Example sentences of "[noun pl] ' lack of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those of us who have criticised the Government 's and western nations ' lack of urgency in providing appropriate assistance to the Soviet Union will also welcome the new steps and the energy that is being shown in this area If , as the Prime Minister rightly says , the protection of non-proliferation is the absolute key to world peace , why are the Government seeking to increase the number of nuclear warheads that are carried on Trident , when they have the option of keeping the number the same , at a time when the rest of the world is decreasing them ? |
| 2 | The terms and conditions of their engagement ( and many organisations are careful not to use the word " employment " ) are set out in special handbooks , or in the contracts which casual workers are required to sign , and these seek to make the parties ' lack of mutual obligation clear . |
| 3 | The familiarity of their London setting accounted , perhaps , both for their easy assimilation into the literary world and for their contemporary readers ' lack of genuine interest in the more esoteric themes they raise . |
| 4 | Gaining parental attention and praise is a vital part of the programme as often the parents ' lack of interest is the reason for the problem having continued . |
| 5 | ‘ I could n't care less , ’ was the reply of Philip , a 16-year-old sprinter from Birchfield , when asked whether he was displeased with his parents ' lack of zeal . |
| 6 | There was also what was to become a recurrent feature of Gilkes 's reports — as indeed it had been for a half a century already — regret at the parents ' lack of faith or courage , which resulted in boys leaving early and not going on to University . |
| 7 | At the beginning the immigrants ' lack of experience and poor organization hampered mobilization , and so other workers struck first . |
| 8 | These problems of prediction related to the definitional fallacy and the statistical fallacy are very evident in the Beckford Report , which was so critical of social workers ' lack of knowledge and use of predictive research . |
| 9 | The industry blames successive governments ' lack of interest in vocational training ; perhaps the new training plans announced by the prime minister this week will help to fill the gap . |
| 10 | Otakar Motej , Chairman of the Supreme Court , who represented Havel during the Federal Assembly 's discussion of his proposals , expressed disappointment at the deputies ' lack of trust in the President . |
| 11 | Countless small examples show the authorities ' lack of foresight . |
| 12 | Given employers ' lack of knowledge about qualifications and the relatively arbitrary way in which they use them , it is difficult to give credence to the widespread notion that they are dissatisfied with the educational levels of young workers . |
| 13 | The farmers ' lack of legal action against the company was based on an uncertainty about what their legal rights were , particularly in regard to mineral rights , lack of financial resources to risk going to law and no reliable information on the worth of the minerals . |
| 14 | I was appalled by the race organisers ' lack of knowledge about land use and saw a real need to get involved . |
| 15 | So , it 's stuck with defending this form of public housing in the face of mass dissidence within the working class itself , not so much with the principle of council housing as the tenants ' lack of control over design and management . |
| 16 | Chris Lewis and Paul Jarvis were the pick of England 's attack , making up for the spinners ' lack of success with gutsy new-ball spells either side of tea . |
| 17 | Chris Lewis and Paul Jarvis were the pick of England 's attack , making up for the spinners ' lack of success with gutsy new-ball spells either side of tea . |
| 18 | On the other hand , girls ' lack of femininity or their ‘ masculinity ’ may be seen as more of a problem than that of underachievement . |
| 19 | Negative comments were individual ones about lack of opportunity for participation ( on Africa ) , lack of opportunity to share fundraising ideas , lack of conclusions on Brazil workshop ( on environment and debt ) , leaders ' lack of familiarity with game ( and on SEAD debt game ) and lack of energy to cope with two workshops . |
| 20 | Despite linguists ' lack of recourse to an agreed code of conduct , ethical issues in the linguistic sciences have sometimes been quite pressing . |
| 21 | I could not bear to see him suffer and so I threw myself wholeheartedly on to Nonni 's side , arguing passionately that my aunts ' lack of interest in day-to-day matters was a boring affectation ; that Nonni was much more ‘ real ’ and ‘ closer to life ’ . |
| 22 | Worst of all there was very little interlocking between separate communes , a circumstance which was reflected in these peasants ' lack of political cohesiveness in the Dumas . |
| 23 | He then taught in a higher elementary school , but became critical of the local Bolsheviks ' lack of progress in educational and social affairs . |
| 24 | I was always struck by the eunuchs ' lack of bitterness . |
| 25 | As the Sun is passing through that part of your solar chart traditionally related to hopes , you should now be in fine fettle and not unduly affected by others ' lack of support . |
| 26 | I could not decide if the fact that no one had discovered my secret was actually the result of my elaborate efforts or just the boys ' lack of attention . |
| 27 | He blamed the Tories ' lack of investment for the failure of small businesses . |
| 28 | The revolutionaries ' lack of interest in a programme of political reform and gradual extension of the rule of law did not imply indifference to individual liberty . |