Just as "Made in Japan" went from being a mark of shoddy workmanship to a symbol of refined art and fashion, "Made in China" is also morphing into something with more panache and .
After Katrina, a series of investigations ripped the Corps for building flimsy floodwalls in soggy soils, based on wildly flawed analysesand shoddy engineering was only one way .
One of the greatest dangers of a "building boom," apart from the loss of invested capital always involved, is the rickety and shoddy type of construction erected.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT: Michael Paul Jr. Gramegna , Michael and Channing (Courtney), Shoddy Mill Road, son, Michael Paul Jr., May 11, Manchester Memorial Hospital.
June 10, 2013 - FOX CT Hartford
Complaints of shoddy work, unsafe conditions before collapse Despite multiple complaints, shoddy demolition work at 22d and Market Streets went uninspected for more than three weeks before the deadly collapse of a building Wednesday, raising basic questions about the city's competence regulating demolition projects.
June 7, 2013 - The Philadelphia Inquirer
Patrick Swayze in Arizona Republic They're reporting that I'm on my last legs and saying goodbye to my tearful family! . . . It's upsetting that the shoddy and reckless reporting from these publications cast a negative shadow on the positive and good fight I'm fighting,Swayze...
Sir Alex Ferguson in Sportinglife.com Ferguson said: "In our best performances this season we have defended very well, but the defending tonight was shoddy. The first goal didn't help. It gave them the opportunity to keep possession. We didn't plan to lose a goal early and we didn't...
Sharon Hom in AFP Instead of investigating and pursuing accountability for shoddy and dangerous school buildings, the authorities are resorting to (labour camps) to silence and lock up concerned citizens like teacher Liu Shaokun,said Sharon Hom, head of the...