Sentences with phrase «general lack of leadership»

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What's different now is that the ennui, the flatness, the lack of passion which has afflicted Miliband's leadership is becoming replaced with a quickening of the pulse as the general election approaches.

Murray, who worked as a lawyer in the state attorney general's office before winning her first elected office, had said her leadership of a 759,000 - resident town — where she has been supervisor since 2003 — trumped a lack of criminal law experience.

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But democratic systems also have the downside of high cost of periodic elections, the influence of special interests on elected leaders and the general lack of a sharp national focus, in some cases, because of the frequent changing of leadership and change of national development plans anytime such changes happen, and also the generally slow nature of the decision - making process.

A PLP that currently lacks a leadership role and has been undermined and weakened by political and cultural changes, public disapproval of politicians in general, and the control freakery and internecine battles of the New Labour years.

In 2012 Governor Malloy proposed and the Connecticut General Assembly approved a revision to that statute so that Paul Vallas could become superintendent of schools in Bridgeport, despite his lack of certification, as long as he completes his probationary period as acting superintendent and completed a school leadership program, approved by the State Board of Education, at a Connecticut institution of high education.

General Assembly leadership has focused on replicating a number of education initiatives from other states, most lacking any research - based evidence of delivering successful results to students.