Example sentences of "[conj] it lacks [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One quality of backbench life which is distracting for those with a professional or commercial training is that it lacks coherence , and there is an aimlessness which is debilitating . |
| 2 | The fact that a local authority or a central department lacks one resource does not mean that it lacks others . |
| 3 | This is not to say that such comment is wholly wrong ; merely to say that it lacks precision , finesse . |
| 4 | An authority in the state of destination which finds that it lacks jurisdiction to execute the letter of request , for example because the defendant is not resident in its area , must forward ‘ the documents and antecedents of the case to the authority of the State [ i.e. within the same state ] which has jurisdiction ’ . |
| 5 | This may be sufficient to show that it lacks authority over me in those other areas . |
| 6 | Since this subject is so important , it is a pity the book is so badly constructed that it lacks authority . |
| 7 | The remainder , very carelessly and messily written , was supplied by an unidentified copyist , who contributed nothing else to the score ; and it lacks trumpet parts , though he left staves for them . |
| 8 | There still exists today a Northern Ireland Assembly , but its main function is as a scrutiny body for Westminster legislation applying to Northern Ireland and it lacks executive powers . |
| 9 | The system will also suffer severe difficulties if it lacks legitimacy with its own employees , including prison staff and probation officers . |
| 10 | Toyota 's Paseo coupe is cute and excellent value for money , but it lacks sparkle . |
| 11 | The company 's only criticism is of Destiny 's Moolit toolkit that does n't provide for application development under the Motif graphical user interface ( although it is compatible ) as it lacks Motif libraries . |