Sentence examples for woeful standard from inspiring English sources

The woeful standard of opposition meant it was almost an open invitation for England to score goals but there was no dispute about the quality of the fourth goal as Young rattled a magnificent rising 25-yard finish past Simoncini.

Competition between schools would do more than any amount of bureaucratic direction to raise the often woeful standards of American primary and secondary education.

"Energy suppliers should not wait for the outcome of the proposed competition review and must seize their chance to sort out woeful service standards and put customers first".

Listen closely to the actual budget debate, and there is widespread agreement that New Jersey's finances are in stunningly bad shape — even by current woeful national standards — making the deepest cuts in memory inevitable no matter who is in charge.

Last year at this time, ABC's track record in the drama category was woeful by any standard, perhaps the worst in television history.

Woeful homemade banner?

Dr. Henry Carter Kevin Spaceyy), the title psychiatrist of Jonas Pate's "Shrink," opening Friday, is by every rational standard a woeful specimen of the mental-health practitioner.

Vice City and San Andreas were graphically astounding by the standards of their time, but their character models were woeful – even by the standards of their time.

China has a woeful record of safety standards.

For all his achievements in fighting poverty and making Brazil a fairer place, Lula is bequeathing a country where one in two homes lack mains sewerage and educational standards remain woeful.

Johnson, coming off what could be considered a woeful season by his standards, still amassed 85 catches and 936 yards, both of which would be highs in Seattle.