Example sentences of "lack of [noun pl] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Geoffrey had stopped outside the fourth ground-floor window from the garden door — Loretta was relieved to observe a lack of lights in the rooms adjoining it — and was already slipping his ruler into the gap between the two parts of the sash window . |
| 2 | The editor who replied to the letter which protested at the lack of blacks on the magazine 's editorial board ( NI 185 ) , has hung himself ( sic ) with his own belt . |
| 3 | A. griegi can be recognised by the following characters : the lack of scales on the ventral interradial area , the spine-like first oral tentacle scale and oral papillae , the tentacle pores with two scales and the shape of the arm spines . |
| 4 | This species can be recognised by the shape and number of the arm spines , the lack of tentacle scales on the tentacle pores and the lack of scales on the ventral interradial area . |
| 5 | Mr. Leggatt said that 75 percent of funerals locally were cremations — higher than the national average — and he speculated that this may be because of the lack of cemeteries in the area . |
| 6 | Good insights into the darker side of Hergé 's career , but the lack of illustrations from the Tintin books cries out from every page |
| 7 | You should n't expose your lack of curves to the world . |
| 8 | The slow pace of development and the lack of residents in the initial local area has produced less charged relations between MDC and local organisations ( Parkinson and Evans , 1990 ) . |
| 9 | They are put into such wards because there are not sufficient resources in the health service to open up other wards that have been closed because of the general lack of resources in the health service . |
| 10 | But that support is unfortunately all too rare — she is disappointed , for example , at the lack of women at the same level as herself . |
| 11 | The lack of women at the top is borne out by the findings of the latest Arthur Andersen Corporate Register , published by Hemmington Scott . |
| 12 | IF they thought they were breaking new ground by having the Institute of Directors host a discussion on the lack of women in the boardroom , then Donald Hardie , its Scottish director , and Henry Fairweather , Scottish & Newcastle 's personnel director who put the idea forward , were right — in more ways than one . |
| 13 | Thompson reflected , ‘ Right now Hong Kong provides three ingredients for a healthy market : first , its central location ; second , the absence of import and export restrictions ; and third , the lack of restrictions on the transfer of money . |
| 14 | HCA chairman Derrick Murphy felt some of his members , already suffering a lack of fares in the slump , could not stomach the rises . |
| 15 | Identification : Distinguished from Koi by the lack of barbels around the mouth ( Koi have 4 , goldfish 0 ) . |
| 16 | Identification : Easily distinguished from other ornamental pond fish by the lack of barbels around the mouth , elongate shape and short dorsal and anal fin . |
| 17 | The Hawick mills were suffering so much from a lack of orders in the second half of 1991 that JR , a regional councillor for the town , lambasted his colleagues for not doing their bit by sporting the jumpers that have given the Borders a worldwide reputation . |
| 18 | The underfunding has resulted in poor provision of essentials , like text books and stationery and a lack of computers for the teaching of information technology . |
| 19 | One placard said ‘ Essex con-man go home , ’ a reference to Mr Hall 's lack of roots in the city . |
| 20 | The reason behind the emphasis is an admission that not enough has been done to help the small , growing company and a belief that a key element in the failure of many growing enterprises to expand beyond a certain size is the lack of links with the right people to provide help in the major decisions faced at that stage . |
| 21 | Valentin ( the manager ) said he thought it was n't possible to do that honestly , and showed him ‘ Answers ’ by Josh MacDowell , about the lack of mistakes in the Bible , and the boy bought it . |
| 22 | He cited a lack of funds as the main reason for his decision . |
| 23 | The programme of bulk supply of map photocopies to libraries and schools ' resource centres has continued , though the lack of funds within the local authorities has affected the speed of this . |
| 24 | Lack of funds in the past meant that I was n't always able to see the job through . ’ |
| 25 | Their vulnerability was further underlined by the lack of locks on the bathroom doors . |
| 26 | The lack of vitamins in the British and Scottish diets , in particular , may explain why the incidence of heart disease is higher here than in the Mediterranean areas where blood cholesterol levels may be as high , but there is much less heart disease . |
| 27 | Both make up for the lack of nutrients in the soil by trapping and digesting small insects . |
| 28 | One could either argue that the lack of action required by the subject at the time prevented any memories from being encoded , or that the lack of aspects of the situation which were specific to that particular drive made it extremely difficult to actually retrieve a memory for it . |
| 29 | But another member of the workshop was annoyed that the educational ability of the local people was being blamed for the lack of jobs in the area . |
| 30 | Ipswich Airport is due to close , and even before it does lack of facilities at the grass airfield are causing problems for European industrialists planning to open plants in the area . |