Example sentences of "the [noun sg] and a lack " in BNC.
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| 1 | There has been trouble with its chips , delays in providing disc-drives for the computer and a lack of software to run on it . |
| 2 | It is significant that one which was encountered more than once was a " lack of follow-up support after the course and a lack of procedures for evaluating impact on participants ' performance as opposed to the quality of the training experience " ( Wallace and Hall 1989:165 ) . |
| 3 | A thoroughly toned-up body with sleek limbs , a sparkle in the eye and a lack of double chins can keep you looking mischievously young when you 're the wrong side of 40 ! |
| 4 | This will result in limited choice for the consumer and a lack of innovation ( eg British Telecom phone equipment , which for many years was severely limited whilst it was part of the public sector ) . |
| 5 | Although Downing Street accused the press of producing misleading information , the row falls into a pattern apparent over the past six months of confusion in the Government and a lack of communication between departments . |
| 6 | There is a distance from the State and a lack of control or consent about laws and State government . |
| 7 | The full potential of most biocontrol systems has not yet been realised — in the past because , perhaps , of a lack of credible interdisciplinary approaches in developing the science and a lack of commercial involvement in technological development . |
| 8 | Embryonic fibroblast culture and replication banding has the advantage of providing a large number of slides and mitotic cells which could be used for several different probes but the disadvantages of having to pool a considerable number of embryos for the initiation of the culture and a lack of knowledge as to the source and lineage of the cells which become established in culture . |