Sentence examples for dodgy place from inspiring English sources

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The opposition argues that this will be difficult: potential investors will continue to regard Algeria as a dodgy place if power continues to be held by unaccountable military men and their hangers-on.

This puts the onus on federal authorities to prove illegality, which can be difficult, especially when the wood is from a dodgy place, like Cameroon, and processed by a less dodgy one, like China.

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Some dodgy places will try to hold out.

Yes, the internet is full of dark and dodgy places and trolls and ranters and peddants (always spell it with two Ds. They hate that).

And since these dodgy places are, at the very least, haunted by the kinds of things that create restless spirits — ditches, serial killers, encounters with other ghosts — I am relieved when we head back to the car.

I ate in some pretty dodgy places and many of the good ones didn't meet our price guide, but I'm sure I missed some good ones, too.

Both sides of the leave-or-stay debate, however, ignore a simple point: that there are common-sense rules of engagement for doing business in dodgy places that could reduce the risks of operating in them.

All you need then is for your bank to decide that your holiday destination is on its list of dodgy places, that you are therefore probably a drugs baron and that your balance should be frozen without notice and your account closed.

"You could go to a dodgy kebab place, but you couldn't go to a high-end restaurant," said Khawaja.

Amazingly, even with the cloud of suspicion hanging over the game after the result had followed the money, some bookies paid out to winners who had placed "dodgy" bets.

India has become a tougher place for dodgy firms.

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