How To Use Faulty In A Sentence

One was apparently faulty and the other did not have a battery.
Additionally, FDA officials decided the drug must carry a warning on its label stating, "An increased rate of stroke was observed following Xarelto discontinuation in clinical trials" in patients with the faulty heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation. FDA Approves Anticlotting Drug
The surprise is learning that even when a school's moderation process is proved faulty under the NCEA, students can still retain their inflated marks.
The technique uses a magnetic field which causes old, faulty or infected cells to cluster together and self-destruct. The Sun
Remember these rights are in addition to your rights if the goods or services are faulty or misdescribed.

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They acted in bad faith by selling her a car that they knew to be faulty.
Too many soldiers have returned from combat with tales of faulty equipment. Times, Sunday Times
GM has said that 5,000 of its GMC Savana and Chevrolet Express vans are affected by this safety recall - due to a faulty alternator, which is considered a fire risk. Product Reviews Net
The "fume" or "smell" events occur when oil seeps from faulty engine oil seals into the compressor bleed air used to ventilate and pressurise the cabin. HEADLINES
It is already known that in some bowel cancers the K-Ras gene is faulty, leaving the switch permanently 'on'. patients who have a normally functioning K-Ras 'switch' might in some circumstances** benefit from new cancer drugs called cetuximab and panitumumab. THE MEDICAL NEWS
They include more guards on trains, a ‘no radio, no train’ rule for trains with faulty communication systems and stronger drivers' cabs.
Instead, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said a faulty cinder box had meant red hot cinders were spilling out on to the bone dry trackside.
Manufacturers must contact owners of faulty cars. Times, Sunday Times
The conman also put in faulty lifts for others. The Sun
But a number of faulty assumptions seem to form the basis for some of your arguments.
The long-range airliners have suffered at least three dozen similar failures involving faulty speed readings, it has emerged over the past month. Times, Sunday Times
If the room had a little light apart from the faulty bedside lamp that flickered unpredictably every few minutes it wouldn't be so bad, or even just a fan that at least to cool and circulate the foul damp air.
Fregellae, the town which assumed the lead in the movement and either through overhaste or faulty information alone took the fatal step, [486] was a Latin colony which had been planted by Rome in the territory of the Volsci in the year 328 A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate
The explosion may have been caused by a faulty electrical connection.
Remember though you are only entitled to a refund if goods are faulty, misdescribed or not fit for the purpose made known to the retailer.
A male colleague got 585 for toppling backwards on a faulty chair while another was handed 14,000 after hurting his back lifting boxes. The Sun
Indeed, Moulsworth vows to transmute the faulty model provided by the Biblical Martha, the archetypal busy housewife: Moulsworth plans to "dight" (or make ready) her "Inward house" (l. 19) and thus prepare an appropriate habitation for Christ. My Name Was Martha: A Renaissance Woman's Autobiographical Poem
I am apologetic here, as I do not understand your faulty logic in the aforementioned statement.
Their equipment was faulty when they attempted to react ethylene and benzaldehyde under high pressure. March 27, 1933: Just One Word ... Plastics
The notion that economies, as a whole, sometimes lack sufficient drive derives from a faulty set of economic doctrines that focus on the demand side of the aggregate economy.
Anything more than that generally means something is faulty or not being switched off. Times, Sunday Times
The act shifted responsibility for overseeing airmail from the U.S. Army to the Post Office Department after several pilots were killed in accidents due to inexperience and faulty equipment.
It will target cyclists who flout road regulations by, for example, riding without lights or having faulty brakes.
The scheme will apply to civil claims for faulty goods and services as well as personal injury claims and damage to property up to an agreed figure.
We discovered that our home phone was also faulty. Times, Sunday Times
I got an electric shock from that faulty light switch.
One forces house was burnt down by a serious fire due to recently installed faulty wiring. The Sun
Yet we now hardly bat an eyelid when such faulty reasoning is used. Times, Sunday Times
This may be due to the inferior quality of the centrifuges or because there are faulty components that have been introduced. Times, Sunday Times
When, for any cause, the coördination is faulty, "cross eye," technically called strabismus, is produced. A Practical Physiology
The bleary eyes, he says, are down to a lack of sleep because of a faulty alarm on his motorbike.
Kitchens received were faulty or poor quality with damaged parts.
