adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
goods
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Why should people get rich from selling shoddy goods , causing us and our pets distress and even death.
service
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All tenants must be protected against noise, nuisance, harassment and shoddy service .
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After being ground down by a rude customer and an unsympathetic boss, they might give shoddy service to good customers.
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The same applies in the case of shoddy service , damaged products, faded displays and components that don't fit.
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All too often, Labour-controlled councils provide shoddy services at far too high a cost.
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We will not tolerate shoddy service , inefficiency or waste.
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Victor was tormented by things that try us all-council bureaucrats, sloppy workmen, shoddy service .
work
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Blame for shoddy work is frequent.
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The price we paid as a nation for shoddy work and labor / management conflict was enormous.
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On a smallholding there is no room for shoddy work .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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shoddy workmanship
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You have a right to return any shoddy goods you might buy.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After being ground down by a rude customer and an unsympathetic boss, they might give shoddy service to good customers.
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It should not be difficult to distinguish between the genuine work and the more shoddy effects produced by lithographic reproduction.
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That change occurred because many builders and contractors were sued by homeowners' associations over shoddy construction practices.
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The shoddy performance of the networks and cable news channels is indefensible.
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The shoddy state of schools sums it up: Britain is getting left behind.
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The repairs, however, were shoddy .
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The telly faded, the shoddy oilcloth vanished, the beautiful sunshine we were missing was forgotten.