Sentences with phrase «for utter lack»

Government Accountability Office (GAO) Reports issued in 2013 and 2007 and a Washington Post investigation have all strongly criticized the DC voucher program for its utter lack of accountability.

As a result, as educators, «we have a somewhat quiet crisis of content,» Perkins writes, «quiet not for utter lack of voices but because other concerns in education tend to muffle them.»

The «N.Y. Times» Vincent Canby, a usually generous critic, slammed the film for its utter lack of realism, noting that in this Georgia farm, the corn remains harvest - ripe year - round and seems to pick itself.

The seven minutes of injury time were notable for their utter lack of anything remotely resembling real quality as the match petered out leaving Stuttgart facing another week closer to the inevitability of relegation though the visitors also suffered the ignominy of a red card for Schulz after picking up his second caution after a foul on Tim Leibold.

Perhaps a chemical imbalance is responsible for your utter lack of common sense.

Not exact matches

Because this scenario showcases a slew of problems that are endemic to our modern healthcare system — from the utter lack of bacterial control in clinical settings and the associated infections that result... to a process that shuttles vulnerable patients in and out of emergency rooms for piecemeal diagnosis and treatment... to overcrowded, overburdened hospitals that still mindlessly cling to patient - management processes that haven't worked for decades.

Therefor, you have not shown that there is, as you put it, a «complete and utter lack of support» for Christian beliefs.

The unreasonableness of those beliefs rests on the complete and utter lack of support for them, but that doesn't mean that you can't hold them.

Such utter lack of charity for those with whom he disagrees — especially Ratzinger — can not build up the church he professes to love.

The complete and utter lack of evidence for a creator strongly suggest there was none.

The fact that they cling to it despite a complete and utter lack of rational support for it shows that they are at the very least dishonest with themselves.

More important however, is the utter lack of basis for your claim.

Actually, the complete and utter lack of evidence anywhere in the universe for the existence of any deity is itself very strong evidence that there is none.

At several points he touches upon the paradoxes of modern urbanism and the tragic ironies of our cultural attitude toward cities: although we now have more individual freedom, technical ability, and, arguably, social equity, we do not live in places as hospitable to human beings as were our cities of the past; we are pragmatists who build shoddily; our current obsession with historic preservation is the flip side of our utter lack of confidence in our ability to build well; while cultures with shared ascetic ideals and transcendent orientation built great cities and produced great landscapes, modern culture's expressive ideals, dogmatic public secularism, and privatized religiosity produce for us, even with our vast wealth, only private luxury, a spoiled countryside, and a public realm that is both venal and incoherent; above all, we simultaneously idolize nature and ruin it.

But the complete and utter lack of any evidence for the existence of these gods makes believing in them kind of silly.

Hospitality and all sorts of possibilities of sustenance prevented the housing question from ever growing serious (for it is lacking also in Jesus» sayings about worry); the problem of wearing apparel is not serious, and, in case of utter need, food can be gathered in the fields (Mark 2:23).

In utter desperation for lack of a plantain, I used a sweet potato!

The slalom racer from Ghana, the luger from India: They do not care for your mocking tone (though they will tolerate, grudgingly, your utter lack of faith in their medal chances)

Although I've found it very cathartic to speak, vent and end occasionally rant about all things Arsenal, we need to act carefully and intelligently right now or we're going to get played by this club even worse than at present... the pro-Wengerites and the suits, who represent a considerable proportion of the season ticket holders, don't want to believe that there is no plan and that Wenger has mailed it in for several years now or that things are going to get much worse before they get better... why would they... many have spent a considerable sum buying some of the highest priced tickets in the World... they want to have a front row seat to see something special and to be seen doing so, which simply provides ample justification for the expense and the time invested... to many of them, Wenger is the sun in their soccer universe... his awkward disposition, misplaced arrogance and his utter lack of balls makes him a rather unusual cult figure, but the cerebral narrative seemed to embolden those who already felt pretty highly of themselves... many might not even of really liked football that much before his arrival and rarely games they weren't attending... as such, they desperately believe that Wenger, and only Wenger, can supply them with their required fix... if he goes, they were wrong and that's a tough pill to swallow... they would have to admit that they were duped... they will definitely resent whoever made them feel this way, but of course it will be too late by then... so when we go overboard with ridiculous comments bordering of anarchy, it scares the shit out of them and they shift their blame towards us rather than at those who really perpetrated this act of treason... we aren't the enemy... we simply woke much earlier and the reason our comments have gotten more vile in recent years is out of utter frustration... in order for any real change to occur at this club we need to bring as many supporters as possible with us or the big money interests will fade and our ultimate objective will be lost... so it's time to focus on the head instead of the heart for now

We blame valgreen but you can't give what you lack the man was lost, he was probably thinking (dembele could get bullied, paulinho is poor under pressure, titi could get mad) he was just LOST he can't explain but just think if RM was in this situation the coach can't be lost he watched the most tactically sound players get destroyed and was left with utter shit on the bench, we need an overhaul our core values must be restored and stop being sold, (yes mes que un club is being sold la masia is being sold as well ie these things are for profit only) we must stay strong and hope for the best life goes on

It is sheer irrationality for anyone to just utter statements like» I am tired of always finishing fourth ----» Such irresponsible statements can only be supported by people who lack objectivity and logic.

Thanks to Danny and Kris for adding to my complete and utter lack of knowledge about tonight's opponents.