What on the face of it seemed a perverse limitation had its own logic, faulty though it proved to be. VOYAGES OF DELUSION: The Search for the North West Passage in the Age of Reason
It turned out to be caused by a faulty washing machine in the rented flat upstairs. The Sun
He used his mental quickness as a weapon to see through the faulty logic of the people who reported to him.
Should software makers be made more accountable for damage caused by faulty programs?
As we look at live pictures now from the Kennedy Space Center, it's not the faulty fuel sensor inspiring those iffy conditions.
So in like manner we are faulty when we torture the words of another, and wiredraw them, that we may if possible make them speak a bad sense, when it may be a much better might be put upon them. The Whole Works of the Rev. John Howe, M.A. with a Memoir of the Author. Vol. VI.
Perhaps you're using poor technique, faulty equipment or simply doing too much.
But, the answer to insufficient reporting and to faulty intelligence is more reporting.
It was in vain to argue the tyranny of some husbands, when he could turn upon us the follies of some wives; and that wives and daughters were never more faulty, more undomestic, than at present; and when we were before a judge, who, though he could not be absolutely unpolite, would not flatter us, nor spare our foibles. Sir Charles Grandison
Around 13,000 people a year in the UK face an operation to mend faulty heart valves. The Sun
Five people found themselves on the wrong side of a door equipped with a faulty Stanley lockset and one reported becoming entrapped inside. Locks that won’t unlock recalled by Stanley Security
Speed doesn't necessarily cause blowouts, as others who have posted opinions have said, poor maintenance of the tire can cause a blowout as can faulty valves or the tire being under pressure.
They received criticism for continuing to supply the faulty goods.
A look of relief briefly lit his sallow features, like the flickering of a faulty fluorescent bulb, then immediately went out. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
This procedural episode has the team running into countless dead ends, faulty witnesses, and a little bit of luck during their manhunt.
As early as the 1840s, it was suggested that the efficiency of the lens could be counteracted by using faulty ones.
Some buses examined by inspectors in the last year have been found to have defective steering, faulty brakes or even bald tyres.
The company is liable for any damage caused by faulty execution of the building work.
The most common defects were bare tyres, faulty brakes, steering and suspension, plus broken headlights and brake lights.
The American boys who for weeks in 2005 in Iraq shared with me their army-issue meals, their menthol cigarettes, their water, and their heartbreak in an armored humvee5 with a faulty air conditioner—once, on my thirtieth birthday, it choked all of us with sour Freon fumes—write me occasionally. Peace Meals
The firm has given users new ones after complaints of faulty batteries. The Sun
The crash was caused by a faulty set of points.
Everybody bought some just because the goods were cheap; but they turned out to be faulty — they say fools rush in.
Problems include stolen deposits, faulty boilers and central heating, excessive charges for cleaning, harassment and illegal evictions.
To make the distributed computer system more reliable, it is highly important that faulty processors are excluded from the system as soon as possible.
When he reached home and tried to use the appliance it was faulty and therefore he returned to the store for a replacement. Say Goodbye to Debt
What's more, the obvious mendacity of the statement renders the argument faulty and therefore a clear case of sophistry.
The most recent consignment of cloth was faulty.
Similarly, if the bearing is faulty or distorted, the sound of metal rubbing against metal within the bearing every time you engage or disengage the clutch could cause a squeal.
It is thought faulty cordite caused the series of explosions which tore through the ship, raining debris down up to four miles away.
This is so evident from the faulty officiating in games down to the determination of penalties and punishment given to erring players.
Consumers have the right to reject faulty goods and demand a refund.
No returns or exchanges unless the item is faulty or not as described.
He also admitted to driving with faulty brakes and steering, and to driving illegally with a provisional licence, which he got following a previous disqualification.
If the item is not faulty or misdescribed you may have to pay to send them back.
It is thought to be caused by a faulty immune system reaction to a currently unidentified trigger. The Sun
Millions of faulty rubber snap-in valve stems were recalled in 2008 for premature cracking, which led to air leakage and tire deflation. Tire valve stem date coding: A good idea that all tire valve makers should consider
The airplane made a faulty landing approach and nosed over.
Try not to join them in their own system of faulty logic! Families and Friends - how to help your child form happy relationships.
