Example sentences of "[coord] lack of [noun] of the " in BNC.

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1 Thus it can be argued that although the courts proclaim that in reviewing the decisions of an administrative body they are merely attempting to keep the body within the jurisdiction conferred upon it by Parliament , in fact they do sometimes explicitly justify their decisions by reference to the expertise or lack of expertise of the body whose decision it is sought to review .
2 In 1357 the clerical author of the short De miserabili statu regni Francie , reflecting upon the disaster of Poitiers , praised the courage of the king , John II , who had fought bravely up to the very moment of his capture , but condemned in strong terms the failure and lack of heart of the nobility , the ‘ duces belli ’ who had failed in their obligation to the French state .
3 They all looked shattered after the shock and lack of sleep of the night before , but they all worked for him , recognising his need as only professional actors can .
4 Peter Farrier , then hospital administrator , refuted the allegations commenting that the article contained ‘ many untruths , gross distortions of fact and lack of understanding of the care of the severely mentally ill ’ .
5 This is widely used because of the comfort and lack of restriction of the upper body .
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