Sentence examples for system mean from inspiring English sources

"What does today's media system mean for the notion of an informed public cherished by democratic theory?" Moyers asked.

Free speech is a right (although censorious legislation and an absurd libel system mean it is often denied to us).

Upgrades such as installing a warning light system mean more expense, management and do not eliminate risk.

The costs resulting from the current poor transport system mean we have to move to a better mix of transport modes.

The vagaries of the electoral system mean that the Tories need the second-biggest swing ever to win just a one-seat majority in Parliament.

Time lags in the reporting system mean that no animal-collision data is yet available for the two highways covered by the radar systems.

I've yet to decide if it will be my first or second preference, but the opinion polls and mathematics of the supplementary vote system mean that either would almost certainly be of equal value to him.

This bungled, tragic deportation attempt happened in 1998, but the glacially slow workings of the Belgian justice system mean it is only now that the gendarmes accused of killing her accidentally - by using excessive force - are being held to account.

Changes to welfare payments and concerns about the new universal credit system mean that four in five landlords are unwilling to let properties to tenants who receive housing benefits, a survey has found.

Both men know that the vagaries of the ranking system mean that top spot could well change hands a couple of times over the coming months and finishing the year as No 1 carries the most kudos.

There are great people on the frontline working extremely hard but inefficiencies in the system mean that healthcare services often can't be delivered at the right time, scale and quality.