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

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1 The report 's authors said : ‘ The data reflects a continuing and concerning lack of evidence of partnership of parents in this process . ’
2 The report 's authors said : ‘ The data reflects a continuing and concerning lack of evidence of partnership of parents in this process . ’
3 This leads to a marked lack of independence on behalf of pupils as is evidenced by their constant cries of ‘ Is this right , Miss ? ’
4 The attack on Birkenhead was especially revealing ; it centred on his lack of gravity in the highest legal office , but it was occasioned too by his lack of concern for party in the excitement of office .
5 President Zia cited alleged corruption and lack of progress on Islamisation for dismissing Mr Junejo 's government , but the former prime minister argued that General Zia could not tolerate his independence .
6 Black kids who , in retrospect , would blame their lack of success at school on their over-indulgence in sport would point fingers of accusation at the people who encouraged them and helped sustain an interest which was later to prove nullifying in its effects .
7 But , again , I simplify : the process is two-way and black kids contribute to their own general lack of success at school by manifesting little desire to learn conventional subjects .
8 That is , by asking about each one where its proponents place the responsibility for the relative lack of success in mathematics of females who are , in a general educational sense , able pupils .
9 Nicholas 's lack of success in front of goal , though , underlines Aberdeen 's Achilles ' heel — the inability to make pressure tell .
10 New council member Stella Robinson , a private home proprietor , told the council of the lack of awareness of CCETSW among private sector agencies , and the difficulty in assessing the value of the multitude of courses on offer .
11 Lack of consensus on discipline by staff .
12 The lack of correlation between turnover of enzyme pools and secretion is perhaps due to interindividual variation in enzyme pool sizes .
13 We argued that the sickness or crisis of capitalism was not at heart a technical matter but a lack of legitimacy with respect to the system itself .
14 We argued that the sickness or crisis of capitalism was not at heart a technical matter , but a lack of legitimacy with respect to the system itself .
15 I tried to change the subject by commenting on the lack of activity in front of our position .
16 Considering the engineering effort and investment , the necessary large-scale manufacture of TV sets , the lack of priority for TV inside the BBC , and the shift in social habits involved , the growth of TV in a decade still pinched by post-war austerity was remarkably quick .
17 The lack of effect of age on survival in our study has significant implications for workload as it confounds the view that treatment of elderly people with severe acute renal failure is not indicated .
18 The lack of effect of preincubation with TPA on the responses to forskolin and cholera toxin suggests that the actions of TPA on the responses to histamine , TGLP-1 , and gastric inhibitory polypeptide are not mediated at the catalytic subunit or at the level of the interaction between Gs and the catalytic subunit .
19 Where a member of staff was previously satisfied with work practice in a section , he or she may become a discontented or frustrated worker , because expectations were increased , together with knowledge and skill , only to be stifled by lack of interest on return to work .
20 IT BECAME OBVIOUS last year that there was a general lack of interest in aviation in the Staffordshire/south Cheshire area , highlighted by the huge outcry when the local planning authority granted temporary permission for a microlight flying site .
21 The general lack of interest in antibiosis at this time was no doubt discouraging , but it did not prevent his former pupil Dubos from bringing tyrothricin to clinical trial .
22 This apparent lack of interest in the difference between one and more than one is no more surprising than the lack of interest in duality in English and most European languages .
23 CRITICISM of the way companies present their accounts and the lack of interest in reform among investors was voiced last night by Robin Leigh-Pemberton , Governor of the Bank of England .
24 When the ombudsman reported on the case he said : ‘ I can not recall ever having encountered such a manifest and deplorable lack of regard by management for the welfare of a hospital inpatient . ’
25 There was still a lack of commitment to integration from social services , health and education , even though individuals within those services were becoming increasingly willing to help .
26 There was a lack of information about availability in Northern Ireland , even though everyone knew that the situation was serious .
27 That can be illustrated by a complete lack of information in front of us on the that that actually applies any consistency to er the the environmental discount applying in different parts of the county .
28 I suffer quite badly from lack of confidence from time to time , but then everybody does .
29 Lack of continuity of work for labour can occur on an individual project , between one project and the next , or as a result of changes in the location of construction activity .
30 This , as you know , sir , is a situation that bedevils many areas of the public service but lack of continuity in care for the young can have particularly serious results .
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