Sentence examples for unsustainable thing from inspiring English sources

Shaun McCarthy, head of the commission, said: "Having an Olympics is an inherently unsustainable thing to do.

It can be argued that our very first decision, to leave New York City and move to the country, is in itself the most unsustainable thing we could do, since dense urban living is inherently more resource-efficient.

"Quite often it is cheaper to do the unsustainable thing than to do the sustainable thing even though it is serving the policy objectives in the long run," he laments.

One of the most unsustainable things about it is the stranglehold of state behemoths in key sectors, many of them controlled by the Party elite.

The thing about unsustainable booms is that the devious and the gullible make wild calculations about the money they can make if the unsustainable is, against all the odds, miraculously sustained.

"But none of these things being unsustainable over the long term mean they have to come crashing down," he added.

"There were imbalances – we knew things were unsustainable – but it was not entirely obvious where it would come unstuck – and I think that is something everyone shared, and the right thing is to make it better for the future".

Years of unaccountable rule have left hugely swollen, often venal bureaucracies, creaky courts, nasty security services spoiled by privilege, and publics addicted to unsustainable subsidies for such things as food and energy.Other places have faced similar difficulties, but usually in a more helpful context.

To attend discussions about climate change, overconsumption, man-made pollution, unsustainable living, that sort of thing?

Osborne may regret his reliance on Reinhart and Rogoff, when he claimed they "demonstrate convincingly that all financial crises ultimately have their origins in one thing – rapid and unsustainable increases in debt".

But, as the late Herb Stein used to say, things that are unsustainable always come to a stop.