Sentences with phrase «lack of competence in»

Rather, these disparities indicate a dialectal difference between Aboriginal English and Standard English, as well as a common unfamiliarity with and lack of competence in handling precise quantification amongst Aboriginal people.28

The apparent lack of competence in sexual assault law, though, is perhaps superseded by his desire to speak over counsel, whom were more clearly the experts.

Many lawyers understand that a lack of competence in technology puts them at a competitive disadvantage.

Warm emotional support of each other will help to offset the frustrations which result from lack of competence in these roles and skills.

Management has demonstrated a clear lack of competence in every facet of managing MEG.

Not exact matches

Three constant features characterize publishers: a deep sense of entitlement («We are the news, you owe this and that to us»), a lack of technical competence (they expect FB to come up with ready - to - use products), and, in Europe, a propensity to call on Daddy (the government) and Mommy (Brussels) when things go awry.»

«People don't fail in jobs for lack of technical competence,» he says.

The judiciary lacks competence both in the sense of its authority to assume such an elevated role and in its qualification for and ability to carry out such a mission.

It is beyond my competence to lecture Rivers about the validity or lack thereof of black rage; but surely there is a place for more than just «love» in successful political action?

Moral reflection requires a certain level of competence and capacity to see the subtleties at work in a given situation (a competence, the survey tells us, our young people seem to lack).

The child might have a hard time in social situations because of a lack of developed social competence.

In our work caregiver responsiveness is related to intelligence, empathy, lack of aggression or depression, self - regulation, social competence.

Primarily, the leaders who excluded the group expressed a lack of competence on a professional level in managing groups and using the right teaching methods to process the knowledge content.

They expressed a lack of competence on a professional level in managing groups, identifying parents» needs, individualizing the content to suit everyone and using the right teaching methods to help the parents process the knowledge content.

Joseph Bipoba Naabu, NDC Member of Parliament for Yunyoo, has said former President John Dramani Mahama lacked competence when he was president of Ghana, which contributed to the defeat of the NDC in last year's elections.

Columnist Deroy Murdoch wrote in National Review that Pataki was «a politician of breathtaking mediocrity» whose «lack of competence, charisma, and character composes a sickening trifecta.»

Speaking further on the likely impact of the just concluded expanded retreat of the National Economic Council, NEC in Abuja, Governor Fayose stated that the present economic situations in the country indicated that president Buhari lacked technical competence to solve the problem of the country.

Although he insists that he lacks any professional competence to address the issues he raises in the book, he maintains that force of circumstance has compelled him to write.

«They admit themselves they lack confidence and in some cases competence in teaching maths and science, so those are two areas where I think we can certainly do a degree of specialisation.»

The initiative is premised, in part, on the conviction that Minnesota teachers» lack of «cultural competence» contributes to the poor academic performance of the state's minority students.

About 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. lacks the math competence expected of a middle - schooler, meaning they have trouble with those ordinary tasks and aren't qualified for many of today's jobs.

Because they do not reflect the American ethnolinguistic communities, and are not led by them, the strict interpretation of what are understood to be separate dual - language competences only adds to the self - doubt of bilingual children and lack of confidence in their bilingualism.

The Volkswagen Tiguan has so far failed to triumph in any of our recent medium SUV comparisons but not for a lack of competence.

In either case, a lack of confidence can stymie projects just as quickly as a lack of competence.

It is hard to imagine a bigger or more embarrassing error in a field that puts the existence and dominance of AGW as its basic credo and speaks directly to their competence (or lack of).

Not because of bias or lack of zeal, which is a problem in any internal investigation, but because of competence.

Within 48 hours he is writing (# 309): «It is the editor and peer reviewers of a suitable journal who will be far more able to pick up any errors in your assumptions or calculations than I.» That is, he feels able to make unwarranted and unjustified criticisms at one stage, but when challenged pleads a lack of competence to have made such criticisms in the first place.

Finally, in terms of transformation in the business of law, Wardle refers to the ongoing impact of globalization and new technology that can be expected to spur new business practices that will not have been included in pre-licensing experiential training, with the result that licensing candidates will lack a key dimension of entry - level competence to practise law.

During the annulment proceedings Germany argued that the EU lacked competence in the matter and acted in violation of the principle of conferral, the obligation to state reasons, the principle of sincere cooperation, together with the principle of effective judicial protection.

It may raise more questions than it answers, however, as courts may demand more than mere complaints (especially if they pertain only to competence issues), and any voluntary participation by an applicant in course - work, to show a lack of good character.

Lastly, Petter Asp argues in his essay that in spite of the improved legal framework provided by the Lisbon Treaty in relation to EU competences in criminal law, the EU still lacks a criminal law policy.

I wonder if most lawyers recognize that a lack competence for a technological task required in the representation of a client places them in a position where the retainer should be refused or a competent lawyer retained or such technological competence should be gained without undue delay, risk or expense to the client.

