Example sentences of "lack [prep] proper [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Emphasising that the early histories of anorexics rarely give evidence of gross neglect , and that terms like ‘ rejection ’ or ‘ lack of proper love ’ are unhelpful , she concludes that ‘ the details one learns are usually quite subtle ; the important aspect is whether the response to the child 's needs was appropriate or was superimposed , according to what the mother felt he needed , often mistakenly . ’ |
| 2 | The dominant factor , in relation to poor housing conditions , lack of proper sanitation , food shortages and growing unemployment , was the fact that the country had just emerged from the horrors of the First Great War . |
| 3 | A man of modest birth might secure this mandate and become the Son of Heaven , or priest-king , but when his descendants displayed a lack of proper reverence for his example they lost the support of Heaven and their dynasty collapsed . |
| 4 | The condition of its wooden structure is a tribute to the sixteenth-century carpenters , and despite disintegration through fungal and insect activity owing to the lack of proper ventilation , the quality and perfect seasoning of the woods used has permitted its survival . |
| 5 | Technicians were criticised for defective workmanship on vital signalling equipment , lack of checks on work and lack of proper testing . |
| 6 | He sued the defendants on the ground that his RLF was caused by an excess of oxygen in his bloodstream , due to lack of proper skill and care in the management of his oxygen supply . |
| 7 | Lack of proper sleep had affected everyone , in one way or another . |
| 8 | This , combined with very determined German counter attacks , is keeping everyone on their toes all the time , plus the lack of proper sleep is beginning to take its toll . ’ |
| 9 | So some horses are unfriendly because it is part of their genetic makeup , and other horses are unfriendly due to lack of proper handling when they are young . |
| 10 | Lack of proper equipment , inadequate housing — are such considerations in fact a cause of dissatisfaction ? |
| 11 | A few middle-aged social workers walked together with prim pride , while younger colleagues had leaflets : ‘ Lack of proper funding is making our job more difficult . |
| 12 | I did n't explain why and took instead a tartan scarf — to be Rob Roy , I said , but actually to conceal my lack of proper neckwear . |
| 13 | Having spent some time delving into the subject , I can report that pen computers are still mostly useless because of the lack of proper pen software . |
| 14 | There is a very strong critical tradition within Japan which has stressed the need to consider the other side of the economic miracle whether this concerns the social costs of pollution and congestion , gender and racial inequalities , repressive police methods , the inadequate provision of housing , the lack of proper attention to the elderly or sick . |
| 15 | The suburb , Colonia San José Buena Vista , suffers acutely from a lack of proper housing , clean water and basic education . |
| 16 | In proceedings brought by the husband the judge refused to order the return of the child to Canada , on the grounds that his removal and retention was not wrongful within the meaning of article 3 of the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction , set out in Schedule 1 to the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985 , since the father had no rights of custody ; and that , under article 13 , there was a risk that the child would be placed in an intolerable situation if he was returned to Ontario because of the lack of proper accommodation and financial support . |
| 17 | Prosecution is thus reserved for the cases in which some unfair advantage has been taken of the girl , particularly where the girl is under 13 ( when lack of proper understanding is assumed ) , where the man is considerably older than the girl , where the man held some position of trust in relation to the girl , and where there is some element of deception involved . |
| 18 | Supporting Labour 's blueprint for an integrated transport system , he said : ‘ Never again must we see a Prime Minister chasing coffins and attending funerals because of a lack of proper investment in transport . |
| 19 | But she conveyed an impression of someone much older because her movements were restricted by rheumatism and her limbs made frail by lack of proper nourishment over the years . |
| 20 | As a result , the completed exercise often seems to point to a lack of proper balance . |
| 21 | Lack of proper food led to much illness among seamen , both directly and in deficiency diseases such as scurvy and beri-beri and indirectly by reducing their resistance to other ailments . |
| 22 | Uncertainty may arise because of lack of proper accounting records or the outcome of litigation , for example . |
| 23 | The procedure proposed — the fast track , the instant decision , the lack of proper appeal — continually works against those people . |
| 24 | On Aug. 21 a meeting between Kenyan president Daniel arap Moi and US officials resolved tensions which had arisen over what the Kenyan authorities had perceived as the lack of proper consultation about the US operation , involving as it did US military aircraft overflying Kenyan airspace and the arrival of up to 300 US military personnel . |
| 25 | Lack of proper planning and provision is likely to be picked up in the review of day care services which local authorities are obliged to conduct every three years ( s19 ) . |
| 26 | This may be due to eagerness to get to bed or to various other factors including lack of sleep , worry about contacting more senior surgical staff , lack of proper training or control by senior staff , and pressure not to leave matters that may interrupt the next day 's elective list . |
| 27 | ( 3 ) The register shall not be rectified , except for the purpose of giving effect to an overriding interest or an order of the court , so as to affect the title of the proprietor who is in possession — ( a ) unless the proprietor has caused or substantially contributed to the error or omission by fraud or lack of proper care ; or … ( c ) unless for any other reason , in any particular case , it is considered that it would be unjust not to rectify the register against him . |
| 28 | ( 5 ) No indemnity shall be payable under this Act in any of the following cases : — ( a ) where the applicant or a person from whom he derives title ( otherwise than under a disposition for valuable consideration which is registered or protected on the register ) has caused or substantially contributed to the loss by fraud or lack of proper care ; … ( 6 ) Where an indemnity is paid in respect of the loss of an estate or interest in or charge on land the amount so paid shall not exceed — ( a ) Where the register is not rectified , the value of the estate , interest or charge at the time when the error or omission which caused the loss was made ; ( b ) Where the register is rectified , the value ( if there had been no rectification ) of the estate , interest or charge , immediately before the time of rectification . |
| 29 | His mother believes his death was brought on by lack of proper care and over prescription of drugs with dangerous side effects . |