It grieved him, he said, to see the nation involved in such evils while remedies lay at hand which blind guides could not, and wicked guides would not, see-trade decaying, yet within reach of the greatest improvements, the navy flourishing, yet fearfully mismanaged, rival factions brawling and fighting when they ought to combine for the common good.
"Daniel Defoe"
William Minto
Behind the question whether the civil side of the Crimean campaign had been mismanaged lay the wider issue whether the Executive should allow its duties to be delegated to a committee of the House of Commons.
"Lady-John-Russell"
MacCarthy, Desmond
The cities appear to have ample funds, but they are grossly mismanaged.
"Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius"
Samuel Dill