Example sentences of "[prep] a lack of [noun] for " in BNC.

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1 The rationale , however , for that is clear : while insurers are willing to concede that accidents will happen , events developing over a long period of time because of a lack of concern for the potential hazards should not be allowed to .
2 He had failed because of a lack of talent for impromptu speaking , considered essential for the task he was contemplating .
3 With a lack of concern for place which was worthy of his father , he said he would rather be Minister of Health .
4 The Commission suggests that the increase is due in part to a growing public awareness of the need for environmental protection , coupled with a lack of opportunity for individuals to appeal to national courts .
5 We are dealing specifically with a lack of information for commercial conveyancing and the extent that the conveyancing solicitor duties in that situation .
6 These are reflected in a lack of materials for teaching Arabic , Bengali , Chinese and so on , even including Italian , as community languages .
7 By this they meant that the economic disadvantage , conflict of cultures and high mobility of these areas resulted in a lack of opportunities for the satisfaction of conventional needs , and the relative absence , or weakness , of conventional controls .
8 The findings pointed to a lack of training for social services staff and suggested senior SSD managers had not been providing workers or users with information about the changes .
9 For the moment , we would point out that traditional theories of law , such as positivism , are characterised by a lack of concern for such perspectives , tending to regard law as both a static and isolated social phenomenon ; and insofar as they consider political struggle at all , they regard it as merely a struggle for the control of law as an ‘ instrument ’ .
10 Those who score highly overall on Machiavellian behaviour will be characterized by the use of guile and deceit in interpersonal relationships , by a cynical view of other people and by a lack of concern for conventional morality .
11 and to ensure the local economy is not constrained by a lack of land for employment purposes .
12 This highlights the challenges for research in a field categorized by a lack of data for some countries , varying definitions and standards in use , and unreasonably high user expectations .
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