appalling record

collocation in English

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appalling
adjective
uk
/əˈpɔː.lɪŋ/us
/əˈpɑː.lɪŋ/
very ...
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record
noun
uk
/ˈrek.ɔːd/us
/ˈrek.ɚd/
a piece of information or a description of an event that is written on paper or stored on ...
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(Definition ofappallingandrecordfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I have some statistics that may be interesting when we consider labour relations and ourappallingrecordon strikes.
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It would be absolutely disastrous if some mine worker with anappallingrecordwere to receive help from such a fund.
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We have anappallingrecordof crime—juvenile crime, every form of thuggery, vandalism, violence and promiscuity.
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We know—it has been mentioned earlier—theappallingrecordof housing investment over the past 10 to 15 years.
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No one can deny that the industry, which operates in appalling conditions, has anappallingrecordof death and disaster.
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There is anappallingrecordof some security firms.
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Many countries have a good record for signing things, but a quiteappallingrecordwhen it comes to implementation.
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That is anappallingrecordfor whatever reason and no organisation should continue on that basis.
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Under private ownership, this industry had anappallingrecordof bad investment and disorganisation.
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It had anappallingrecordof paying dividends—often out of capital—failing to invest and failing to keep up with processes.
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I shall not vote for the clause because elements of the private sector have anappallingrecord.
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I shall cite some of the host of examples in theappallingrecordof privatisation.
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We have anappallingrecordon inland waterway pollution.
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In addition, he has anappallingrecordon human rights.
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In terms of the death rate per 100,000, this country has anappallingrecord.
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That is theappallingrecordand legacy that we inherited.
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Does she agree that this country has anappallingrecordin the provision of services for the under-fives?
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How any industry can maintain a competitive edge when faced with such anappallingrecordis beyond imagination.
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Their favourite but totally false excuse is that theirappallingrecordis all to the oil crisis and the world-wide economic depression.
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That is anappallingrecord, and the objective 1 project cannot boast the successes that it should be able to boast.
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