Example sentences of "[conj] it lacks the [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 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | For the recipe that follows , Conference will do , but it lacks the plump punch of its more aristocratic cousins . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The contract may be good or the cheque generous , but it lacks the binding authorization of a signature . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |