Example sentences of "[pos pn] lack of [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | For all my lack of enthusiasm for the Hayes Society , it is my belief that this particular pronouncement at least was founded on a significant truth . |
| 2 | He did n't seem to take offence at my lack of enthusiasm for the system which had made religion into something you did in your home or in private or at its most social — in the privacy of a cubicle in Major TOM . |
| 3 | He looked at me with twinkling pity for my lack of understanding of the really serious things in life . |
| 4 | Women are not , however , forced into the worst aspects of this trade by their lack of money to the same extent as they used to be . |
| 5 | British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher rebukes some European countries for their lack of support in the Gulf . |
| 6 | As good students of Lenin , the Romanian leaders needed no reminding of the short-sighted lust for profit of many capitalists and their lack of concern for the public interest , in their own countries or abroad . |
| 7 | In the past few weeks , some 30,000 East Germans have expressed their lack of faith in the GDR 's future by abandoning their homes and , often , their relatives for the freedom of the West . |
| 8 | Next we look at the characteristics of the casual labour force , and we conclude by considering the relevance of their lack of coverage by the principal provisions of employment protection legislation . |
| 9 | Astronomers made strenuous efforts to observe Vulcan , generally attributing their lack of success to the fact that a small body so close to the Sun would be incredibly difficult to detect . |
| 10 | Their lack of enthusiasm for the venture obviously disgusted him . |
| 11 | Dissident Conservatives , for instance Churchill or Eden , were not welcomed as prospective allies , because of their expressed hostility to the Soviet Government and their lack of sympathy with the Spanish Republicans . |
| 12 | Oh I I would be it would be nonsense to say that there has n't been failings of the system , sometimes through the carelessness of an officer , sometimes , certainly in the initial stage , because of their lack of awareness of the er provisions of the act . |
| 13 | A further advantage of electric vehicles is their lack of effect on the environment . |
| 14 | The third matter disclosed by the additional evidence was , as the appellants claim , their lack of understanding of the legal process or the terminology of the documents involved . |
| 15 | Historically , they were exploited because of their lack of understanding of the complex regulations related to the status of ‘ independent contractor , ’ and in this respect I agree that proper vocational training would have been beneficial . |
| 16 | Arguing that the curriculum of the working-class pupils should be specially chosen to suit their environment , experiences and abilities , they indicate their lack of interest in the question of academic achievement with its possibility of pupils ' upward social mobility . |
| 17 | Prison officers are repeatedly subject to abuses from the Government about their lack of commitment to the job that they do . |
| 18 | Despite their lack of familiarity with the product type , the distributors managed to attract customers on the basis of Komatsu 's product and price advantages . |
| 19 | Ben-Ner ( 1984 : 248 ) , for example , cites , among explanations for the high incidence of liquidations of producer cooperatives , ‘ their inability to settle personal disputes , their lack of discipline in the absence of a central monitor [ and ] their low motivation caused by excessive egalitarianism ’ . |
| 20 | Teachers with interests in , and commitments to , humanities , English and creative and expressive arts felt ill-at-ease with teaching science and mathematics , not just because of their lack of confidence with the subject ( though this was important ) , but also because of their discomfort with the very different pedagogies , very different ways of relating to children they felt were associated with those other subjects . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Financial markets have demonstrated their lack of confidence in the monetary targetry embodied in the MTFS . |
| 23 | She sat up , clutching the blankets to her breast and feeling faintly ridiculous when she recalled her lack of modesty in the hut . |
| 24 | Her lack of contact with the school , the distance and her work made her feel helpless : ‘ I ca n't rely on myself — I do n't know — working all the time — how could I know . ’ |
| 25 | Britain appeared to have little interest in the area , Russia was preoccupied with her domestic problems , and in any case the Tsar had never forgiven Austria for her lack of support during the Crimean War . |
| 26 | Tilda , in spite of her lack of success with the convent 's colouring books , wished to be a marine painter also . |
| 27 | Ruthie folded her arms , as if to emphasize her lack of responsibility for the shop she was minding . |
| 28 | A deep sense of another 's ingratitude invaded her — she found this foolish light-minded bird quite detestable in her desertion , in her stupidity and folly , in her lack of recognition of the comfort and safety arranged for her own good , contrived and given with heartfelt care and love . |
| 29 | The American troupe were refreshingly different , innovative , but Virginia reflected afterwards that she might as well have been watching a film with no pictures , in a language she did n't understand , such was her lack of concentration on the details of that evening . |
| 30 | Indeed , it is often suggested that a major problem with the procedure is its lack of accessibility to the private citizen . |