Sentence examples for patchy public services from inspiring English sources

Some long-term problems are unsolved, such as a low rate of participation in the workforce and patchy public services.

The remedy, Miliband believed, was "predistribution" – a term coined by Jacob Hacker, a Yale professor, to describe the need for government to fix structural obstacles to social mobility – low skills, patchy public services, stagnant wages – instead of just skimming cash from the rich minority and handing it down to those left behind.

Jakarta can be a pretty wild place and, thanks to some of the quirks of the city's patchy public services, it's bound to get worse.

In Cochabamba, where water is managed by a co-operative, more than 300 informal private businesses have sprung up to fill the gaps left by the patchy public service.

Public services are patchy but improving, as is infrastructure.

Public services are patchy and roads awful; schools are free but bad; there is basic health care but no nearby hospital.The payments involved are small and 70% of the target population are illiterate.

It says too many public services are "poor and patchy", adding: "Performance when compared with UK and international benchmarks has a long way to go to reach 'best in class'".

Public services are failing.

Public services have transformed.

Public services are stretched.

Public services are cash-strapped.