The report found a proliferation of poor-quality offshore companies.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 8, 2005] Reference

Brazilian cigar industry which now has problems with the poor-quality wrappers.    From Wordnik.com.  [MINISTER SODRE'S CUBA VISIT] Reference

It may simply be that there was insufficient or poor-quality material to work with.    From Wordnik.com.  [Unwise Child] Reference

The covers are tawdry and the illustrations / photographs in poor-quality greyscale.    From Wordnik.com.  [Journerdism | Will Sullivan's Stompin' ground for journalists and nerds.] Reference

In fact, the only ones that should be afraid are poor-quality, bloated private insurers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rishi Manchanda: Fearmongering and Health Reform: The Public Insurance Option] Reference

The women were kept in enforced isolation and fed poor-quality food, Ling's sister said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Freed Journalists Home In US After NKorea Pardon (SLIDESHOW)] Reference

Grass, straw, and quite an amount of poor-quality roughage follow the direct route to food.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 3] Reference

That might indicate shoddy workmanship ora poor-quality part; neither should cost you extra.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tips to avoid auto service rip-offs] Reference

Some people get eight or nine hours but don't feel well-rested because of poor-quality sleep.    From Wordnik.com.  [Clear your head for a good night’s sleep] Reference

The fodder contains protein. vitamins and minerals that are lacking in poor-quality roughage.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 21] Reference

Also, most U.S. hybrids were developed for stockfeed and their grains make poor-quality foods.    From Wordnik.com.  [9. Sorghum: Commercial Types] Reference

"However, even 1% of essential medicines being poor-quality is a severe public-health problem.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Counterfeit Drug Count Is Tough to Swallow] Reference

Straws remaining after harvesting crops are also roughages; but these are poor-quality roughages.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 4] Reference

Our poor-quality roads, airports, and telecom connections make us less efficient than we should be.    From Wordnik.com.  [It Isn’t a Zero-Sum Game] Reference

You can accept a poor-quality scan, and spend a lot of time fixing up the guttering on the margins.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Project Gutenberg FAQ 2002] Reference

Unfolding a piece of poor-quality, thick typewriter paper and handing it over, he said, “Read this.”.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kahawa]

She blames poor-quality insulin for causing her to go blind in her early 20s and doesn't trust generics.    From Wordnik.com.  [Drug Firms Target Newly Rich Abroad] Reference

Four years in, we're still using the same poor-quality armored vehicles we went in with at the beginning.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 8, 2007] Reference

So a bulk of the foreign rice Japan buys is poor-quality rice that is laxly inspected, says Masaru Morishima.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rice Scandal Halts Japanese Deals] Reference

Since 1998, postmarketing quality surveillance has been improving and poor-quality producers are being shut down.    From Wordnik.com.  [China's Drug Dilemma] Reference

I think government - run health will lead to poor-quality health, will lead to rationing, will lead to less choice.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 13, 2004] Reference

Insomnia is the perception or complaint of inadequate or poor-quality sleep because of one or more of the following.    From Wordnik.com.  [bard Diary Entry] Reference

The cause of the accident was unclear, but Somalia is reputed for poor-quality roads, and traffic laws are not respected.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

In the spot, Colbert talks about how purchasing "poor-quality merchandise" could be one way to stimulate the U.S. economy.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Colbert Report visits Consumer Reports. Plus, the best coffeemaker for Colbert Nation] Reference

There are more than 50 species of tamarisk and most tolerate salty soils, poor-quality water, drought, and high temperatures.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 8] Reference

But MCEER's Terri Norton attributes the loss of life less to the earthquake than to "poor-quality materials and construction.".    From Wordnik.com.  [LAND OF RUINS] Reference

Since documentation requirements are stringent in the pharma industry, our clients would not have accepted poor-quality machines.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mail Call: Quality vs. Cost?] Reference

Its crude protein content is reasonable and it can be a useful supplement to poor-quality grazing or to cereal straw-based diets.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 5] Reference

Those placed in poor-quality care showed the opposite: more behavioral problems and teacher conflicts, and worse academic skills.    From Wordnik.com.  [For Difficult Kids, Choice Of Care Can Bring Rewards] Reference

At fifteen-second gaps, the camera returned to the Dumpster, and the screen showed what were essentially poor-quality black-and-white photographs of.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wolves Eat Dogs]

Cut is the most important, because a bad cut can leave poor-quality material in your diamond, artificially lifting its weight and what you pay for it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Shopping: More Bling For Your Buck] Reference

The biggest challenge in buying from a jeweler is that you can't be sure of how pure the gold is and can end up paying a high price for poor-quality gold.    From Wordnik.com.  [How to Buy Gold Coins and Bars] Reference

Shoddy workmanship, performed by large ranks of low-skilled labor, is also common even in large construction projects in India, as is the use of poor-quality materials.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bridge Collapse, Housing Add to India Games Woes] Reference