Example sentences of "because it lack [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 But our system is defective because it lacks coherent principles for reviewing the substance of decisions .
2 There is no iron in the new faith because it lacks personal conviction .
3 The ‘ democratic-participant ’ media theory is also the result of recent debates on media issues though this theory is ‘ difficult to formulate , partly because it lacks full legitimation and incorporation into media institutions and partly because some of its tenets are … to be found ’ elsewhere .
4 Skimmed milk is not suitable for the under-fives because it lacks important vitamins and energy-giving calories but semi-skimmed milk can be introduced from the age of two , if your child is eating a variety of foods .
5 On the one hand , the Bhatta-Mimamsaka school argued that time is perceptible , whereas their Nyaya-Vaiseka opponents claimed that it is only an inferred concept because it lacks sensible qualities , such as colour , form , etc .
6 A dismissal may be unfair either because it was procedurally arbitrary or because it lacked good cause .
7 This was the case in the Weimar Republic , where the parliament , although endowed with strong formal powers , was vulnerable because it lacked public support .
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