The DUP's Peter Weir also said he felt the bill seemed "weak", whereas Sinn Fein's Cathal Boylan said he was concerned with the absence of a Marine Management Organisation (MMO).

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Those terms include adhering to what he calls his "MBA" management approach "management by absence" which sees him far away from Ventura, sometimes for months at a time, "wear testing" the company's outdoor gear while climbing or fishing.

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Management appeared unprepared to tackle the absence of success, it said, leaving swimmers feeling "undefended, alone, alienated".

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But human fecklessness is also to blame, including wastage, urban, industrial and agricultural pollution, absence of purifying systems and frequently poor democratic and financial management of the sector.

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Clara went back to work (the new pills she was taking had done wonders for her outlook), and, shortly afterward, management, perhaps to pay her back for such a long absence, transferred her to a branch in another Andalusian city, though not very far away.

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Superstitious beliefs about the presence or absence of the sports minister at matches should give way to sober analysis which may reveal serious flaws at top management including even the minister.

BBC: Africa Media Watch