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• The circumstances have been far from ideal, but Auburn’s staff has made the most of the hand it was dealt on Halloween.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 23 Nov. 2022
• Still, a three-game losing streak on the eve of the playoffs is a far from ideal outcome for coach Sandy Brondello’s team.
  — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 19 Sep. 2021
• Yet the conditions for many controllers are far from ideal.
  — Sydney Ember, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023
• That would be far from ideal for a team well-aware of the Warriors’ capabilities.
  — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 May 2023
• That would be far from ideal for a team well-aware of the Warriors’ capabilities.
  — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 May 2023
• The conditions were far from ideal, as a drizzle hovered over the city all afternoon; the rain picked up before the game and in the second half.
  — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2022
• We are told to love our jobs, but the lie-flat movement and r/antiwork show that, for many, wage labor under a boss is far from ideal.
  — Will Bedingfield, Wired, 13 Jan. 2022
• Roughly 11 megabits of bandwidth is usable but far from ideal.
  — PCMAG, 22 Jan. 2024
• Take it from a man with seven Super Bowl rings…and yet another ending that was far from ideal.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2023
• Despite the clear momentum shift at the end of the game’s first 20 minutes, the middle period was far from ideal for the Americans.
  — NBC News, 16 Feb. 2022
• The truth is that many people accidentally misuse this mic (you’re supposed to talk into the side of it, not the top) and use it in spaces that are far from ideal.
  — Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 23 Jan. 2023
• And the talent revolution (aka the great resignation) is perhaps the best evidence things are far from ideal in the world of work.
  — Tracy Brower, Forbes, 24 July 2022
• Wentz’s first training camp in Indianapolis has been far from ideal.
  — Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Sep. 2021
• The conditions were far from ideal, but for decades this settlement was home and its residents more than endured.
  — The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Aug. 2022
• While New Zealand’s venues and bands don’t have to rely on the largesse of obscure beverage brands, their situation is far from ideal.
  — Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2020
• While these changing conditions are far from ideal, there is a small silver lining for consumers.
  — Paul Caputo, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
• On the one hand, the standalone crypto wallet aspires to be that bridge to the blockchain, just as the browser was to the web, but most wallet user experiences are far from ideal for mainstream consumers.
  — William Mougayar, Fortune Crypto, 28 May 2023
• On the one hand, the standalone crypto wallet aspires to be that bridge to the blockchain, just as the browser was to the web, but most wallet user experiences are far from ideal for mainstream consumers.
  — William Mougayar, Fortune Crypto, 28 May 2023
• Working at a video game company might seem like the perfect job, but Bloomberg News reporter Jason Schreier says the reality is far from ideal.
  — Geek's Guide To The Galaxy, WIRED, 14 May 2021
• Mike Budenholzer is keeping Grayson Allen in the starting lineup, even though his performance has been far from ideal through six games.
  — Katie McInerney, BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2022
• Observers believe that while the choices are far from ideal, a Petro presidency will be problematic for the U.S.
  — Fox News, 18 June 2022
• The conditions were far from ideal for giving or getting a Joey Votto autograph.
  — Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 16 Mar. 2023
• The arena was never intended to be a permanent solution and is far from ideal for homeless clients.
  — Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Apr. 2023
• The arena was never intended to be a permanent solution and is far from ideal for homeless clients.
  — Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Apr. 2023
• Santos' injuries were undetermined and unconfirmed after the match, but his start in Orange and Blue was far from ideal.
  — Sara Tidwell, The Enquirer, 14 July 2022
• This hardly seemed like a giant leap, given that my relationships with men were usually far from ideal.
  — New York Times, 29 Sep. 2021
• Yet, for work that requires a high level of focus for long periods of time, an open office environment — with all its distractions and noise — is far from ideal.
  — Anthony Smith, Forbes, 4 June 2021
• Ackman, whose fortune is now estimated at $2.4 billion by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, said the timing was far from ideal.
  — Pierre Paulden, Fortune, 13 Dec. 2023
• The timing of the controversial decision to effectively put TweetDeck behind a paywall is far from ideal.
  — Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 4 July 2023
• Last year’s coaching setup was far from ideal, particularly for an offense trying to find its identity and groom a young quarterback.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2023

Last Updated: 22 Aug 2024