Sentence examples for were in dreadful from inspiring English sources

Hospitals, except the one used by Saddam Hussein, were in dreadful shape.

The 1997 crisis spiralled when it emerged that many private banks were in dreadful shape and that some monetary authorities had become captives of the private sector.

The other two — a 166 Mille Miglia Barchetta, a race car from 1951, and a 250 GT Pininfarina Coupe, a street car built in 1958 — were in dreadful shape when he bought them, and he got each for $2,500.

The playing pitch and facilities at Downing Stadium were in dreadful condition though and as the team's popularity grew they too left for Yankee Stadium, and then Giants Stadium.

The economy is in dreadful shape.

Some are in dreadful physical condition.

Indeed, that is precisely why major Arab countries are in dreadful shape.

"I was earning and I had a mortgage, but I felt like I was in dreadful fuel poverty.

WHEN Bruce Wasserstein took over as Lazard's new boss in January 2002, Europe's last remaining big investment bank in private hands was in dreadful shape.

BESET by three crises economic decline, battles over land ownership, and involvement in the Congo war Robert Mugabe's government is in dreadful trouble.

The second term may see more progress on nuclear disarmament, including a push for fresh talks with Russia, though relations with Vladimir Putin are in dreadful shape.