Sentence examples for lousy state from inspiring English sources

Later, during the play's second act, Clark and Charles have a drunken conversation about the lousy state of their lives, the indifference of God and the hapless pursuit of the "dollar almighty".

George Packer talks with Edward Rendell, the governor of Pennsylvania, about the "lousy" state of the the country's roads, bridges, and other infrastructure; why failing to make investments poses a threat to our economy and stature in the world; and how to build public support for capital investments.

By The New Yorker November 19, 2010 George Packer talks with Edward Rendell, the governor of Pennsylvania, about the "lousy" state of the the country's roads, bridges, and other infrastructure; why failing to make investments poses a threat to our economy and stature in the world; and how to build public support for capital investments.

When discussions turned to finances, the lousy state of the real estate market probably got a lot of play, and so did the bumpy ride in the stock market this summer.

The scientific establishment long ago recognized that this is a lousy state of affairs, and it has been working to change it with programs such as the AAAS science policy fellowship, which provides on-the-job policy training for scientists.

The sharp decline is caused by the lousy state of both digital and dead tree ad sales: the stats posted on the Newspaper Association of America website show that print sales fell by 29.7% in the first three months of this year (to $5.9 billion), while online sales dropped a record 13.4% (to $696.3 million).

Petrobras is today an exemplar of something else: the lousy performance of state-owned firms.Ronald Reagan said the nine most terrifying words in the English language were "I'm from the government and I'm here to help".

(The answer is, it depends: in states with lousy charter laws (which, unfortunately, are the states with the most charter schools), it's not clear that they are, but in states with strong charter laws, like N.Y., they are).

Linda Lingle, a former mayor of Maui County, blames the state's lousy economy on the Democrats and demands change.

But DeWalt also has to make up for the state's lousy public schools, which push people into distant suburbs where schools tend to be better (meaning longer commute times) or pay for those pricey private school tuitions.

I had never broken the law and all I wanted from the welfare state was a stinking, lousy, sodding 50p.