Sentence examples for system is malfunctioning from inspiring English sources

One downside: the system is hidden under a layer of mulch, and a plant that abruptly dies may be your only sign that the system is malfunctioning.

The Republican propaganda is a distraction from the real issue: that the counterterrorism system is malfunctioning more than eight years after the Sept. 11 attacks.

The crucial point is that in the life sciences, some biological system can fail to behave as a theory predicts without impugning the prediction: we can say that the system is malfunctioning.

Their idea is that we can say when a system is malfunctioning by observing that it is not carrying out the job which natural selection designed it to perform.

He argues that a token component in a system is malfunctioning when it cannot play the role that lets other tokens of the same type feature in the explanation of the larger system.

Judges Volt and Guthrie respond to Dredd's call, but Ma-Ma's computer expert denies them entry by persuading them the security system is malfunctioning.

The noughties weren't exactly a creative peak for Hollywood, and its greatest asset, the star system, was malfunctioning.

The thieves accomplished the brazen theft by triggering the alarm system several times prior to actually breaking in, leading the guard on duty to believe that the system was malfunctioning.

Most patients with persistent sepsis develop multiple organ failure, a syndrome in which several organ systems are malfunctioning.

The pool area ventilation system had been malfunctioning for several days, so the heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning system was being regulated manually at the time of the outbreak.

The thief was able to take advantage of a flaw in the museum's alarm system, which had been malfunctioning for several weeks, leading to speculation that the thief may have had inside assistance.