Example sentences of "his lack of [noun] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Orson Welles was too busy with his radio show , Bela Lugosi could never get any master plan together beyond his next insane experiment , Vincent Price would n't rank with the major bad guys until horror pictures caught on again , and Zachary Scott 's thin moustache betrayed his lack of substance as a mastermind . |
| 2 | However , whilst Lord Denning 's view does not represent the law on this topic , it is submitted that his lack of faith in the traditional approach because the question of reasonableness is bound to be viewed with hindsight , is a valid criticism . |
| 3 | He was no better than Stair , or Havvie , in his lack of concern for the feelings of those about him , he thought . |
| 4 | This may account for his lack of concern for the organisation of people . |
| 5 | In the event , Tyndale 's unorthodox beliefs and his lack of support for the annulment prevented him from having any direct impact on royal policy . |
| 6 | Some partnerships have endured only because of the absence of one , most usually the husband , on business trips or , at least , his lack of presence in the house during the day . |
| 7 | Wilson , unlike Carter , sufficiently over-came his lack of sympathy with the system to compile an impressive record of legislative achievement early in his first term . |
| 8 | The attack on Birkenhead was especially revealing ; it centred on his lack of gravity in the highest legal office , but it was occasioned too by his lack of concern for party in the excitement of office . |
| 9 | He disarmingly admitted his lack of preparation for the huge range of problems with which he had to grapple . |
| 10 | She had seen his timidity , his ignorance of housekeeping , his lack of authority as a man or a priest . |
| 11 | The fact that he was eventually forced to comply with the wishes of his senior LDP colleagues was interpreted as further evidence of his lack of authority within the ruling party . |
| 12 | Franco 's refusal to recognize that autarchy was economically and politically untenable was due partly to his belief that liberal democracy could not bring economic well-being , and partly to his lack of understanding of the complexities of economic policy-formulation . |
| 13 | The major weakness in Bukharin 's presentation of crisis theory lies in his lack of appreciation of the role of fixed capital in the cyclical process . |
| 14 | This itself is suggestive of his lack of interest in the formal rules of Canon Law : he thought of the essence , not the externals . |
| 15 | Indeed some thought Churchill had little faith in Nato militarily , quite apart from his lack of interest in the creation of the European Defence Community . |
| 16 | Lendl has never found it difficult to look sullen , and while blaming his lack of form on the fact that this was his first match indoors since the final of the Nabisco Masters in New York last December , lack of motivation was perhaps a greater factor . |
| 17 | If a third party has harmed the child , therefore , the statutory criteria will only be met if a reasonable parent would have acted to prevent the harm or was unable to do so because of his lack of control over the child . |
| 18 | If a fighter 's expression were to show fear , or if he were to appear nervous , his opponent would take advantage of his lack of confidence during the fight . |