Sentence examples for service lapse from inspiring English sources

But the Port Authority officials said they were not willing to let the service lapse.

Prepaid phone cards allow users to receive incoming calls even if they let their telephone service lapse because they cannot afford outbound calls.

Waiting to pay a bill the day it's due also puts you at risk for late fees, a temporary service lapse or other unwanted costs of forgetfulness.

The amiable staff members suffer some service lapses.

It also sent many airlines into a computer-programming frenzy to reduce embarrassing service lapses.

But miscues, service lapses and odd moments plagued both visits, making the experiences less pleasant than the surroundings.

Delays and other service lapses might also increase, at least temporarily, because of the difficulty of combining airlines.

That discord was minor, though, compared with the service lapses that marred one of two otherwise lovely dinners.

The chief executive, H. Edward Hanway, is under pressure to cut costs while fixing service lapses that caused customers to defect to rivals like UnitedHealth Group and Aetna.

She thus became an unlikely and, thus far, powerful adversary to an industry accustomed to riding out its major service lapses with only the lightest of government scrutiny.

Ms. O'Toole, the consultant who reviewed subway elevator operations, said that a lack of training was a primary cause of a high rate of machine breakdowns and lengthy service lapses.