dilapidations in a sentence

Examples

1. In 1883 the Diocese of Salisbury appointed Ponting Surveyor of Ecclesiastical Dilapidations for the Archdeaconry of Wiltshire.
2. When the fl�che fell into a state of dilapidation in 1956, a new steeple was erected.
3. The general dilapidation of the military was a symptom of the confused administration of the coastal provinces.
4. The roof was in a terrible state of dilapidation, with rain coming through to the rooms below.
5. By 1980 it had fallen into dilapidation and an extensive 20-year restoration programme was carried out.
6. During the period of a half-century vacancy, the palace fell into a state of dilapidation.
7. Today it is in a state of disrepair and dilapidation that is having a formative effect on the youth,
8. And then, after a period of dilapidation and World War II, the castle became a national monument.
9. In 1933, the buildings of the Chrysostom Monastery were dismantled by the Soviets under pretext of their dilapidation.
10. The inns skidded toward dilapidation in the'70s and'80s, mirroring the course of Palm Springs itself.