Lack of preparation, ill luck and the absence of good replacement players, say most commentators.
Mason is quite candid about his lack of preparation for dealing with a group of 50 anxious wives.
Strauss said the biggest problem the players would face was not worrying about security, but the lack of preparation.
On Monday, Rex Ryan, the Jets' inimitable head coach, shouldered the blame for what he described as his team's lack of preparation.
Lieberman added that any stonewalling during the investigation could lead to more lack of preparation as a new hurricane season begins in June.
England's return to India after the Mumbai attacks was hailed the world over and, on the whole, they performed admirably given their lack of preparation.
Given that I normally have all the coordination and balance of a frightened puppy on a see-saw, my lack of preparation could only end in tears.
However, employers are usually less forgiving of mistakes that have nothing to do with nerves and everything to do with a lack of preparation or professionalism.
Somewhat surprisingly for those of us who have followed his career closely, the recent blunders seem to arise from a lack of preparation, knowledge, careful insight, and judgment.
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His herky-jerky campaign has underlined his lack of preparation.
They then opted against a rushed practice at the Westpac Stadium before the scheduled start at 1400 local time on Saturday - but the lack of preparation could hardly be an excuse.
Andy Bearpark was in charge of infrastructure and development at the CPA. It was his job to supervise reconstruction, but he says never in his career had he come across such a lack of preparation.
It is clear that a combination of injuries to star players, lack of adequate preparation, absence of a wider pool of Test players and too much cricket thanks to a thoughtlessly crowded cricket calendar rendered India hors de combat.
You gather up the usual suspects to see who is responsible for your failure: lack of innate ability, lack of effort, poor preparation, using the wrong strategy, bad luck, etc.
His greatest challenge with getting people to pay for access to the API is the lack of available data, like nutrition and preparation steps, to support the needs of potential users.
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He said on Thursday his report had revealed "a lack of transparency, inadequate planning and preparation, as well as a complex and confusing organisational structure with weak quality assurance and insufficient governance oversight".
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