Sentence examples for there was no functioning from inspiring English sources

There was no functioning local press that allowed a party to promote specific issues or policies.

Kidnapping of foreigners and other Chechens became good business for hard-faced leaders in an area where there was no functioning economy outside small-scale agriculture.

Rady told me that he lacked sufficient government funds, and since the revolution there was no functioning legislative body that was able to initiate simple development projects.

There was no functioning administration or infrastructure and Malcolm and his team faced outright hostility from the new Vietnam-backed government.

"When I was first elected, there was no functioning swing set in any park in town," Mayor Pringle said, "and our identity was defined by people who overran us to party on the beach and in the bars".

There was no functioning government.

There is no functioning government in Saidiya.

'There is no functioning radio station, no government.

There is no functioning bank or cash machine in the entire municipality.

But it is hard to see how there can be lasting peace in territories where there is no functioning state.

"When my book came out, in 2010, there were no functioning vertical farms that I was aware of," Despommier said.