Example sentences of "[adv] lacking [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , her first administration down to June 1983 showed the impact of Thatcherite policies to be somewhat muted , with even so single-minded a Prime Minister apparently lacking in direction . |
| 2 | The Principal had by this time become almost as fluorescent as the neon sign outside his academy , and we eyeballed one another in a spirit entirely lacking in camaraderie . |
| 3 | ‘ Nothing is impossible , ’ she cried furiously , disappointed that Lucenzo should turn out to be so lacking in integrity . |
| 4 | But the term " Tithonian " , though not quite so lacking in respectability as the " Urgonian " , is usually reserved for the carbonate facies of alpine Europe , and is still disputing with the " Volgian " the honour of being the accepted international term for the topmost stage of the Jurassic . |
| 5 | Unfortunately the report is so lacking in detail as to be virtually useless in identifying individual objects , and there are no accompanying photographs . |
| 6 | So clueless and misguided are these sorry types — so lacking in insight , intent and , bloody hell , a sense of humour — that if a great comedy show ever makes it to TV List magazine it can only be DESPITE the pony-tails whose job it is to shepherd these things to a laff-hungry public . |
| 7 | His reply was so matter-of-fact , so lacking in emotion that she found it hard to believe . |
| 8 | He was so lacking in compassion , in basic humanity . |
| 9 | You are n't usually so lacking in confidence , ’ she could n't resist taunting . |
| 10 | Not only was Gannon jettisoned with professional coldness he was , at least according to the Gannon camp , somewhat lacking in payment for his part in the writing of The Smiths next single , ‘ Ask ’ . |
| 11 | All lively stuff , like day one , if somewhat lacking in bottom . |
| 12 | Each such polarization invariably reflects the values of the writers who impose it , but there is a wide consensus among critics who have written about the literature of the period that the majority of it is unambitious , anti-experimental and somewhat lacking in originality . |
| 13 | ‘ If some of our visitors are somewhat lacking in restraint , ’ noted an RCM report euphemistically , ‘ it must be remembered that many are overwrought with anxiety . ’ |
| 14 | Since I have never regarded the matter as having much bearing on religious affairs then this omission on my part is logical , if somewhat lacking in curiosity . |
| 15 | Today , it is difficult to define a particular Hautvillers style : all have a good fruit content , and although some are perhaps lacking in definition , the finest attain great distinction , balancing high extract with a delicacy of flavour . |
| 16 | Merely lacking in opportunity . ’ |
| 17 | Yet it seems hardly less lacking in vitality , and manages to make its commendably brief duration of 86 minutes feel like a great many more as it toils though a youthful crisis of conscience . |
| 18 | Many mothers with parenting difficulties had a long history of emotional problems themselves , and seemed generally lacking in sensitivity to their children 's anxieties and needs rather than deficient in specific child management techniques . |
| 19 | The studies used as a basis for judgement are generally lacking in control because of the finality of educational decision making and placement ( in the sense that we can not return the child to an original or alternative placement a year later and be able to start from the same point again ) . |
| 20 | Rottweiler breeding aims at a powerful dog , black with well-defined mahogany markings , which despite a massive general appearance is not lacking in nobility and is particularly suitable as a companion , guard dog and working dog . |
| 21 | The sad aspect of the Act is that people connected with the children 's hearing system — people certainly not lacking in intelligence or application — have been unable to unravel the mysteries of the statute . |
| 22 | Wilson 's decision to found his new union on his own north-east coast was not lacking in rationality . |
| 23 | Stupid they may be but not lacking in guile . |
| 24 | He was certainly not lacking in self-assurance . |
| 25 | This kindly man was certainly not lacking in perception now , Alice thought . |
| 26 | The Australian 's withdrawal from a three year contract immediately shifted a considerable burden back onto Jarvis , but the former England seamer is not lacking in confidence about his prospects . |
| 27 | ‘ I realise you lack experience , Seb , but you 're not lacking in ambition and you 're eager to learn . |
| 28 | I honestly believed Graeme Souness ' men would overturn their 42 first leg deficit and go on to win a tournament desperately lacking in class participants . |
| 29 | The flowers had dripped all down his trousers , his face was frighteningly lacking in colour , he was trembling , and his lips seemed to be sticking together as he tried to speak . |
| 30 | Utility underwear was strong and serviceable but totally lacking in glamour . |