Sentence examples for shameful example from inspiring English sources

"We were just shown a shameful example that delinquency was not being attacked well by this previous government," Mr. Leal said.

They should go to a public high school in a poor area and see the shameful example of national education policies.

One shameful example is the attempt by the NAACP and the Hispanic Federation to overturn the Bloomberg ban even though blacks and Latinos suffer disproportionately more than others from obesity-related ailments such as diabetes.

Probably the most shameful example is that of the leading civil liberties solicitor Saimo Chahal, who was demonised in the media for representing Peter Sutcliffe, the murderer dubbed the Yorkshire Ripper, as he sought get a tariff after which he could be considered for release from his life sentence.

Only in writing could phraseology like that in Edward Gibbon's "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 2" (1781) become common: The whole engagement lasted above twelve hours; till the gradual retreat of the Persians was changed into a disorderly flight, of which the shameful example was given by the principal leader, and the Surenas himself.

Patricia A. Weller Emmitsburg, Md., Feb. 15, 2011 • To the Editor: Politicians of both parties — and President Obama is the latest shameful example — congratulate themselves for making hard decisions and being grown-ups when taking the ax to social service programs.

The most shameful examples were two instances of censorship on global warming.

"Yet many people continue to focus on the negative, such as the shameful examples of corporate corruption and near-term earnings disappointments," he said.

But some of Britain's new road signs deserve to be grumbled about because they are shameful examples of the category of bad design that is best described as "a crime against design".

Matt Greaves Tony, I'll give you another chance, but your so-called Freedom of Information Act and misguided use of the Official Secrets Act were shameful examples of backtracking and hoodwinking us into believing we were entering a more liberal and radical political era.

Proponents of discrimination have routinely used religion to justify their hurtful policies: two shameful examples are slavery in the United States and segregation in the Deep South.