Sentence examples for has remained patchy from inspiring English sources

In a context of increasing ethnic diversity, culturally competent strategies have been recommended to improve care quality and access to health care for ethnic minorities and migrants; their implementation by health professionals, however, has remained patchy.

Previous research had shown that sea levels rose by several metres during the last interglacial (LIG), between 129,000 to 116,000 years ago, but until now the picture of how sea temperatures had varied over the same period had remained patchy.

But support has remained grudging and patchy.

If true, this population genetic model would imply even stronger selection on leaf shape and life history traits, as they have diverged latitudinally while the patchy population genetic structure has remained intact.

With electricity patchy, many school buildings have remained dark and cold, and transporting children over debris-strewed roads that lacked traffic signals made school officials reluctant to open hastily.

Perrin said the electricity network across Fiji remained patchy, and in some cases power had been deliberately cut to prevent further damage.

In the US, unemployment fell sharply after QE started but growth rates remained patchy.

Form remained patchy, with just one win in seven going into the final day.

In benign papillomas and SCCs of SKH-1 mice subjected to UV irradiation, EP2 immunohistochemical staining remained patchy.

Records of arrest and prosecution, however, remain patchy, and there has been no way to obtain overall nationwide figures of convictions for offenses under the law.

In Germany, despite recent legislation to help ensure health care for all (the Statutory Health Insurance Competition Act), the number of uninsured individuals has been increasing, and palliative services remain patchy.