Early attempts to improve quality of life were ineffective as laws were poorly enforced.

When the United Nations placed an embargo on the diamonds (even though it was poorly enforced), the rebels lost ground.

Some analysts said these screening procedures would tighten Taiwan's control over technology, since it had poorly enforced the old rules anyway.

Domestic violence laws are nonexistent or poorly enforced.

Japan's laws on disclosure of financial information for public companies are weak and poorly enforced.

The city is sprawling in nature as building codes and zoning regulations are poorly enforced.

These latter measures raised strong opposition and apparently were poorly enforced.

The codes of conduct are inadequate and poorly enforced.

Federal standards are lax and poorly enforced, so security companies provide the bare minimum - and sometimes less.

It is poorly enforced because of the animals' uses in traditional medicine.