonance theory, which refers to the distressing mental state in which individuals feel "they find themselves doing things that don't fit with what they know, or having opinions that do not fit with other opinions they hold [ 37].
The summer rains set off a chain reaction that devastated three major estuaries far to the east and west, distressing residents, alarming state and federal officials and prompting calls for remedial action.