It turned out to be caused by a faulty washing machine in the rented flat upstairs. The Sun
Despite their obvious malignity, so pronounced as to have raised clinical questions, Mr Latham's own diagnoses are not entirely faulty.
As a first port of call, it is worth checking your retailer's policy for faulty goods. Times, Sunday Times
ATP simulation results prove that the protection algorithm can delimitate between faulty lines and non-faulty lines accurately and credibility.
The child had brain cancer and was paralyzed after a faulty operation.
It is the driver who determines the speed of the vehicle when the road is bad, visibility is poor, the surface is wet or when brakes are faulty.
Nine coaches and minibuses have been taken off the road after roadside checks uncovered a worrying catalogue of defects, including faulty brakes.
So, certainly ‘traditional definitions’ of masculine and feminine need to be re-evaluated because they are based on a faulty understanding of an illusory division amongst contraries.
We were alerted this week to the fact that we hold incorrect opinions and deploy faulty logic.
Some faulty wines undergo a secondary fermentation in the bottle, due to a small amount of yeast and sugar left inadvertently in the wine.
This faulty connection is the source of the engine trouble.
The technique involves injecting a virus into the eye to deliver replacements for faulty genes, which can then produce the missing proteins that cause sight loss. Times, Sunday Times
One Mercedes mini-bus, which had dropped off passengers from Hull, was found to have no front brakes, faulty steering, faulty lights, bald tyres and stank of diesel.
Life begins at 40 - but so do fallen arches, rheumatism, faulty eyesight, and the tendency to tell a story to the same person, three or four times. Helen Rowland
Poor glycaemic control was attributed to faulty insulin injection technique, leading to the insulin being given intradermally.
I think this is faulty reasoning - relying on a single biological attribute rather than a range.
The firm has given users new ones after complaints of faulty batteries. The Sun
It turned out to be caused by a faulty washing machine in the rented flat upstairs. The Sun
What on the face of it seemed a perverse limitation had its own logic, faulty though it proved to be. VOYAGES OF DELUSION: The Search for the North West Passage in the Age of Reason
If we cherish these Christianlike views, we should not judge so harshly of the poor, of whom it is no less faulty to judge, than of the rich; and in their poverty we should find as powerful motives for loving The Life and Legends of Saint Francis of Assisi
It was first believed that controlled protein degradation is used only to destroy faulty proteins, which may otherwise damage the cell. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2004 - Presentation Speech
This faulty connection is the source of the engine trouble.
The machine won't work because of a faulty connection.
The categories will be extended next year to include faulty windscreen wipers and washers; damaged registration plates; noisy exhausts and transmission.
It is usually caused by a faulty immune system which produces antibodies to its own antibodies thus resulting in self destruction. The Family Nutrition Workbook
The technique involves replacing faulty mitochondria, which provide cells' energy. Times, Sunday Times
Consumers are being duped into buying faulty electronic goods.
Twice a point of order has been raised, because the reasoning and logic were faulty, and I have demonstrated that.
MORE than 1m British drivers have had their cars recalled in an alert over faulty airbags that can explode and spray out shards of metal. Times, Sunday Times
However, if the temperature and coolant level are okay, it suggests that the temperature sensor in the thermostat is faulty.
A faulty device whose damage was not apparent to the user caused the overinfusion.
The search is complicated by the Bombardier's obviously faulty memory, but the novel concludes with the trio's discovery of the ruins of the bombed-out target, presumably validating the Bombardier's remembered experience. July 2010
The most common grumble was with faulty goods. Times, Sunday Times
The faulty wiring in a body after spinal injury is astonishing. Times, Sunday Times
Investigators have blamed oil leaks triggered by faulty parts in the engines - prompting the replacement programme. The Sun
If your tent is faulty or unfit for normal use you are entitled to a refund if you act quickly.
This is where the equality argument is faulty, or rather misrepresenting reality.
The child had brain cancer and was paralyzed after a faulty operation.
IV. ii.91 (101,4) [that spirit's possess'd with haste, That wounds the unresisting postern with these strokes] The line is irregular, and the _unresisting postern_ so strange an expression, that want of measure, and want of sense, might justly raise suspicion of an errour, yet none of the later editors seem to have supposed the place faulty, except sir Tho. Notes to Shakespeare — Volume 01: Comedies
A faulty tract that disagrees with my assessment is here. Archive 2007-02-01
Faulty carbohydrate metabolism by the liver will cause blood glucose to radically rise or fall causing either hypo or hyperglycemia.
