Sentence examples for lateness the from inspiring English sources

The principal is hardly a Dickensian Gradgrind, but because we know the reason for John's lateness, the moment stings.

But what I'd wanted to describe then as advancedness was, I decided now, more like simple lateness: the sadness of modernity, the period of prolonged unsettling illumination before nightfall.

When also considering maximum lateness, the genetic algorithm is considerably better.

For every incident of lateness, the employee "earned" half a point.

—LATENESS: The percentage of flights that arrived on time fell to 76.2percentt last year from 78.4percentt in 2013.

That these efforts look clumsy I'm sure is a reflection of the sincerity of the writer, the lateness of the hour, and the imperfect administration of the post room, rather than any complacency about the human cost of war.

Perhaps it was the circumstances — the lateness of the hour, the presence of at least six police officers, and a police van, and eerie silence of the abandoned streets — focused my mind.

Such facts, he said, could include the reason for the recount, the timing of the decision to recount, and the lateness of the submission to the state.

Because of the lateness of the hour, the Americans were unable to follow the barrage with an immediate attack but instead had to wait until the next day, which allowed the Japanese time to recover.

Due to the number of last-minute changes and the lateness of the hour during the final votes, the Assembly held a "cleaning up" day on Saturday, September 22, to make technical clarifications to the final bills.

After a few moments, apparently taking the downpour and the lateness of the hour into account, the driver agreed to accept the fourteen cents.