EVery one our players would get into premier side, today they were pathetic, Wenger can not be blamed for on field performance these players must take the blame for a game of utter lack of effort or skill.Bellerin had the worst game wearing a Arsenal shirt.

I am constantly trying to highlight the lack of education, lack of training, hideous outcomes and the utter contempt for any concept of accountability on the part of homebirth midwives.

I could have written this, all of it — the ex-husband, the rainbows - and - unicorns pregnancy journal, the complete and utter lack of a mommy blog — and I'm so grateful to you for posting it.

... Delight in smooth - sounding platitudes, refusal to face unpleasant facts, desire for popularity and electoral success irrespective of the vital interests of the State, genuine love of peace and pathetic belief that love can be its sole foundation, obvious lack of intellectual vigour in both leaders of the British Coalition Government, marked ignorance of Europe and aversion from its problems in Mr. Baldwin, the strong and violent pacifism which at this time dominated the Labour - Socialist Party, the utter devotion of the Liberals to sentiment apart from reality, the failure and worse than failure of Mr. Lloyd George, the erstwhile great war - time leader, to address himself to the continuity of his work, the whole supported by overwhelming majorities in both Houses of Parliament: all these constituted a picture of British fatuity and fecklessness which, though devoid of guile, was not devoid of guilt, and, though free from wickedness or evil design, played a definite part in the unleashing upon the world of horrors and miseries which, even so far as they have unfolded, are already beyond comparison in human experience.

The Senate has a threadbare majority and an utter lack of consensus brought about by the voters of this state deciding to vote for who they wanted where without regard to party or who needs enough votes to pass bills.

D isgraced former NYPD Commissioner Bernie Kerik lacks credibility and «has shown an utter lack of contrition» for crimes including lying to White House officials vetting him for the job of Homeland Security chief, federal prosecutors charged Monday.

The emails also displayed the Clinton staff's utter lack of respect for the mayor, who they described amongst themselves as «insufferable» and «a terrorist.»

«While working for an international NGO and operating the only Ebola treatment facility in Monrovia in July 2014, the lack of response by the international community left us in utter despair, as we lacked the capacity to contain a devastating epidemic that was increasingly out of control.

Synopsis: Evelyn Ryan (Julianne Moore) suffers in her marriage to Kelly (Woody Harrelson), a slovenly alcoholic whose only consistent quality is his utter lack of respect for her.

And I could see putting it in the bottom tier for its willful obscurity and utter lack of interest in the usual aesthetic and emotional compensations of cinema.

Light as a feather for most of its two hours, this Dazed and Confused throwback about a college freshman baseball player adjusting to his first time away from home revels in its utter lack of stakes.

We've heard good things about Germany's «The Lives of Others» and Denmark's «After the Wedding,» but the utter lack of exposure for both of these films seems to indicate that a nominee is about all they should be expecting come awards night.

I loved this movie for its complete and utter lack of pretense.

While the battle scenes can only be viewed as impressive from a visual standpoint, where the film finally shows its fatal flaw is in the utter lack of emotional grip, as characters live, love and die, and yet no tears are shed among a viewing audience despite following these hearty heroes for over eight total hours of film time.

Anaya, actually, twice gets to be a metaphor for the script's utter lack of integrity.

In the book he detailed the deplorable conditions of the school and the utter lack of support for student learning, and I realized that some of the inmates with whom I was working likely would have been in that school at that very same time.

Despite all the problems that have recently cropped up in the last year concerning the utter lack of accountability for private schools and for - profit managed charters receiving public taxpayer dollars, Speaker Corcoran seems intent on giving more and more money away to those who will line their own pockets rather than educate our children.

FMCSA's imminent hazard out - of - service order to Industrial Transit states that the company's ``... complete and utter lack of compliance with operation of (federal safety regulations)... substantially increases the likelihood of serious injury or death for its drivers and the motoring public... this risk is heightened further when Industrial Transit transports [hazardous materials].»

Experimental writing doesn't mean an utter lack of respect for grammar, the English language, and established literary theory.

Possibly the worst flaw was the utter lack of redemption, the void of any quality that makes up for the suffering.

Alas, this brings me back to my earlier criticisms of Sony's dev team and their utter incompetence, or at best, lack of giving a damn for supporting older devices.

The company's move shows the snobbery of the literary elite and its utter lack of concern for the plight of millions of Americans.

But the failure in that adoption was not this group's lack of investigation, nor was it not our lack of commitment; it was simply the fact that the guy is a total scam artist and crook, it was the pure and utter deception, it was his obviously unethical and illegal practices, it is flipping dogs for profit and doing whatever he has to in order to adopt out a dog as fast as possible to make a profit.

At $ 7 for the download, however, the game's utter simplicity and lack of any standout quality would likely leave you disappointed with the purchase.

1st party AAA titles just aren't being made for it and Sony's lack of any true identity (and lack of marketing) for it has been an utter disappointment.

I've made no secret of both my complete lack of ability in playing fighting games, and my utter, unabashed love for watching the genre played by its top stars.

-- Alpha Protocol: Steven Heck is your sidekick for only a brief period of time, but he makes the most of it with his oddness and his utter lack of sanity.

Good in spite of the things that made me grit my teeth, in spite of the rotten pretentiousness that came through and the utter lack of feeling for the language» (January 6, 1941).