AN expat couple died of carbon monoxide fumes from a faulty boiler. The Sun
It's cognitive distortions or faulty thought patterns that often plunge us into black moods.
If we cherish these Christianlike views, we should not judge so harshly of the poor, of whom it is no less faulty to judge, than of the rich; and in their poverty we should find as powerful motives for loving Jesus Christ, as for affording the succor they require. The Life and Legends of Saint Francis of Assisi
They blame his death on a faulty motorway crash barrier.
Everybody bought some just because the goods were cheap; but they turned out to be faulty — they say fools rush in.
The technique involves injecting a virus into the eye to deliver replacements for faulty genes, which can then produce the missing proteins that cause sight loss. Times, Sunday Times
The Lord commanded us not to do harm, lest sin attach to us; wherefore it befitteth us to take compt of whatso is right to do, for that the Almighty biddeth us naught but good in all cases and forbiddeth us only from evil; but what we do, we do of our own design, be it fair or faulty. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
You had proof that the machine was faulty when it was checked. The Sun
The explosion may have been caused by a faulty electrical connection.
It is understood the faulty software manages the recovery of energy, which can be used to recharge car batteries. The Sun
Changing to a high quality diet Most diseases that afflict people nowadays are caused by faulty nutrition. Successful Fasting -the easy way to cleanse your body of its poisons
The researcher may actually expect that the null hypothesis is faulty and should be rejected in favor of the alternative H1.
Companies try to protect their margins by selling additional services which consumers do not necessarily need, such as selling an insurance policy to cover the cost of repairing a faulty item.
Whereas the title squad's unselfish play some times led to passing to a fault, the current crew lean toward faulty passing. CELTICS GREEN ...a boston celtics blog.
All these diseases that are caused by faulty mitochondria, with all sorts of symptoms... that tells you something about what mitochondria are involved in. Times, Sunday Times
You had proof that the machine was faulty when it was checked. The Sun
Based on the above picture, could it be possible that espial is a faulty transcription for what is to be read estial with the letter tau instead of pi? Archive 2009-05-01
Would you take a risk with your family getting into a faulty car? Times, Sunday Times
Expensive furniture and fittings have been ruined in the flood, but their problems will not be solved with a mop and bucket - because no-one is accepting responsibility for the faulty sewage pipe.
Try not to join them in their own system of faulty logic! Families and Friends - how to help your child form happy relationships.
Staff had complained about faulty equipment. The Sun
The researcher may actually expect that the null hypothesis is faulty and should be rejected in favor of the alternative H1.
It would be a brave man who would predict that such a process will always remain clumsy, slow, and faulty in detail. As We May Think
The faulty temperature settings over the winter seem to be a direct result of that.
Perhaps anger had clouded his vision, perhaps his judgment had been faulty.
The most common grumble was with faulty goods. Times, Sunday Times
This faulty connection is the source of the engine trouble.
It is suing to block the use of the punchcard ballots, claiming the system is faulty and disenfranchises minority voters.
This means either something is faulty or the meter is reading incorrectly. Times, Sunday Times
The investigators first discovered trehalose during experiments on a faulty protein involved in HD.
The captain added, in mitigation, that the engines may have been faulty.
Imputed the rocket failure to a faulty gasket; kindly imputed my clumsiness to inexperience.
Is the vendor always held responsible if goods are faulty?
Besides having faulty laws and courts, governments block debt workouts by forgiving debts of companies deemed too big or prestigious to fail.
Yet we now hardly bat an eyelid when such faulty reasoning is used. Times, Sunday Times
We live in a throwaway culture where it is cheaper to replace most faulty household goods than to repair them. Times, Sunday Times
A PREGNANT woman whose car rolled backwards off a harbour wall blamed it on a faulty electronic handbrake. The Sun
When biased and muddle-headed people disagree with you chances are their arguments are based on faulty thinking and misinformation.
