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Mark Urban presents this tough but meticulously fair survey of Britain's efforts, correctly acknowledging the bravery and resourcefulness of the soldiers while suggesting that, for far from the first time in the history of warfare, those on the frontline have been let down by the indecisiveness of their political leaders, and the indifference of their home public.
Even Jack Straw's extraordinary bluster against Barack Obama's "indecisiveness " (thank God for his "decisiveness" back in 2003) hardly raises more than an eyebrow.
Though still popular among voters, he had forfeited the trust of his colleagues through his contemptuous treatment of them, his meddling and his indecisiveness.
In other respects the first 100 days of his coalition's rule have been marked by drift, squabbling and indecisiveness.
See articleThere was no such indecisiveness from the Republicans; John McCain won enough delegates to deliver him the party's nomination when he cruised past Mike Huckabee in all four states up for grabs on March 4th.
Sterling fell on September 1st because Mr Darling revealed not new truths about the economy but divisions and indecisiveness at the heart of government.
For a fleeting moment, it looked as if the government was doing just that when, after months of indecisiveness , it hinted on December 30th that Japan Airlines might be headed for bankruptcy.But after the shares slumped by 24% to an all-time low on the same day, ministers lost their nerve over sanctioning what could be one of Japan's biggest corporate failures.
"That isn't a reflection of British indecisiveness ," he says, "but of the little appreciated fact that in many ways the decision is far more difficult and far more balanced for Britain than it is for other European countries".The chief difference between Mr Browne's book and Paul Templeton's "The UK and the Euro" is price: Mr Templeton's is more than four times dearer.
The Tories cannot win this election by being crushingly negative.In truth, there are troubling questions to be asked of Mr Miliband's statist instincts, limited interest in enterprise and painful indecisiveness.
So, too, have statements from his advisers hinting at growing aloofness towards ASEAN, the ten-country Association of South-East Asian Nations, of which Indonesia is the most populous member.Jokowi's predecessor, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, followed a "million friends, zero enemies" governing philosophy, which in the end seemed little more than a screen for indecisiveness.
Bill Clinton ended his two terms with ratings of close to 70%.The crisis underlined Mr Bush's two biggest personal weaknesses his leaden tongue and his indecisiveness.
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The primary grammatical function of "indecisiveness" is as a noun . It typically serves as the subject or object of a sentence, representing the state or quality of being unable to make decisions. Ludwig AI confirms this based on numerous examples.
Expression frequency: Very common
