Low familiarity with the platform.
The question, longtime State Department people say, is not whether these and other political appointees have impressive qualifications, but whether even more talented people — with better language skills, knowledge of local politics and customs, and familiarity with sometimes arcane State Department practices — could have been found within the department.
The chief justice said the border patrol agent, Clinton Stoddard, "was entitled to make an assessment of the situation in light of his specialized training and familiarity with the customs of the area's inhabitants".
Perhaps because Canadians don't expect foreigners to know very much about their country, Americans who are invited to an October Thanksgiving can make a big impression simply by demonstrating a slight familiarity with Canadian customs.
Stuart, a British historian who lived for some years in India, endeavors to show that the spread of vegetarian doctrines in the West during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries was a result of growing familiarity with the customs of colonized India.
"The inner circle is predominantly deal makers who lack familiarity with political customs and deep institutions, and they support Jared Kushner," the Saudi delegation wrote of the incoming administration in a slide presentation obtained by the Lebanese newspaper Al Akhbar, which provided it to The Times.
In remaking the laws of shipping, insurance and commerce, a thorough familiarity with the customs and practices existing in the world of trade and commerce was, he felt, indispensable, To bring the necessary information to his court, he dared to change the role of the jury drastically.
Home health care agencies consistently strive to provide patients with compatible aides, which can mean matching schedules, personalities, and experience and familiarity with certain customs, as well as personal needs and sensitivities.
White goes on to write about his life in Paris about the friendships that he forged, many through his writing projects, about his lovers -- his "great love" was "from Zurich, the manager of a small chain of Swiss cinemas, whom I met in Venice" -- and his familiarity with French customs.
Local recruitment was vital in maintaining effective relationships with the local community through familiarity with local customs, knowledge and beliefs.
