Sentence examples for for promptness from inspiring English sources

(The festivities started 15 minutes late, a faux pas in a country known for promptness).

"The new building will give us large courtrooms -- which we desperately need -- but the technology will be something that will assist the court in maintaining its reputation for promptness," said Chancellor William B. Chandler III, the court's chief judge.

The complaints in Mr. Ayyadurai's paper could be an outline for what many inside and outside India say could be improved in some workplaces here: disorganization, intimidation, a culture where top directors' decisions are rarely challenged and a lack of respect for promptness that means meetings start hours late and sometimes go on for hours with no clear agenda.

The chart shows the best performing of the big international airports for June 2013.Flightstats also ranked the the top international airlines for their promptness.

Wyman was always known for his promptness.

We respect and applaud the President for his promptness in telling these boys that they would have to play with their caps and pistols somewhere other than the Canadian View Article By Malcolm Gladwell By Rivka Galchen By David Remnick By Jelani Cobb.

We respect and applaud the President for his promptness in telling these boys that they would have to play with their caps and pistols somewhere other than the Canadian View Article By Jia Tolentino By John Cassidy By Alan Burdick By Atul Gawande.

What they lack in warm service, they make up for in promptness and out of this world dumplings.

I contacted Clinton, through his then-press secretary Jay Carson, the first week I started to research my book, and all I got for my promptness was the runaround from Carson, who treated me abysmally, making me jump through ridiculous hoops, wasting my time, money, and energy, knowing, I believe, all along that an audience with the former president would never be granted.

Teens aren't known for their promptness or consistency, so don't be surprised of many more or fewer guests show up than expected.

On their first date, Patty does not seem impressed with Skinner until he yells at his former student for his lack of promptness.