He praised a "well-delivered speech … with a firm direction".
Bonaventure quickly set a firm direction for the Order in an "encyclical letter" to all the friars on 23 April 1257, which admonished them to recover the "somewhat tarnished" luster of the Order.
The lack of a firm direction not to use cement reflected both the absence of definitive research evidence of risk and professional opinion that doubted the numerical importance of the problem.
Quenneville, 51, hired in September 2008 as a pro scout, was tapped as front man just four games into last season, when Hawks management decided that Denis Savard's chummy big-brother approach wasn't right for a young team needing firmer direction.
After nearly eight years in power, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher prepares to enter the final year of her second term with a firm grip and an unwavering direction that those in scandal-troubled Washington would find it hard to recall.
With rail-to-trail projects up and down the country proving their worth for tourism and recreation, transport and health, there's a strong case for a faster pace and a firmer strategic direction from central government.
A leading Chinese official who met him in December 2009, the most recent face-to-face encounter recorded in the cables, reported that as a result of his worsening health Kim had developed a tendency to "reverse policies", and that "officials also chart their own course as different factions competing for Kim's attention, making it difficult for Kim to set a firm, clear direction".
This is not to say that we have to please everyone, but we do have to have a firm strategic direction and a flexible range of delivery via the three main areas of exhibitions, engagement and learning – equally important and each with a dedicated curator and budget.
3. (S) According to XXXXXXXXXXXX, not only does Kim Jong-il decide to reverse policies on his own, but officials also chart their own course as different factions competing for Kim's attention, making it difficult for Kim to set a firm, clear direction.
Thomas had a special talent for staff-management and supervision, which he successfully used in the ERAPharm project by setting up a solid and firm direction and framework within which he enabled the partners to use their individual skills and talents freely.
However while I, too, have been known to offer a few firm directions (although without threatening a bit of the choppy choppy), I suspect the only traits I truly share with Queenie are an implausibly high-pitched voice and a tendency to get a little aerated when obstructions appear – a dearth of teabags being a particular bugbear.
