Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] the lack [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Director of Studies : ‘ I tie this in with the lack of high ‘ O ’ and ‘ A ’ Level grades . |
| 2 | Their victory can also be put down to the lack of a co-ordinated attack by the Whites . |
| 3 | He says they had to deal with more serious injuries than usual and it 's down to the lack of rain . |
| 4 | ‘ We 've been slowed down by the lack of a new engine but we 've found a good engine in the second pack they sent us — it needs a couple of hours of work on minor jobs , but if everything goes well we should have something ready for out-inspection later this afternoon . |
| 5 | It just took over from the lack of draw on the estate . |
| 6 | It just took over from the lack of draw on the estate . |
| 7 | When the vicar got a new bishop who was Anglo-Catholic he appealed to him for his sanction , in the hope that the bishop 's approval would make up for the lack of faculty . |
| 8 | Thomas is seeking to recoup from Essex the fees his parents have had to pay to make up for the lack of state-funded special tuition available to him . |
| 9 | Whale meat made up for the lack of other sources of protein in the Japanese diet . |
| 10 | I would always try and choose pieces which I thought had a bit of atmosphere and mood , a passion which made up for the lack of presentation ! ’ |
| 11 | There had never been a great deal of money , but no one had ever gone hungry and the feelings of warmth and love between the members of the family had more than made up for the lack of luxuries . |
| 12 | I wondered briefly what a British nursing sister would have said , but the act of motherly comfort may well have made up for the lack of quiet during the day . |
| 13 | Both make up for the lack of nutrients in the soil by trapping and digesting small insects . |
| 14 | Deep cupboards in both the scullery and pantry house the necessary quantities of glass and china , and deep double sinks in both rooms make up for the lack of the modern dishwasher . |
| 15 | ‘ I prefer it if men find ways of dressing to enhance their personality rather than using clothes to make up for the lack of one . |
| 16 | This has become so serious a concern that early in 1991 , less than a year before their latest deadline for the launch of CD-I , Philips themselves established their own CD-I publishing operation , perhaps in an effort to energise CD-I disc investment or to make up for the lack of it . |
| 17 | By paying particular attention to texts and images created by women in the visual arts and performance as well as in literature , the book goes some way towards making up for the lack of awareness of women 's art . |
| 18 | Did the bright lights make up for the lack of country life ? |
| 19 | England have been shown up for the lack of quality in their line-up , although Gooch 's illness here , Michael Atherton 's illness in Calcutta and the stupidity of leaving out Phil Tufnell from the first Test and Atherton on the second Test all contributed to an unexpectedly one-sided contest . |
| 20 | By the way the lot of seemed to be played in Hertfordshire these days , and one of the great days is at Harpenden and that 's on September the first on Sunday , when they have their annual single-wicket competition , and that 's a great local event and it 's bound to encourage all the young cricketers in the neighbourhood , they 're trying to make up for the lack of cricket in schools , so well done Harpenden and that is on Sunday next , er , er , first of September and I 'll give you the time in a minute if I can find it , when it is , it does n't say , but it 's probably all day at the Harpenden club , well done Harpenden encouraging young people to play cricket , Sunday first September . |
| 21 | The fact that your copy-writers are so uninformed on this perhaps links up with the lack of information the manufacturers have on the need for their product . |
| 22 | Patterns of leaving home are affected by housing availability — indeed the relatively late age at which British children leave home compared to many other countries is probably tied up with the lack of suitable type and tenure of housing for young single people ( Kiernan , 1986a ; Sullivan , 1984 ; Jones , 1987 ) . |
| 23 | It all refers back to the lack of acceptance of women in the society . |
| 24 | Conclusive falsifications are ruled out by the lack of a perfectly secure observational base on which they depend . |