Sentence examples for Political shortcomings from inspiring English sources

Hoover, whose administrative abilities had masked severe political shortcomings, made things worse by offering negative leadership to the nation.

That said, few will appreciate a run-down of Singapore's supposed political shortcomings from a foreign visitor.

As such, it perfectly captured the theological aspirations — and political shortcomings — of his four-year-old papacy.

But each case has its own dynamic, Professor Greer said as she cited the perceived political shortcomings of all three men.

But for all his influence, the vice president seems destined to be remembered as much for his political shortcomings as for his substantive achievements.

Such bad sportsmanship will not bode well for a party that fails to see its own lack of good-governing sense, its flagrant political shortcomings, its visionary collapse.

Even for those of us who shudder at many of John McCain's positions, there is something refreshing about a man who wins so many votes despite a major political shortcoming: he is abysmal at pandering.

From the start, however, there were lingering doubts over the government's capacity for effective policymaking since this would be undertaken in the context of significant political-administrative shortcomings.

Or, ignoring the bella figura, one can parse Italian political and economic shortcomings in a tone heavy on statistics and with a hint of scolding, the way a susceptible high-school teacher might speak of a seductive student.

Today, Burma stands as an example of how climate change and hunger, rather than being being tackled by the international community, are actually being substantiated by inherent political weaknesses and shortcomings of the current methodologies.

And like those earlier regimes it offers substantial hope for economic progress along with its many political and ethical shortcomings.