Sentence examples for was poorly placed from inspiring English sources

But while Zegart was well placed to tell Motley's story -- he spent six years traveling with him as a de facto member of his team -- he was poorly placed to tell it objectively.

At the same time, though, the MPs identified areas where the UK was poorly placed to use its engineering pedigree to face the economic challenges coming down the line.

Greipel survived an initial sort-out that left a much reduced lead peloton in contention but was poorly placed when the leaders hit the key corner with 600 metres to go, a right-hand turn off the A470 main road into the Royal Welsh Showground, after which a series of tight turns made it impossible to move up.

It was predominantly ad hoc and reactive and, as such, was poorly placed to anticipate either gradual or acute deterioration in a way that would facilitate proactive management.

With the conspicuous exception of Jupiter, all the bright planets are poorly placed at present.

When the jobs market finally picks up, many will be poorly placed.

Britain is poorly placed for views of the astronomical highlight of 2012, but the situation is not hopeless.

It is increasingly apparent that some East Asian countries are poorly placed to weather a cooler global climate.

Individual numbers, when taken in isolation, are poorly placed to show the positive impact that migration has had on the UK.

It was also concerned that decisions as to whether a political statement is "true" would necessarily involve a political judgment, based upon political premises, which an impartial body would be poorly placed to adjudicate in.

Up to 300,000 job losses are predicted this year, and the ANC government will be poorly placed to splurge on major new spending, with the International Monetary Fund predicting the economy will contract by 0.3% in 2009.