Sentence examples for essentially broken from inspiring English sources

It's a situation in which the collective bargaining process has essentially broken down.

Powell continued: "The current system for planning new places is essentially broken.

With the private mortgage market essentially broken, virtually every mortgage made in America, postcrisis, has required a guarantee from Fannie, Freddie or the Federal Housing Administration.

"That's what we are campaigning against, is this culture of Washington that is essentially broken, not representing middle-class Arkansas families," he said.

The board members' actions are among disputes over early voting in the battleground state that have essentially broken down along party lines.

At the time, the company said it was pleased that it had essentially broken even on a per-share basis for the second consecutive quarter.

"Well, what we did in Iraq, we essentially broke it.

The S.F.P.L. is now essentially broke, and relies on corporate benefactors.

Out of the countries that play international cricket, let's not paint a rosy picture here: Zimbabwe essentially broke, Sri Lankan cricket essentially broke, Bangladesh essentially broke or thereabouts, Pakistan, I don't think they're doing very well financially, the West Indies cricket board broke.

But in the third quarter, Ford essentially broke even on its operations and said its revamping plan was on schedule.

The company essentially broke even on a per-share basis for the second quarter in a row.