APPALLING RECORD collocation | meaning and examples of use (original) (raw)

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meanings of appalling and record

appalling

adjective

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/əˈpɔː.lɪŋ/us

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/əˈpɑː.lɪŋ/

record

noun

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/ˈrek.ɔːd/us

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/ˈrek.ɚd/

a piece of information or a description of an event that is written on paper or stored on ...

Examples of appalling record

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I have some statistics that may be interesting when we consider labour relations and our appalling record on strikes.

It would be absolutely disastrous if some mine worker with an appalling record were to receive help from such a fund.

We have an appalling record of crime—juvenile crime, every form of thuggery, vandalism, violence and promiscuity.

We know—it has been mentioned earlier—the appalling record of housing investment over the past 10 to 15 years.

No one can deny that the industry, which operates in appalling conditions, has an appalling record of death and disaster.

There is an appalling record of some security firms.

Many countries have a good record for signing things, but a quite appalling record when it comes to implementation.

That is an appalling record for whatever reason and no organisation should continue on that basis.

Under private ownership, this industry had an appalling record of bad investment and disorganisation.

It had an appalling record of paying dividends—often out of capital—failing to invest and failing to keep up with processes.

I shall not vote for the clause because elements of the private sector have an appalling record.

I shall cite some of the host of examples in the appalling record of privatisation.

We have an appalling record on inland waterway pollution.

In addition, he has an appalling record on human rights.

In terms of the death rate per 100,000, this country has an appalling record.

That is the appalling record and legacy that we inherited.

Does she agree that this country has an appalling record in the provision of services for the under-fives?

How any industry can maintain a competitive edge when faced with such an appalling record is beyond imagination.

Their favourite but totally false excuse is that their appalling record is all to the oil crisis and the world-wide economic depression.

That is an appalling record, and the objective 1 project cannot boast the successes that it should be able to boast.