Sentences with phrase «lack of preparedness»

For countries at all levels of development, these impacts are consistent with a significant lack of preparedness for current climate variability in some sectors.

Conversations with CEOs from across the real estate industry in recent months have revealed a disturbing lack of preparedness for CEO succession.

One measure of lack of preparedness to learn is that almost 26 percent of high schoolers — 38 percent of those with the lowest test scores — frequently come to school without paper, pencil, or homework (NCES, 2007).

Scientists and technologists that are developing better seeds and farm animals, methods of irrigation, and soils management while battling changes in weather patterns are often hampered by lack of preparedness by governments, producers and consumers to adopt new and emerging technologies, many of which will play a key role in improving crop productivity and food security.

«Most of the companies responding to the survey reported a profound lack of preparedness in addressing climate - related risks and opportunities,» the Ceres report says.

However, despite growing awareness of the risks engulfing oil companies, the survey revealed a startling lack of preparedness on the part of asset managers.

What's more, the mean age of the survey respondents was just over 50, which demonstrates an overall lack of preparedness among a group that should really start preparing for retirement now — especially since small business owners have no one else to rely on when it comes to putting their retirement plans in place.

Career writers and experts have provided some of the common reasons companies reject many applications, such as lack of preparedness for the interview, failing to show true interest in the job or the company, lack of support from your references, and a lack of the right type of experience for the role.

After failing to sign a replacement for Halstenberg in the recent transfer window, director of sport Ralf Rangnick blamed the scouting department for an alleged lack of preparedness and the latter also has been pointing the finger at club academy coaches, criticising them for not supplying enough talent for the first - team.

However, meeting the demands of GDPR is easier said than done and a substantial proportion of businesses are still showing a worrying lack of preparedness.

Americans are appalled by our plummeting world education rankings, and by our graduates» lack of preparedness for today's job market.

Due to the stress and lack of preparedness in setting up a business, a large percentage of NDs who graduate with the skills and knowledge we acquire are no longer practising.

Many candidates fumble as lack of preparedness and pressure start to get the better of them during the interview.

Eventually, that lack of preparedness will show up somewhere, whether it's poor sales, scrambled finances, or mismanagement.

«One of the recurring themes involved the lack of preparedness or the lack of competency in a lot of the existing analytical labs,» he explains.

Not because of a lack of talent but because of a lack of preparedness to go each game 100 % for 90 + minutes.

Our lack of preparedness is down to poor planning and an insipid transfer strategy, and it's going to cost us.

This lack of preparedness has also been plain to see when it comes to Brexit negotiations.

Trump hopes New York marks an end to the worst period of his candidacy, a stretch that raised new questions about his policy chops and revealed his campaign's lack of preparedness for a potential delegate fight if the GOP race heads to a contested convention.

Even the Liberal Democrats (please, never call them «The Liberals») should take heed of these lessons: the minor party in 2002 was all but wiped out at the next election as a consequence of them having to take real decisions and their lack of preparedness for office.

Both a lack of preparedness to defend one's home and a delay in evacuating can increase risk to both public safety and property.

The economy may end up hurting in the future because of a lack of preparedness.»

Teaching unions are discussing industrial action and, alongside the Scottish government's political opponents, have complained about a lack of preparedness.

A warning about the lack of preparedness a traditional education will provide in today's economy.

Many report, like US News, that this lack of preparedness starts before they arrive to college.

Their concerns included a lack of preparedness and burdening other educators, among others.

I've seen several comments since the video was posted and even on Twitter this morning about his lack of preparedness for the presentation, which is downright silly.

Like Diablo III last year, Sim City has had huge server load issues resulting from a lack of preparedness for the influx of players soon after the game's launch.

Editorials from gaming news publications big and small have taken EA to task for its lack of preparedness for the launch and its subsequent handling of the fallout — including one from a StickSkills staffer.

While the fossil industry scrambled and imposed spectacular higher costs on consumers from their lack of preparedness, the grid was better off than it would have been otherwise because of an underestimation of the reliability of wind generation and demand response.

Several security pros agreed, noting that the leaks underscore the lack of preparedness among legal firms regarding insider threats.

The chaos that ensued reflected a lack of preparedness and a misunderstanding of how technology can protect against external threats.

Do you project the aura of a take charge leader or are you paralyzed by a lack of preparedness and unable to answer critical questions?

It is their lack of preparedness for a child who has been deprived his basic needs that is the problem.

So kids are passed off as healthier than they are, and prospective adopters hear what they want to hear... and are allowed to believe that love can cure any problem... and disaster erupts for the child who is victimized by the fraud and the lack of preparedness.

It is this lack of preparedness and readiness for a divorce that either causes marriages to end prematurely or divorces to deteriorate into competitive contests.

There are reasons for that, and one of them is a lack of preparedness.

Gracious homeowners welcome people EVEN when they are mortified by their lack of preparedness for the guest.