Sentence examples for severe decay from inspiring English sources

It was designated a landmark in 1970, but had fallen into severe decay.

But by the 1980's severe decay required its dismantling, with some original timbers salvaged for a full reconstruction, completed in 1990.

(Quentin Letts of the Daily Mail: "Any society which can endure such fare without shouting 'rot' and angrily demanding a refund is a society in severe decay, a society which will take force-feeding like a tethered French duck").

A report in September by the International Crisis Group describes his government as riddled with corruption, lacking credibility, showing "authoritarian tendencies," and contributing to a "severe decay in public services".

The structural use of raw wood, i.e. without wood preservative treatment, in severe decay conditions is specific to the bioengineering structures.

Much of the architectural heritage on the coast of East Africa was built with coral limestone and today it suffers from a severe decay.

As predicted, the collapse in the regeneration dynamics resulted from severe decays in the quantitative but especially in the qualitative components of seed dispersal effectiveness.

Indeed, throughout the latter decades of the 20th century, the area stood as a national symbol of severe urban decay, best known for high rates of crime, gang-related drug violence, abandoned and decaying properties, and even an arson epidemic.

Severe tooth decay and gastrointestinal problems are frequent complications of bulimia.

Children as young as three are suffering from severe tooth decay and people need to "act now to stop the rot", health officials have said.

The health body said schools and nurseries should help children brush their teeth, adding that severe tooth decay had been reported in children as young as three and in many cases was starting much earlier.