The phrase "administration was often" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the frequency or commonality of actions or situations related to an administration in a specific context.
Example: "The administration was often criticized for its lack of transparency in decision-making."
Alternatives: "the administration frequently" or "the administration was regularly".
Mrs. Arroyo's administration was often the subject of corruption accusations.
His administration was often faulted for failing to focus on one or two large goals, pursuing them vigorously.
Democratic strategists said that the disclosure eight months after Sept. 11 about the hijackings threat assessment given to Mr. Bush demonstrated that the administration was often reluctant to share important information with the public.
The Bush administration was often accused of trying to shade, or even suppress, the findings of government scientists on climate change, sex education, contraceptives and other issues, as well as stem cells.
Joseph J. Lhota, a former deputy mayor who during his tenure in the Giuliani administration was often searching for a buildings commissioner, said in an interview that had those requirements been lifted during the Giuliani administration, it would have been easier to appoint a qualified manager with the skills to shake up the troubled agency.
"When you're a political appointee, you have whatever opportunity you have inside an administration to make your case, and you ought to be able to make it fully," said John R. Bolton, an ambassador to the United Nations under Mr. Bush whose later criticism of the administration was often viewed as being in line with Mr. Cheney's own thinking.
Ethical standards inside his administration were often lax.
THE Clinton administration is often accused of running a "photo-opportunity foreign policy".
As in other countries across the Arab world, corruption and failed administration are often to blame.
Public administration is often a substitute for market activity in the mezzogiorno and the region needs to become more efficient.
Today public administration is often regarded as including also some responsibility for determining the policies and programs of governments.
