patchy

Example Sentences

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Many parents find themselves facing a system under strain, with provision patchy and families often locked in lengthy legal battles to get support for their children.

From BBC

This island near the Statue of Liberty, dotted with large, detached houses and patchy bus service, is politically more conservative than New York's other four boroughs.

From Barron's

The duties came as the company was facing a triple whammy of cratering sales in China, stagnant demand in Europe and the costs of investing into electric cars despite patchy demand.

From Barron's

The BBC also found the auditing of training was patchy - and some health boards did not log completion rates at all.

From BBC

This patchy structure allows ferrihydrite to interact with carbon in more ways than scientists previously understood.

From Science Daily