But, adhering to one of the department's most entrenched traditions, he made it clear that blame would eventually be fixed.
Recruiting minorities is another goal - but a tough one, given some of the entrenched traditions of the South.
He also noted that 90 percent of the inmates are from just one province, Fujian, where illegal emigration has become an entrenched tradition.
For historic and cultural reasons, dubbing is a deeply entrenched tradition.
In a country with entrenched liberal democratic traditions, the measures are controversial and have been criticized by civil libertarians and Islamic groups.
Whether the procession dates from the 8th century, or the 16th, it is now part of a long, well entrenched tradition embraced by local Sangiorgesi.
It was an entrenched tradition and everybody, from the top man down, had a hand in the pot.
This seemed an entrenched military tradition.
Perhaps their position on the road frontage was to keep them under constant review or perhaps just reflected an entrenched tradition.
Stag hunting continues, one of its entrenched traditions - although a controversial one today.