Sentence examples for shoddy maintenance from inspiring English sources

Another official report said the likely cause was shoddy maintenance.

But Representative Gene Taylor, Democrat of Mississippi, asked her about reports of shoddy maintenance on the Deepwater rig.

The hazards, they said, included poor lighting, inadequate safety training and shoddy maintenance on the truck itself.

"We've listened to a catalogue of inadequacies and shoddy maintenance and shoddy management systems that should have been rectified a long time ago.

A pilot for a leading Nigerian carrier spoke recently about his fears, saying he will not board his company's aging Boeing 737s due to shoddy maintenance practices.

"It's about shoddy maintenance, that's what it comes down to," said James Breese, the supervisor of the town of Henrietta, where the accident occurred.

But even with a measure of success, it must know that the stories that will still predominate are more likely to be about imploding casualty departments and shoddy track maintenance than barely perceptible amelioration.

LOS ANGELES — A California prison badly damaged over the weekend by a riot that injured 250 inmates has a record of poor maintenance, shoddy safety protocols, dangerous overcrowding and riots, three inspection reports since 2006 show.

While housing officials say that property managers did their heroic best to maintain basic services despite daunting conditions, others say the city did a shoddy job of maintenance, security and management.

He liked the superintendent, who "was on top of everything, and you could tell he cared," said Mr. Mager, who was now alert to signs of bad maintenance and shoddy construction.

EIFS manufacturers have long contended that the material works as promised and that the problems stem from shoddy installation or poor maintenance, insisting that water can be trapped behind the siding if flashing is not properly installed or a window frame is not properly caulked.