Sentence examples for fouling things up from inspiring English sources

"The Board of Elections Commission has a long tradition of fouling things up," Mr. Harmon said.

He added, "The Election Board has a long tradition of fouling things up".

It means there's no penalty for fouling things up.

Lapine's story is divided into two parts, the first involving the pursuit of dreams, the second demonstrating that even when dreams come true life has a way of fouling things up.

TO ERR is human, but to foul things up completely takes a computer, or so the old saw goes.

Mr. Ellison's team, which declined requests for comment, would say it's the city that fouled things up by backing out of the original agreement.

Favourites that would have benefited from Walsh's familiar assurance will be partnered by some substitute who may foul things up at any moment.

The notion that Bush & Co. had fouled things up so badly for Republicans that just about any Democrat could romp to victory in 2008 was never realistic.

Just months after the settlement, The St . LouisPost-Dispatch, in an editorial headlined, "Our Motto: Thimk!," warned, "If there's a way to foul things up, election officials in the city of St . Louisseem determined to find it".

A recent e-mail problem, he told me, took about four hours to clear up — the first two hours on the phone to someone who fouled things up even more, and the next two hours with another "technician" to straighten it out.

One thing that could foul things up is if Hoffman made other provisions for them – for example, by making them the beneficiaries of retirement accounts, custodial bank accounts or a life insurance policy (none of which are covered by a will), he adds.