According to the 2011 Edelman Trust Barometer, global trust in those institutions is woefully low, at just 56% for the former and a paltry 52% for the latter.

The house was woefully low on staples.

But the estimate turned out to be woefully low as engineering studies revealed structural problems at many sites, Mr. Kiepper said.

Mr. Lisa said that "most people knew that the State Health Commissioner's numbers were woefully low."

That number of troops has proven woefully low as the bombing campaign began last week.

But Sir Richard, speaking to reporters today, said that the British support for the arts in general was woefully low.

The New York Times hails the move as "a long-overdue effort to deal with the realities of an overcrowded market, massive bad loans and woefully low profit margins."

School food standards in this country are woefully low.

The question of how much oil is pouring into the gulf has been a nagging one for weeks, especially since early estimates from BP and the government proved woefully low.

The two Americans, who had not played together since winning that 12-and-under title in August 1989, were high on enthusiasm but woefully low on precision.