Sentence examples for general cautionary from inspiring English sources

Yet the sparse and incomplete nature of this record often makes it impossible to inferentially reconstruct past societies in sufficient detail for them to serve as more than very general cautionary tales of coupled socio-ecological systems.

A "lack of moderation discernible on all fronts" is how Dwight D. Eisenhower assessed Sweden in 1960, seeing Scandinavia in general as a cautionary tale about extended social welfare.

But General Myers added a cautionary note about use of intelligence.

The beleaguered city of Detroit, explains Mark Binelli in his book's introduction, has long been considered a "hopelessly failed state, a terrifying place of violent crime and general lawlessness" and a "cautionary tale" of the possibilities for American urban failure.

"In general, those kind of cautionary notes about the future tend to fall on pretty deaf ears if someone is around that age and struggling with a lot of emotion," she said.

His name has become synonymous with free-agent excess, and serves as a cautionary tale for any general manager contemplating a long-term contract with a pitcher.

And the climactic escalation of Beyond's final scenes will be familiar to anyone with a working knowledge of Brian Yuzna's films, the works of HP Lovecraft, or derivative cautionary science fiction in general.

Those are the cautionary words of an Army general who commanded U.S. forces in Baghdad ten years ago and saw firsthand the consequences of precipitous U.S. military action.

Crime stories usually serve as cautionary tales that warn the general population to stay on the right side of the law.

In a more general context, our results serve as a cautionary note to measure developers who are contemplating including similar activities on multiple subscales.

Zack's cautionary tale of prison romance aside, the general feeling among the room throughout the discussion is one of ambivalence.