Sentence examples for significant breakdown from inspiring English sources

That the order was openly flouted suggested a significant breakdown of military discipline.

"I have seen a more significant breakdown in consumer spending during the last few months," Mr. Hastings said.

Entwistle acknowledged that there had been a "significant breakdown in communication" between Rippon and the Newsnight producer and reporter behind the investigation, Meirion Jones and Liz MacKean.

Days after David Cameron announced a campaign against councils that failed to help people wanting to adopt, research from the National Autistic Society (NAS) reveals a significant breakdown in support that can extend for years.

Girardi has juggled the veterans without a significant breakdown for months, and recognized his mistake in playing Alex Rodriguez too many games in a row after he returned in May.

Brad Hintz, a securities analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein, summed it up this way, "Merrill's $4.5 billion write-down is significantly higher than that of its peers and represents a significant breakdown of the firm's risk management process".

The Fed determined that American Express Bank International had significant breakdowns in carrying out compliance activities under the Bank Secrecy Act.

The OpenMRS system launched on time and has run without significant breakdowns since then.

"John Lewis is a good antidote to how much of our economy is externally controlled and driven by the obsessive short-termism that creates a significant financial breakdown every generation".

13CHBr3 additions confirmed that CHBr3 was not subject to significant bacterial breakdown and hence bacteria are likely to be inhibiting the production of this compound.

Similarly ischemia, being characterized by impaired nutrient and O2 supply, also results in significant BBB breakdown [ 9, 10].