Peoria has had a long and somewhat spotty history of professional baseball.

Indian Point 2 has had a spotty history in recent years.

He does not deny that he has had a spotty history with the law.

Violent deaths have soared since the American invasion, but the rise is in part a matter of spotty statistical history.

Ms. Edwards herself had a spotty history in the program, sometimes missing weeks of work.

Russia has a spotty history with paying its debts.

The earliest work dates from the 18th century, by which time the color itself had had a long and spotty Western history.

To those who remember the spotty history of home electronics, it seems a needless price to pay for progress.

Talk about tracking is almost pathological in Hollywood these days, despite its spotty history.

Critics rate the university administration's history as spotty on the issue.