| 词汇 | example_english_second-rate |
| 释义 | Examples of second-rateThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. And 'good-enough' does not mean shoddy, second-rate or just getting by, but a teacher concerned for musical quality and the richness of musical encounters. Servants were thus liable to be treated as second-rate witnesses because they were both physically and socially compromised. Even in an ideal performance the work would probably not stand up to even efficient second-rate operas of the same period. Indeed, unless the goal of 'full employment' is replaced by 'full engagement', then such activity will remain construed as a second-rate activity compared with employment. So they rather co-operated with second-rate sculptors. Migration statistics are dismissed most summarily as 'second-rate because of poor recording', though later a short account is given of their contribution to short-term population estimation. Their one chance of a decent education is evaporating, and yet another generation of kids will be served nothing but a second-rate education. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am told that the granaries are full of second-rate malt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We no longer have to push them down to become second-rate citizens under the yoke of enforced idleness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For too long they have been allowed to believe that theirs is almost a second-rate profession that is unsung and unappreciated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The woman is entitled only to bed and board; women are regarded as chattels in the home and economically and legally as second-rate citizens. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us not in any way depreciate incorporated engineers as second-rate citizens. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It creates a class of second-rate citizens in our property-owning democracy, namely, those who live in mansion blocks which are in private ownership. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I go some way in doubting the wisdom of having second-rate engineers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must have top-quality research; supporting second-rate research is completely wasteful. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I suggest that there are a large number of novelists who are producing second-rate books. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that the complaints commission will not be like a second-rate psychoanalyst who will listen, but give no advice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is much commoner in second-rate professionals than in first-rate professionals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is true that there is a large amount of second-rate stuff about now which is very hard to sell. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We owe it to our forces never to send them into battle with second-rate equipment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Will he instruct the trust not to accept that contract, or does he believe that my constituents deserve a second-rate service? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am certain that a very large number of second-rate persons are on boards in many private industries throughout the country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we do not train people, we will condemn ourselves to being a second-rate economy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we go on like this, we shall have a second-rate force. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Their freedom of opportunity is spurious when they have to take second-rate treatment in two-tier services. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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