Sentence examples for had been poor from inspiring English sources

They had been poor, illiterate and vindictive.

Chelsea had been poor from open play.

Even where there were low expectations, performance had been poor.

Many of them had been poor during the Depression.

Ireland had been poor in the tackle against France.

Much was exported to England, where there had been poor harvests.

He said his memory had been poor because he had been heavily sedated for arthritis pain.

Relations between the United States and Ghana had been poor for years.

He had been poor for a long time; he was now ready "to make money".

Mr. O'Reilly told analysts in January that ChevronTexaco's performance had been "poor, completely unacceptable".

For nearly a decade, his health had been poor, almost impressively so.