While the education commissioner expressed confidence that the Roosevelt Board of Education would be able this year to meet his standards, some of which he has not yet specified, most members of the Regents were more skeptical.
In the absence of such direction, these reviews may have given commissioners more confidence in knowing that at least academic research had been consulted, but commissioners were still left with the task of developing viable financial strategies.
But as the new commissioners gain confidence, Mr Prodi is likely to start pushing and harder than Mr Santer did for ever closer union in Europe.
The city parks commissioner, Henry J. Stern, expressed confidence that the city would get the Coast Guard property.
In announcing Mr. Hernandez's arrest in May, Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly expressed confidence that the case had been solved.
The main committee is currently investigating: · Transparency of credit card charges · Bank of England inflation reports · Financial Services Authority & Complaints Commissioner · Restoring confidence in long-term savings.
However, as I have emphasised, personal considerations must give way to the overriding importance of ensuring that the royal commissioner has the confidence of key persons and organisations and of the wider community".
We need high-profile commissions which are our lifeblood, and we hope that our commissioners have the confidence and trust that we can design as well as we can create.
As the commissioner I have every confidence that this investigation is thorough, robust and independent".
Miguel Arias Cañete, the EU's climate change commissioner, said: "We have confidence in all countries to deliver on what they promised.
"I firmly believe I have not breached the MPs' Code of Conduct in any respect and therefore await the outcome of the commissioner's investigation with confidence.
