Word: sluggish
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...Thank you for "4 places where the system Broke Down" [Sept. 19]. You provided balanced reporting on how officials responded to Hurricane Katrina. The recovery efforts by the Federal Government were disorganized and sluggish. The disaster has revealed the inefficiency of bureaucracy in times of crisis. FEMA [the Federal Emergency Management Agency] was ill-prepared to handle the magnitude of the devastation. Its incompetent performance under the leadership of Michael Brown, who had no credentials or experience, reflects poorly on President George W. Bush, who was responsible for Brown's appointment. The majority of the blame, though, lies with local...
Thank you for "4 Places Where The System Broke Down" [Sept. 19]. You provided balanced reporting on how officials responded to Hurricane Katrina. The recovery efforts by the Federal Government were disorganized and sluggish. The disaster has revealed the inefficiency of bureaucracy in times of crisis. fema [the Federal Emergency Management Agency] was poorly prepared to handle the magnitude of the devastation. Its incompetent performance under the leadership of Michael Brown, who had no credentials or experience, reflects poorly on President George W. Bush, who was responsible for Brown's appointment. The majority of the blame, though, lies with local...
...biggest economy of the 12-member Euro-zone, Germany has had sluggish growth for at least five years, when the difficulties of integrating East Germany caught up with the Federal Republic. At present unemployment has reached nearly 12 percent of the workforce, or five million people. The CDU offered up a new candidate with a project of painful-but-healthy reform. Germany could either give the much-hyped Angela Merkel a mandate, or it would reconfirm its distrust of Anglo-Saxon-style liberalism and continue to adhere to the continental social-democratic model, permitting the incumbent chancellor Gerhard Schrder...
Thank you for "4 Places Where the System Broke Down" [Sept. 19]. You provided balanced reporting on how officials responded to Hurricane Katrina. The recovery efforts by the Federal Government were disorganized and sluggish. The disaster has revealed the inefficiency of bureaucracy in times of crisis. FEMA [the Federal Emergency Management Agency] was ill prepared to handle the magnitude of the devastation. Its incompetent performance under the leadership of Michael Brown, who had no credentials or experience, reflects poorly on President George W. Bush, who was responsible for Brown's appointment. The majority of the blame, though, lies with local...
...goals. Sophomore Brian Kuzcynski tallied two, while Garcia and senior Greg Valiant had one apiece. "At the beginning we were going through the motions a little," Garcia said. "But we cracked down and did what we needed to do." Although Harvard’s offense may have had a sluggish start, the defense continued to improve its play with the addition of freshman Jay Connolly in goal. "We were really happy only giving up one goal," Garicia said. "We shut them down the whole time. Jay was playing really well and we were pressing in on defense." Now that...