Sentence examples for less than dependable from inspiring English sources
After coming under attack, the column retreated, officials said, leading to complaints from some American officers and troops that their Afghan allies were less than dependable in carrying out a mission when confronted with mortar fire.
If you were a child growing up in China in the late nineteen-eighties, you learned fairly early the universe of things that were less than dependable: hot water, the bus schedule, and, most irritatingly if you were an introverted second grader the capricious offerings of the itinerant book cart.
He's winning the ball at Greg Williams rates – 48, 34, 38, 30, 28 and 34 possessions in his last six games – is so often excellent and never less than dependable in the Lions midfield and is showcasing the kind of defensive capabilities a team as bad and undermanned as his needs.
It's reasonably priced at less than $200, dependable and built to last.
The food, however, is less dependable than the surroundings.
And, they say, these factors make corporate cash flow less dependable than previously, thus necessitating the need for higher cash holdings.
All the while, he said, he did not have the added worry about a radio signal, which can be less dependable than a satellite connection.
Maps For James Chapman, the songwriter who records as Maps, his fellow humans are far less dependable than synthesizers, even analog ones.
On Sunday, he was the frequent beneficiary of Iverson's career-high 16 assists, and his own shooting offset the reality that Iverson's accuracy (8 for 27) was even less dependable than Snow's ankles.
In the meantime, the term "social housing" entered the British vocabulary as councils were superseded by independent housing associations – whose "assured" tenancies tended to be that bit less dependable than the secure terms available in what remained of the country's council housing.
