Sentence examples for if not poor from inspiring English sources

While Romney could be forgiven for bad luck if not poor judgment in responding when he did to the embassy protests – and some Republican supporters were even critical of his slowness – he made no such apologies this morning.

Many teachers admit that students have mediocre (if not poor) writing skills.

Though the results were mixed (if not poor), its core business was attractive enough to draw the attention of Comcast, which acquired Plaxo for $150 million the following year.

So how can we believe that their colleagues ― obedient to Xi ― have remained, if not poor, at least honest and clean?

For instance, forthcoming research on BGLOs' academic achievement reveals that their college chapter grade point averages have been unremarkable, if not poor.

Both domains have not only a history of exciting discoveries, but also a tenuous, if not poor, replication record (Ioannidis, 2005a; Ioannidis et al., 2001).

The previous negotiator understood that the crewmen were almost as poor as their Somali counterparts, if not poorer, and that they would have little influence over their home governments; brute force, therefore, would be a waste of time.

If she were not poor, she would not have lost her teeth, and if she had not lost her teeth, perhaps she would not have remained poor.

But one thing is certain: it's far easier to make healthy decisions if you are not poor.

Adults who were poor as children, even if they are not poor now, are also more prone to stroke, kidney disease and hypertensive heart disease.

"If Africans were not poor, they would not be in Libya," said Mr. Tawaris, the Nigerian, who was once stabbed repeatedly in the thigh by a thief who attacked him in the street.