Example sentences of "[conj] it lacks [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Commission will have limited powers , although it lacks the full enforcement machinery , to apply Articles 85 and 86 to any merger which does constitute a concentration within the Merger Regulation , but does not meet the turnover thresholds . |
| 2 | As James Tobin pointed out in his comments on the Coen and Hickman paper , a feature of their approach which exposes it to criticism from those macroeconomists who accept some variant of the NAIRU hypothesis is that it lacks a coherent explanation of the relationship between unemployment , be it Keynesian , classical or some mixture of the two , and inflation . |
| 3 | But the difficulty with this discussion is that it lacks a firm point of reference because it can not be taken for granted that there should be two levels of offence , rape and procuring sex by threats . |
| 4 | If I were looking for a fault with the conception of the series , it could only be that it lacks a single volume overview of the whole of the development of quantum theory , a volume concentrating on the broad sweep of ideas and leaving out the mathematical detail . |
| 5 | The Calibra 16v is more vocal , though , even unpleasantly so at times , and it lacks the inherent smoothness of the VW 's four at high engine speeds . |
| 6 | Similarly the government may have a clear policy on transferring houses from the public sector to the private sector , but it lacks a real housing policy . |
| 7 | Auditory consciousness with its markedly linear character dependent upon the sequencing of events in time is a powerful vehicle for emotion , perhaps especially because the human voice is experienced in this mode , but it lacks the map-like quality of the inner visual panorama . |
| 8 | For the recipe that follows , Conference will do , but it lacks the plump punch of its more aristocratic cousins . |
| 9 | The more compressed style is of course more likely in the carefully constructed world of literary expression , but it lacks the dynamic punch of the conversational sequence . |
| 10 | The contract may be good or the cheque generous , but it lacks the binding authorization of a signature . |
| 11 | Avoid mineral oil because it lacks the living qualities of vegetable oil and may even rob the body of some of its fat soluble nutrients . |
| 12 | The first building so adorned which we know of is the Siphnian treasury , which is Ionic in character though it lacks the typical capitals , since instead of columns in the porch it had two Caryatids : supports in the form of girls , here canonical korai of immense elaboration . |