Examples of abysmal

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The sequence of positions in the abysmal container of intuitive space, far from creating the idea of infinite, constitutes an almost puerile delusion of impotence.
In practice this is far from the truth, as the abysmal performance of existing prototypes testifies.
In the nineteenth century, attitudes towards people with a mental, physical or learning disability were what would be seen as abysmal today.
He stumbled, inarticulate and inchoate, unable to defend the abysmal record of his government.
The scheme was an abysmal failure even while forced labour was tolerated.
If they saw the abysmal cultural and technical level of most applications that confront the average conservation officer, they would be less contemptuous.
The return to the political institutions of liberal democracy is perceived to have done little to overcome the country's abysmal levels of social inequity.
The multi-channel array in the hall was excellent, but the sound on stage was abysmal.
Although both contributors note some achievements in the areas of infrastructural development (such as road networks, telecommunication facilities etc.), in the area of intra-regional trade their contributions have been abysmal.
He finds the masses obsessed by an abysmal social insanity, an aspect of which is the tendency of the individual to see himself as" a little absolute unto himself".
No banking had yet been established, literacy levels were extremely low, trade was practically non-existent and transportation was abysmal; most people never left the village they were born in.
I merely want to point out that this abysmal state of affairs is not just a weakness in the market.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
Not only is the human rights situation abysmal, but the economy is a disaster too.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
We have problems that are no longer just a result of civil war but are due to famine, the weather, contaminated water, abysmal sanitation and desertification.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
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