Example sentences of "and by [art] lack " in BNC.

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1 In a quarter of the schools , ‘ work was constrained by limited space and by a lack of other facilities such as a water supply ’ .
2 Those who score highly overall on Machiavellian behaviour will be characterized by the use of guile and deceit in interpersonal relationships , by a cynical view of other people and by a lack of concern for conventional morality .
3 Ultimately , the role of planning is limited by the restricted powers available and by a lack of co-ordination with other public and quasi-public agencies .
4 O. glacialis can be distinguished from O. purpureus by the absence of tentacle scales ; the shape and position of the second oral tentacle scales and by a lack of dorsal arm plates .
5 Economic growth in Eastern Europe has been slowed by Soviet refusals to increase oil exports and by the lack of hard currency to buy oil on the world market .
6 Conversely , in Third World countries today , where industrial development is in its infancy , the demand for domestic servants is high ( the supply being fuelled by the decline of subsistence agriculture and by the lack of alternative employment ) .
7 This position was also felt to have been influenced by the controversial decision taken by the Arab League Council in September to speed up the transfer of the Arab League headquarters from Tunis to the Egyptian capital Cairo , a decision first taken in March [ see pp. 37334 ; 37726 ] , and by the lack of large-scale Western aid to support domestic economic reforms and to compensate for serious economic losses forecast as a result of the Gulf crisis .
8 The indifference of the electorate was blamed partly on the apathy produced by this being the fourth election in 18 months , by the confusing number of different party slates and by the lack of concrete proposal and programmes from the candidates .
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