Thirdly, and for the sake of argument: even if the ECtHR pronounced itself — by mistake — on an EU law issue among other issues not related to EU law, its opinion — which, by definition, is not binding — would be even less binding in respect of the EU law issue involved, for lack of competence.

Arguably, it seems, if an attorney in Washington lacks technology competence with regard to handling a particular matter, the duty of competence could be satisfied by enlisting the assistance of an LLLT who does have the competence.

In a recent decision, the Court of Appeal has concluded that if a young person lacks Gillick competence, it is possible that consent for a deprivation of liberty would fall within the scope of parental responsibility.

The Court of Justice shall have jurisdiction to review the legality of framework decisions and decisions in actions brought by a Member State or the Commission on grounds of lack of competence, infringement of an essential procedural requirement, infringement of this Treaty or of any rule of law relating to its application, or misuse of powers.

It shall for this purpose have jurisdiction in actions brought by a Member State, the Council or the Commission on grounds of lack of competence, infringement of an essential procedural requirement, infringement of this Treaty or of any rule of law relating to its application, or misuse of powers.

But in contrast to a proportionality test, a foreseeability approach falls more squarely within the core competence of tribunals and allows them to focus on the contracting states» intent rather than more policy - oriented questions that they lack the legitimacy to decide.

«due to the lack of security features provided in most public wireless access locations, Attorney risks violating his duties of confidentiality and competence in using the wireless connection... to work on Client ‟ s matter unless he takes appropriate precautions, such as using a combination of file encryption, encryption of wireless transmissions and a personal firewall.»

It happens to amount to a criticism of what you've described as «overzealousness» in a sexual assault case but in this instance from the participants in the critical narrative (here the Crown and the trial judge); coupled to an instance of lack of competence, or a perhaps lack of appropriate zealousness, or maybe just diffidence, on the part of defence counsel in complying with defence counsel's obligations under the defence narrative.

«In my opinion, they are trying to take a swing at something with which they have a lack of competence.»

Two years later, having narrowly missed out on passing his assessment of professional competence (APC) due to a lack of experience in a key competency, he moved to a Big 4 professional services firm where he managed property assets in insolvency cases and passed his APC.

The Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives (CATSINaM) and other experts in the field of cultural safety have welcomed the new standards as long overdue, but there are concerns about a lack of clarity in the terminology used, as they use the language of «cultural awareness» and «cultural competence» rather than «cultural safety», although this latter concept is the focus of supporting documents.

The process of non-voluntary immigration, transitioning and acculturating to a new country may have a negative impact on the mental health of immigrants.1 — 3 Postmigration factors (eg, stress, lack of social capital, social isolation and loss of social network) as well as acculturation problems and experiences of discrimination in the host country affect the mental health of the parents and the children.4 5 Moreover, immigrant parents face challenges concerning their role and responsibilities as parents while adjusting to the host country, all of which tend to create stress in parenting.1 3 6 The mental health problems of parents have been reported to be a risk factor for children's behavioural problems and may negatively affect the parent — child attachment and their relationship.7 8 Studies have also shown that parents with mental health problems have a low perceived sense of competence in parenting and may lack the ability to employ positive parenting practises.9 10

«Authoritarian» parenting, characterized by high control and low warmth, is associated with a lack of social competence and self - esteem, aggressiveness, and poor academic achievement; «permissive» parenting, characterized by high warmth and low control, is associated with impulsive, aggressive behavior, and substance use problems; and «disengaged» (sometimes called «neglectful») parenting, in which both warmth and control are low, is associated with impulsivity, behavioral and emotional problems, school dropout, substance use, and delinquency.10, 11

Acknowledging the lack of progress in cultural competence development in dental services, A team of dental therapists, dentists and social scientists from the Universities of Sydney and Western Australia conducted a systematic review of Indigenous cultural competence in dentistry and oral health higher education.

There are a number of factors that account for why children in divorcing families may have difficulties — loss of contact with a supportive parent, fewer economic resources that lead to multiple changes, more stress, poor parental adjustment, lack of parental competence and conflict between parents.

Although the research on resilience in foster children specifically is sorely lacking, studies of maltreated children suggest that maltreated children who exhibit resilience have high cognitive competence, self - esteem, and ego control (including flexibility, planfulness, persistence, and reflection).30 Thus, foster children, who have an increased likelihood of experiencing multiple risk factors such as poverty, maltreatment, and separation from family of origin, may have more positive outcomes if they are fortunate enough to also experience protective factors.

Radoll agreed more needed to be done to ensure staff were trained to handle the racism or lack of cultural competence that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students experienced in classrooms and on campuses, and that growing casualisation of university staff was making that harder.

In our work caregiver responsiveness is related to intelligence, empathy, lack of aggression or depression, self - regulation, social competence.