Example sentences of "[unc] lack of [noun] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Yeah , yeah that 's right , due to s lack of infrastructure in the rural areas , it 's much more lively but erm the disaster of one form or another , of one form or , or another will have a much more important effect , well that 's simply because there 's a flood then you either swim or you sink , you know , there 's no , there 's no help a at hand .
2 The Prophet 's lack of expertise with a gun saved Lomax 's life .
3 Relevant factors included ( 1 ) the hirer 's lack of expertise in the plant hire business ; ( 2 ) that the contract was arranged at short notice and was for a short period of hire ; it was therefore difficult for the plaintiff hirers to arrange insurance cover ; ( 3 ) that the clause was not the subject of negotiation ; ( 4 ) that the hirers had little or no control over the way the driver did his job .
4 Britain 's lack of competitiveness in the 1960s was clearly the product of some combination of comparative productive inefficiency and the rate of exchange [ Thirlwall , 1982 ] .
5 Mr Hall says in a letter to her that he finds it difficult to understand how he can be associated with the previous Conservative MP Chris Butler 's lack of support for the unit .
6 First , Mr Delors — who had earlier sent a furious letter to Mr Major , complaining of Britain 's lack of faith over the TV pact — had kept him waiting for over an hour at Heathrow while his flight from Brussels was delayed by fog .
7 Balbinder was the subject of a Statement and Elizabeth Grugeon charts the process from an initial expression of concern about Balbinder 's lack of progress by the primary school to his transfer to a special school for pupils categorised as having ‘ moderate learning difficulties ’ .
8 It was not only the blow of failing to win power , and with it all hopes of a Scottish parliament , but also the fact that Labour lost votes and a seat in Scotland — facts which are conveniently forgotten when home-rulers and guardians of the party 's traditional totems blame failure in the south for Labour 's lack of achievement in the north .
9 Will local partners help to overcome the company 's lack of knowledge of the market ?
10 I first became fully aware of Mr Kinnock 's lack of ease with the written word when he and I did a half-hour TV Breakfast Time discussion , shortly before he became Labour leader .
11 That has been the most tremendous shock — the bank 's lack of appreciation of the problems facing professional practices , whether it 's accountancy , law or whatever .
12 That has been the most tremendous shock — the bank 's lack of appreciation of the problems facing professional practices
13 Notions of ritual celebration can also be invoked to override the effect of a person 's lack of respect towards the police .
14 Almost by reflex , McIlvanney and I take a corner table , and open up on the safe territory of swapping recriminations about our country 's lack of respect for the trade .
15 When Labour faced the polls in October 1990 , it was reduced to a 29-seat rump in the 99-seat parliament , caused , analysts agreed , by the electorate 's lack of confidence in the reforms and distaste for the social cost .
16 The public 's lack of confidence in the National Health Service is in direct proportion to their lack of confidence in the Government 's promises .
17 Britain is now called the dirty man of Europe because of our government 's lack of care for the environment .
18 The African agriculturalist is no exception and is very tenacious of the customs and methods practised by his forefathers … the poor farming methods and soil depleting practices prevalent among peasant cultivators stem from ignorance , custom and lethargy … the main obstacle to overcome is the native 's lack of understanding of the need for the prevention of soil erosion .
19 Her only problem was her coach 's lack of understanding of the problem of spasticity .
20 A June visit resulted in a report particularly critical of the Academic Board 's lack of policy for the coordination of departments and for the planning and control of resources , and in July the College was informed of the Council 's concern about the relationship between full-time and sandwich courses .
21 When however we turn to women , items of clothing have a very different signification , a signification corresponding to women 's lack of power in the society .
22 She is acutely disappointed by the government 's lack of investment in the clothing industry in this country , and highly critical of the industry itself , which she says just does n't realise the potential of its designers .
23 Above : Katharine Hamnett , top fashion designers , is acutely disappointed at the government 's lack of investment in the industry .
24 One placard said ‘ Essex con-man go home , ’ a reference to Mr Hall 's lack of roots in the city .
25 The explosive power of volcanos is proof if ever it was needed , of man 's lack of control over the environment .
26 Eventually I decided that assimilation was not possible , given Culler 's lack of interest in the interpretation of particular texts and his commitment to the uncovering of the generalized principles of literariness .
27 However , Pearson 's lack of interest in the methods of play construction led him towards even more unfocused ways of organizing his films , aiming for a sort of primitive naturalism — ‘ nothing more than the capture of things seen , life in the living , and by selection and arrangement , the flow of the human tale . ’
28 Coleridge was absorbed in discussing minute points of religion , and found Wordsworth 's lack of interest in the subject difficult to understand — he called him a ‘ semi-Atheist ’ .
29 Arghatun 's lack of interest in the news of other settled worlds suggested an awareness of the universe which was far in advance of the inhabitants ' theoretical evolutionary time .
30 Is not that the true measure of the Act and of the Government 's lack of commitment to the environment ?
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