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

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1 This part of the city lacks the individual character of Robyn 's own suburb , where healthfood stores and sportswear boutiques and alternative bookshops have sprung up to cater for the students and liberal-minded yuppies who live there ; and still more does it lack the green amenities of the residential streets around the University .
2 It lacks the extensive mud-flats rich in marine invertebrates which attract these birds in their thousands to places like Morecambe Bay or the Washes of England .
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 It lacks the rich colours and harmonies of the Concerto , and has difficulty producing a single memorable idea during its 13 minutes .
6 It lacks the necessary ingredients of programme with a training element in it .
7 In its business coverage , it lacks the muck-raking skills of the Wall Street Journal and the international thoroughness of the Financial Times .
8 Moreover , it lacks the vital enzymes and probably a multitude of other substances in plants as yet undiscovered .
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