Sentence examples for poor connotations from inspiring English sources

However, where existing relationships with schools are strained, poor connotations of school values can be perpetuated and participation in some forms of work-related learning can 'exacerbate inequality, poverty and social dislocation' (Simmons [2009], 138).

Today, regular adult smokers tend to be seen in a negative light, with connotations of poor health, low education and other psychosocial problems [ 1, 4].

Or maybe in a less ominous connotation, simply a poor alternative to the subway.

Yes, using the word "slave" is in poor taste because of its heavy racial connotation.

2. "Confucianism," the conventional English rendering of Ru, is in fact a poor equivalent for the Chinese term, which has a connotation more similar to "classicist" or "ritualist".

The social connotations of seeking healthcare including the vulnerability of poor households in public health facilities were taken into account to only a limited extent by health workers.

"We understand the connotation of taking something from the rich and giving it to the poor.

Big School also stars Steve Speirs – who one might remember from Extras as the dour, clingy Welsh man who pleaded with Ricky Gervais to come over and watch Vera Drake – playing Mr Barber, a poor sap suffering from en masse racism due to his Welshness and a name with unfortunate connotations of sheep.

Moreover, an unemployed individual who feels ill may be reluctant to consult a physician for fear that the moral connotations of the employment situation become explicit, or for fear that a document of poor health may have an unfavourable influence on employment prospects.

And remember, connotations evolve.

Not very nice connotations.