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Discover LudwigThe phrase "unfortunate values" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe values or beliefs that are considered negative or undesirable in a particular context. Example: "The company's decision to prioritize profit over ethics reflects some unfortunate values that may harm its reputation."
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Not only has this held back our imagination, but has actually moulded the new, and I think somewhat unfortunate, values in the publication process.
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Without the Price Hike, the stock drop would have been an unfortunate loss of value for a treasured Internet company.
It is unfortunate that his critical values were so close to the same formalism that came to dominate accounts of the abstract expressionism that he could only argue his case through rather ambitious claims for British artists' precedence over the Americans.
The newer the art, though, the more far-flung the gallery in which it is hung, which suggests an unfortunate falling-off in value.
The ideal type is devised for this purpose, for "only as an ideal type" can subjective value — "that unfortunate child of misery of our science" — "be given an unambiguous meaning" [Ibid., 107].
It is unfortunate that the fundamental British values of transparency and fairness have been ignored, leaving the opportunity for those who so wish to detect intolerance of others' faiths and beliefs.
This wouldn't be such a bad thing if there wasn't such an unfortunate corollary attached to these values.
While the changes made have some value, it is unfortunate that the European Commission's initial proposal was watered down to meet French objections.
This situation is unfortunate, as we appreciate and value the relationships we have with all of our investors and we had hoped for a long and supportive relationship with WPP.
It means more tax revenues for states and cities, helping pay the salaries of policemen and teachers and firefighters (who, contrary to Mitt Romney's unfortunate words, are needed and valued).
Nevertheless, she called the false data "a very sad, unfortunate exception" to Claremont McKenna's values, and one she hoped the administration would be able to overcome.
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