Finally, he said the passages making it illegal to erect lights that bother neighbors were too broad and poorly crafted.

That proportion is typical for the final month, often marked by an avalanche of hastily completed and poorly crafted decisions known derisively as "June opinions."

Even a study Mr. Herbert cites shows how poorly crafted minimum-wage increases are in assisting the poor.

Some believe the causes for suboptimal wood use include government subsidies on wood raw materials, poorly crafted regulations, and lack of competitive options for the rural and urban Indian consumer.

Their clothes were ragged, their breeches poorly crafted from buckskin.

Mr. Courter said he supported the ban in principle, but opposed the bill as "poorly crafted."

For those who recall the time a half century ago when "made in Japan" meant cheap items, poorly crafted, the displays here may be a revelation.

"A poorly crafted permission-based e-mail program could have large opt-out rates," referring to the number of recipients who ask to be removed from e-mail mailing lists.

"Second, you can't hear my thoughts because I have shields, and I can hear yours because even after six months of study your shields are rudimentary and poorly crafted."

"I would rather have something that was well designed but poorly crafted," he said, eating his sandwich, "than something that was beautifully crafted into a bad design."