Sentences with phrase «weak foundation»

The draft class was weak to begin with, especially when it comes to potential high - end talent, but injury after injury has shaken an already weak foundation.

If democratic legitimacy implies substantial popular endorsement, then the democratic mandate of recent British governments rests on weak foundations.

International Trade Secretary Liam Fox says Donald Trump's decision to impose extra taxes on steel and aluminium imports had «weak foundations in international law».

Jestin, in a report, wrote that «when you get beyond the initial issues with shifts in inventories and auto manufacturing, there's a very weak foundation for further growth.»

They might come to see that Islam is built on much weaker foundations than Christianity.

And there was a much bigger chink in the armour, however: the coalition's housing proposals appeared to be built on rather weak foundations, as Ed Balls revealed in the Commons.

Very soon, weak foundations in prerequisite skills crumble into large achievement gaps that only worsen as students progress through middle school to high school.

Their beliefs have a very weak foundation and are not consistent, ergo the over 30,000 different denominations.

«Matt Ridley's climate science based on weak foundations,» The Carbon Brief, April 7, 2011.

«They already had a weak foundation, and on top of that you've had a government throwing enormous amounts of money at the economy in a chaotic way,» he says.

A strong foundation helps a building stay in place, while a weak foundation might cause the structure to fall over when faced with strong winds and floods.

High levels of consumer debt leaves current levels of homebuying and construction resting on a weak foundation.

It's a flimsy, weak foundation.

This is wrong for two reasons: We're all deserving of love exactly as we are and when we hide the things about ourselves we deem «undesirable,» we're building shaky relationships that eventually collapse due to the weak foundations they're built on.

The fuel for this attack is provided by relativism, the weak foundation on which secularism is built.

This passage is notoriously difficult, and is therefore a weak foundation upon which to build any doctrine about what Jesus did or did not do after His death and before His resurrection.

If we relegate the true ideals we may attain power on a weak foundation and never be able to manage the country in an atmosphere of true participatory governance, which is what our successes have always thrived on.

He was of the opinion that if the NDC relegates its true ideals «we may attain power on a weak foundation and never be able to manage the country in an atmosphere of true participatory governance, which is what our successes have always thrived on».

It's tough to build a presidential campaign on such a weak foundation.

«Although angry leaders might be considered more powerful in general, their resulting power seems to rest upon a weak foundation,» says Schwarzmüller.

Concerned scientists, nutrition researchers and health professionals are now speaking out on the flawed analysis, the ignored research, and the weak foundation of the UDSA Guidelines and Food Pyramid.

If you have a weak foundation, everything crumbles.

Whereas conventional grip yoga mats let you cheat and coast by offering short - term security under the guise of instant stability, the weak foundations established will lead to poor form, slowed progress and most importantly: potential injuries and pain.

The setting is asked to be the visual representation of the decay of father - son relationships stretching into eternity; the question of whether Cain's transgression is an indelible mark on the soul, passed from generation to generation, finds a weak foundation here in what is essentially a broad and laggard melodrama packed with unconvincing highs and unmoving lows.

The weaker the foundation, the harder and more expensive it is to remediate later.

A weak foundation definitely wouldn't support our upper - story thinking efforts.

But this record utterly belies your blithe summary of the work and presents a weak foundation upon which to offer your unsolicited counsel to Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan.

These weak foundations can trigger a house - of - cards effect.

Weak foundations and gaps in prerequisite skills and concepts put many students at risk of course failure in the 9th grade.

The most common contract contingency is the home inspection, which allows you to request a resolution for issues (e.g., a weak foundation or leaky roof) found by a professional.

Credible research begins with a solid foundation; a weak foundation — one plagued with unsubstantiated claims — on the other hand, leads to pseudoscience.

You can't build a great building on a weak foundation.

Just as a weak foundation compromises the quality and strength of a house, adverse experiences early in life can impair brain architecture, with negative effects lasting into adulthood.»

On a weak foundation, much less should be expected.

Some relationships are established with a weak foundation that prevents the couple from growing.