Sentence examples for the worst fiasco from inspiring English sources

The worst fiasco was the 1838 invasion of Afghanistan: of about 16,500 Britons, Indians and others who joined a retreat from Kabul, just one reached India alive.

Anyone want to argue that it's not the single worst fiasco of this type ever?" writes Technologizer.

The war in Iraq, said Mr. Gore, in an interview on Wednesday, "is the worst strategic fiasco in the history of the United States.

While we were waiting for Obama to speak to the group, I asked Jarrett whether the health-care rollout had been the worst political fiasco Obama had confronted so far.

I think we're in a situation where we've got the worst energy fiasco since the early '70s, and people have their heads in the sand on the impact it's going to have on the average consumer if you increase their utility rates by 60 %, 80.

Twitter's actions were misguided on so many levels here that it's difficult to pick the worst element of the fiasco.

The worst failures, notably the security fiasco, took place in the private, not the public, sector.

"This saga is one of the worst and most expensive contracting fiascos in the history of the public sector.

"This saga is one of the worst and most expensive contracting fiascos in the history of the public sector," Mr Bacon added.

A report by the influential Public Accounts Committee PACconcludedded an attempt to upgrade NHS computer systems in England ended up becoming one of the "worst and most expensive contracting fiascos" in public sector history.

Take for instance, the recent revelation that an abandoned attempt to upgrade its computer systems will cost over £9.8 billion ($15 billion) – described by the Public Accounts Committee as one of the "worst and most expensive contracting fiascos" in the history of the public sector.