The phrase "administration was lost" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are discussing a situation in which the management or governing body of an organization has become ineffective or has failed to maintain control.
Example: "After the sudden resignation of the CEO, it became clear that the administration was lost, leading to confusion among the staff."
Alternatives: "leadership was absent" or "management was ineffective."
But even as the Bush administration was losing in court, it was offering new incentives for the energy industry.
Masykuri Abdillah, an NU vice-chairman, argues that the performance of the Islamic parties matters less now that "all parties promote religious values".It is true that last year, when the first Yudhoyono administration was losing support to Miss Megawati's PDI-P, the Islamic parties were able to push it into backing two reactionary pieces of legislation.
Indeed, on the issue of Iran, the Obama administration is lost between enticement and threats, and in addressing the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Obama administration strips itself bare.
If the Obama Administration is lost in the tall weeds on Russia, and it is, it is simply at sea when it comes to Egypt.
But the administration is losing the propaganda battle.
But the heightened pitch of his message underscores the urgency of a political debate that many Republicans and Democrats say they think the administration is losing.
Analysts said the arrests do not necessarily mean Maduro's administration is losing ground with the Venezuelan military, which has historically decided political fortunes at moments of crisis.
His first reaction was the sort of "Doesn't-he-know-what-is-going-on?" moment that occurs when an administration is losing its grip on events.The turmoil in Iraq has its counterpart in turmoil in Washington.
With Mr. Bader's departure for the Brookings Institution, the administration is losing a Chinese-speaking official whose involvement with China goes back to the normalization of relations in 1979.
One of the reasons why the Bush administration is losing the battle for the world's hearts and minds is precisely that it fights only the war on terror, while turning a cold and steely eye away from the millions dying of hunger and disease.
