In spite of such admirable efforts, however, Woodbury was clearly an obsolete ship, and in barely serviceable condition due to rotting timbers and worn out boilers.

As for Kristofferson, his voice is barely serviceable, but he is a valuable presence in this quartet of songwriters, not least because the songs he brought to Nashville in the Sixties reconnected country with the street.

A barely serviceable television movie, "Locusts" visits Dr. Maddy Rierdon (Ms. Lawless) at the height of her career as undersecretary of agriculture.

While he would prefer to add another squad, he has no way at all to supply their gear, and many of the saddles his trainees use are barely serviceable.

Miss Fitzgerald's barely serviceable lyrics nearly suffocate under their moon-June-spoon cliches.

It sounded like something Morqla might read in the pages of poorly written fiction, barely serviceable as a children's story; most definitely not something to which Chancellor Sturka would pay any mind, let alone commit time and resources.

Roland sewed a wide and barely serviceable stitch.

The barely serviceable one might be used for roots just dug from the ground, but once the roots were cleaned or dried, a more beautiful basket might be preferred to store them.

He could see an old An-225 Mriya at the end of the barely serviceable runway.

English-language readers have either to resign themselves to the old, barely serviceable translations, or submit to the new, barely serviceable translations by Andrew Hurley, Professor of English at the University of Puerto Rico.