The map can determine whether the embryo has inherited chunks of chromosome that contain any faulty gene. Times, Sunday Times
Some retailers will try to persuade you that you must return faulty goods to the manufacturer. Times, Sunday Times
OH: Lucas County to reprint, remail 6,500 faulty absentee ballots LINK 'Daily Voting News' For February 15, 2008
The agency workers will look for defects such as sub-standard tyres, faulty lights and exhausts.
For the most part, faulty work is considered an uninsurable business risk that contractors must retain.
One in five had lived in a home with faulty wiring. Times, Sunday Times
It turned out to be caused by a faulty washing machine in the rented flat upstairs. The Sun
Ethyl acetate, hydrogen sulphide, mercaptans, excess sulphur dioxide, and the smellable compounds generated by some bacteria all can be reasons for judging a wine faulty.
The CD player was faulty so we sent it back to the manufacturers.
Around 13,000 people a year in the UK face an operation to mend faulty heart valves. The Sun
Manufacturers must contact owners of faulty cars. Times, Sunday Times
Depending on the model, the complaints range from faulty key fobs and leaky sunroofs to balky electronics that leave drivers and their passengers stranded.
Faulty circulation is thought to be the root cause of the disorder.
European experts yesterday reassured women there was no proof of increased danger from the faulty implants. The Sun
The logic behind this statement is faulty.
Reliability is very important in the chemical process industries (CPI). a faulty piece of equipment, process upset or leak can cause costly downtime.
When a faulty heart valve can be used instead of metal and plastic ones. The Sun
Because of a faulty rail, he fell into a vat of boiling liquid and died three weeks later from his burns.
Tata initially denied that the car was faulty but recently offered buyers an optional upgrade to the exhaust and electrical systems. Times, Sunday Times
This means either something is faulty or the meter is reading incorrectly. Times, Sunday Times
West Yorkshire police officers had given chase after a Nissan Terrano they thought was towing a faulty trailer failed to pull over when they indicated to the driver.
The finding raises hopes that the new cells can be fashioned into transplantable material for patients whose own cells and tissues have become faulty.
A heart thus divided will be found faulty, and be rejected as treacherous in covenanting with God. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)
It leaves behind the woman's faulty mitochondria, which can lead to serious illnesses including multiple organ failure. The Sun
This faulty connection is the source of the engine trouble.
There's a faulty connection in the fuse-box.
I agree with you, replied the stranger; we are unfashioned creatures, but half made up, if one wiser, better, dearer than ourselves -- such a friend ought to be -- do not lend his aid to perfectionate our weak and faulty natures. Frankenstein
The Lord commanded us not to do harm, lest sin attach to us; wherefore it befitteth us to take compt of whatso is right to do, for that the Almighty biddeth us naught but good in all cases and forbiddeth us only from evil; but what we do, we do of our own design, be it fair or faulty. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
They received criticism for continuing to supply the faulty goods.
Solid gates are more likely to catch the wind, and a faulty latch will cause the gate to bang about, causing you and your neighbours sleepless nights.
By identifying the faulty cameras, we lay ourselves open to the accusation of encouraging criminality.
Shops are obliged to offer a refund or replacement for faulty goods. Times, Sunday Times
It's thought that most people with food intolerance have faulty body mechanisms, which are then triggered by environmental factors. Alternative Health Care for Women
Again, this kind of statement is born out of faulty semantics.
Most of the broken and faulty lights in the village have now been put right.
Then two of the lamps that move round to throw the prettiest patterns on the walls and ceiling turned out to be faulty.
The map can determine whether the embryo has inherited chunks of chromosome that contain any faulty gene. Times, Sunday Times
Many rhododendrons have been killed by overwatering in sites where drainage was faulty.
These claims are mostly bad math, faulty logic and deception.
The operators who squeeze the last ngwee from the commuters to ride on their faulty buses, driven by careless drivers are simply getting away with murder.
But many T cells are “born” faulty when they are first produced in the bone marrow; they mistakenly react to the body itself, rather than to outside pathogens: they are “autoreactive.” The Autoimmune Epidemic
Doors may have faulty knobs or need to be rehung.
When a faulty heart valve can be used instead of metal and plastic ones. The Sun
Cars with faulty speedometers and horns that don't work will fail the national car test under strict guidelines introduced this year.
So, Mr millionaire Broon's a bodger - and so mean and hopelessly impractical that he gives children dangerously faulty electrical toys to play with. Gordon Gives Himself a Shock

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