Sentences with phrase «questions about the competence»

The cheap sell - off also raises questions about the competence of Robert Chote, chairman of the Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR), which arrived at the projected income.

Shadow disability minister Kate Green said: «This scathing criticism of the government's chaotic handling of PIP leaves serious questions about competence at Department for Work and Pensions.

Earlier this week, three of the Department of Correction's top officials resigned amid questions about their competence.

There must be some questions about the competence of that decision.»

Not exact matches

And history since then has raised enough questions about the dogmatic competence of the papacy to give pause to the most convinced Roman Catholic.

The argument from suffering reaches beyond medicine's responsibility and competence; it extends into metaphysical questions about the nature of human happiness and what constitutes a meaningful life.

Questions about the unity and authorship of a book can not be settled in terms of a scholar's orthodoxy but solely on the basis of his competence in assessing the evidence.

It was a self - signed death warrant to raise a question about Hillary's competence — to her or anyone else — in loyalty - obsessed Clintonworld.»

The modified instrument contained 11 questions evaluating resident attitudes about their role in counseling breastfeeding mothers and feelings of competence in providing those services.

It isn't just self - interest which is plunging Labour into civil war; there's a deep philosophical division about both the means and the ends too (as well as questions of individual competence).

But a defeat for the coalition would be a significant setback to the Department for Transport, posing serious questions about its basic levels of competence after last year's west coast mainline fiasco.

Cuomo's full - dress speech made the policy case, but the political offensive surged during the following days: The governor and his top lieutenants conducted a series of meetings and interviews that raised doubts about De Blasio's logistical competence to add thousands of pre-k seats by September and that questioned the depth of the mayor's electoral «mandate.»

«This kind of behaviour is unacceptable in any office, but in a public service where they should have been processing long overdue payments for thousands of farmers it raises even more questions about managerial competence within the RPA,» Mr Paice said.

Upon examination of the Agricultural Sector (Wales) Bill, the Attorney General considers that it raises important questions about the breadth of the National Assembly for Wales» legislative competence and that the Supreme Court is the right forum for resolving those questions.

Delving into the static of what he was actually asking questions about - tough job, I know, but someone's got to do it - revealed the leader of the opposition has concerns about the prime minister's competence.

Increasingly brutal policing of environmental protests is starting to raise questions about the force's competence and judgement.

Even though some men are not so smart, they still get to occupy very high positions in society but once a woman ascends to high office, a litany of questions are asked about her competence and qualification.

There are major question marks about Corbyn's political competence, particularly that he regularly reads out statements at decisive meetings including the SHadow Cabinet, which he then is unable to defend.

Scientists whose research is relevant to education investigate fundamental questions about the development of human competence.

Research shows that when teachers provide students with choices and options, listen to students thoughtfully, respect students» perspectives, ask questions about what the students want to do, and resist stating answers too quickly, it supports students» autonomy, competence, and relatedness (Reeve, Bolt, & Cai, 1999).

In a series of questions about the state's dismissal laws, and whether they serve a useful purpose, Seymour agreed that they do, saying they help «protect teachers from arbitrary decisions that might be made by a principal or district for reasons not related to their teaching competence.»

The toolkits include detailed levels of increasingly effective competence, selection questions, and guidance on how to conduct interviews that reveal information about competencies, and scoring rubrics.

I recommend using live parvo vaccine only unless there is any question about the immunologic competence of the dog to be vaccinated and the dog is an adult.

We recommend using live parvo vaccine only unless there is any question about the immunologic competence of the dog to be vaccinated and the dog is an adult.

The office of former Vice President Al Gore complained about my story on climate exaggeration the other day and now George Will, the other (very different) example in that piece, has weighed in as well with a column, «Climate Science in a Tornado,» defending his accuracy and questioning my competence.

Fishing out quotes from AT's about page, whining about anonymity and rudeness, wowing, bitching about AT's, and questioning his interlocutor's competence based on silly word games are just normal activities in a scientist's life.

There was «Climategate», the leak from the University of East Anglia of compromising email discussions between climate researchers; questions about the provenance of reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC); concerns about the competence of IPCC chair, Rajendra Pachauri; and the failure to find a successor to the Kyoto Protocol in Copenhagen.

I ask this question not because I doubt the integrity or competence of the researchers and environmental groups who are getting billions of dollars from government agencies, corporations, foundations and private donors concerned about climate change.

Sooner or later, smaller clients than Kia will start asking pointed questions about their lawyers» technological competence, too.

However, the judge accepted that there was a serious question to be tried about whether mere receipt by Northwestpharmacy of a fraudulent misrepresentation in British Columbia was enough to establish territorial competence in the province.

Men may then judge a woman's questions the same way and discount her opinion or make assumptions about her competence.

It's also important to avoid making major mistakes that could raise questions about your professionalism or competence and cost you a chance at getting hired.

In a series of studies using data drawn from the Project Competence longitudinal project, we have addressed a set of fundamental questions about personality development: What form or structure do personality differences take in middle childhood?

Reports from parents and teachers about peer functioning, as well as self reports, are often collected in the form of rating scales, for example, the Social Skills Rating System (SSRS) 21 or the Self - Perception Profile for Children.22 Recent studies examining self - reports of competence in children with ADHD, however, indicate overly inflated reports that are at odds with both others» perspectives23, 24 and inconsistent with actual performance.15 These studies question the utility of self - report measures for children with ADHD when the goal of assessment is to obtain accurate competence information.