unsustained

unsustained

(ˌʌnsəˈsteɪnd)
adj
not sustained or maintained; not continued or kept up
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On the one hand, there were ladies no less important than the two Miss Gunns, the wine merchant's daughters from Lytherly, dressed in the height of fashion, with the tightest skirts and the shortest waists, and gazed at by Miss Ladbrook (of the Old Pastures) with a shyness not unsustained by inward criticism.
But as I am persuaded that no one can long persevere in the attempt to win love unsustained by some hope, I am willing to attribute to myself the blame of thy assurance, for no doubt some thoughtlessness of mine has all this time fostered thy hopes; and therefore will I punish myself and inflict upon myself the penalty thy guilt deserves.
The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I will respect myself.
Some did, but ningas-cogon din (a trait characterized by unsustained enthusiasm),'' he added.
Relation of ejection fraction and inducible ventricular tachycardia to mode of death in patients with coronary artery disease: an analysis of patients enrolled in the multicenter unsustained tachycardia trial.
Speaking at the closing ceremony of a four-day workshop for federal controllers (Housing) in Ilorin, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola SAN, said that the major problem with infrastructure generally is irregular and unsustained funding.
Now, since inspiration is the conceiving and cultivating of a vast amount of enormous energy that throws individuals into raptures and leaves them wiser than before in a matter of half a minute, I shall not call inspiration an exact emotion, but an instantaneous celebration of an unsustained 'feeling' that is far beyond the best human emotion.
Within 1 hour of receiving lorazepam, he is walking in the hall, speaking to staff, and eating.Therefore, lorazepam, 2 mg IM, 3 times a day, is continued, but the response is unsustained. Ultimately, ECT is initiated.
conclude that nearly 25 percent of FHA first-time buyers had unsustained
The Fire has been losing for nine, with two brief, unsustained exceptions.
Although the Alaska mineral industry is in better health in 2018 than it has been in the last five years, the spirited recovery that was in progress in the first quarter of the year turned into a dead-cat bounce, a minor unsustained recovery after a long down trend extending back to 2012.