Sentence examples for in a decent state from inspiring English sources

In 2016-17 NHS managers asked for £4.1bn just to maintain the current establishment in a decent state of repair, but were forced to make do with £2.9bn.

There is no longer enough water to keep the pasture in a decent state all year round nor to allow subsistence crops.

And while I tip religiously and make efforts to leave my room in a decent state of order, I know that the smudge on the wall, the faulty plumbing, the nuisance of ownership belong to someone else.

"Landlords are not the enemy – students must make sure they keep the property in a decent state so that there's no reason for their landlord to keep their cash.

There was a bit of argy-bargy last week about the middle classes using "sharp elbows" to get their children into "faith schools" following David Cameron's announcement that he thought it was acceptable for parents to lie and cheat to get their children a place in a decent state school.

For now, the economy's in a decent state.

According to Thomas L. Friedman (column, April 8), we must enlist the United Nations, NATO and all of our allies to build a decent state in Iraq.

"Give people a decent state pension, invest in public services, restore Labour as a party of peace, withdraw from Iraq and withdraw from Trident.

What the most oppressed and impoverished people in the world today most need is a state of their own, a decent state acting on their behalf.

Vermont may, however, be a decent state for Mr. Paul, who ran quite evenly with Mr. Romney in the western New Hampshire towns that border Vermont.

They inherited the country in a decent financial state, its like we've had some druggy come to live with us, sponge off us, max our credit cards and remortgage the house.