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  • My point is, lacking knowledge is sometimes safer than possessing it.

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  • Am I completely lacking in self discipline?

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  • If anything is lacking, I will pay it to you.

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  • Her rule in Parma, conjointly with Neipperg, was characterized by a clemency and moderation which were lacking in the other Italian states in that time of reaction.

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  • Exact information in regard to the period of gestation of the female is still lacking, the length of the period being given from eighteen to twenty-two months by different authorities.

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  • But this universal characteristic of apocalyptic is almost wholly lacking in the New Testament Apocalypse.

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  • Only senseless things, lacking coherence, presented themselves one after another to Prince Andrew's mind.

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  • They seem to be almost entirely lacking in the north-east extremity, near Terranova, and in the mountains immediately to the north of Iglesias, though they are found to the north of the Perda de sa Mesa.

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  • The population was at that time a little over 300,000; public security and education were alike lacking, and there were considerable animosities between different parts of the island.

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  • The mythic element is practically lacking in the French legends, but in Germany some part of the Odin myth was associated with Charles's name.

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  • Lacking his intensity of passion and his admirable faculty for seizing the most evanescent shades of difference in feeling, they degenerated into colourless and lifeless insipidities made insupportable by the frigid repetition of tropes and conceits which we are fain to pardon in the master.

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  • Saying this, he ordered that ten gold pieces be given to the merchant in place of those that were lacking.

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  • Something was lacking in them, they were not clear, they were too one-sidedly personal and brain-spun.

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  • She did not compare them with him, but compared her feeling for them with her feeling for him, and felt with regret that there was something lacking in her feeling for young Nicholas.

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  • The more apt analogy is that he introduced the oxygen so clearly lacking, way up in the rarified atmosphere of high-rise.

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  • Liverwort - a small flowerless green plant with leaf-like stems or lobed leaves, lacking true roots and reproducing by spores.

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  • Sparse and lacking any extra features, this set includes a slightly rounded mirror over a flat tabletop.

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  • The next option is for those who are lacking an Internet connection.

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  • Compulsive hoarding is the act of collecting things uncontrollably and lacking the ability to throw anything away.

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  • If you're lacking iron, your health care provider will prescribe you pills.

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  • The king is not mentioned - which on Credner's view is explained by assuming that the plague fell in the minority of Joash, when the priest Jehoiada held the reins of power - and the princes, councillors and warriors necessary to an independent state, and so often referred to by the prophets before the exile, are altogether lacking.

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  • The titles which ascribe four of the pilgrimage songs to David and one to Solomon are lacking in the true LXX., and inconsistent with the contents of the psalms. Better attested, because found in the LXX.

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  • The last-named work, though lacking in original power and clearness of judgment, is extremely convenient and useful, and has had an influence perhaps disproportionate to its real exegetical merits.

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  • The outlying parts of the county to east, south and north are not lacking in open spaces, but there is an extensive inner area where at most only small gardens and squares break the continuity of buildings, and where in some cases old churchyards serve as public grounds.

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  • Lacking the support of the ultra-royalists, he was given the title of minister of state without portfolio, which was equivalent to a retirement.

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  • The next year Piero but lacking in strength of character.

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  • Most of these more or less directly improve the land by adding to it certain plant food constituents which are lacking, but the effect of each process is in reality very complex.

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  • Nor was the king's aid lacking to this method of dividing up the royal authority, any more than to the immunity, for it became a frequent practice to make the administrative office into a fief, and to grant it to be held in that form of property by the count.

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  • So long as they were fulfilled, he, and his heir after him, held the fief as his property, practically and in relation to all under tenants as if precarium and patrocinium were lacking.

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  • These granite domes, lacking a harbour, lie about a mile apart, and the boundary line between the possessions of Russia and the United States passes between them.

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  • If the calculation be carried farther backas has been done by the seismic disaster investigation committee of Japan, a body of scientists constantly engaged in studying these phenomena under government auspices,it is found that, since the countrys history began to be written in the 8th century AD,, there have been 2006 major disturbances; but inasmuch as 1489 of these occurred before the beginning of the Tokugawa administration (early in the 17th century, and therefore in an era when methods of recording were comparatively defective), exact details are naturally lacking.

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  • But, on the whole, inscriptions before the Roman times were almost entirely lacking.

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  • Hence we conclude that the grounds are lacking which would entitle our assuming a priori that the Apocalypse is pseudonymous.

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  • Twelve years later he was, like Marsiglio, attacking the very foundations of the papacy itself, as lacking all scriptural sanction.

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  • Tables, knives, forks and other prandial apparatus were as lacking as they were in the palaces of kings a few centuries before.

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  • His style is severely academic, his colour lacking in richness and warmth, his execution hard and uninteresting in its very perfection.

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  • Mantell in the Wealden formation of Sussex, and a large part of the skeleton, lacking the head, was subsequently discovered in a block of ragstone in the Lower Greensand near i Skeleton of Iguanodon bernissartensis.

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  • Lacking in military enterprise, secluded and pleasure-loving, he seldom emerged from his palace life at Palermo.

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  • Furthermore, the manufacturing schedule presupposes some uniformity in the method of accounting among different companies or lines of business, and this is often lacking.

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  • Then, during Mary's reign, secret congregations met under the leadership of Protestant clergy, and, when these were lacking, even of laymen.

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  • In counties lacking adequate hospital accommodation a poor person requiring medical or surgical treatment may be sent to the nearest hospital approved by the state board of charities.

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  • On the other hand, the names of some famous nations mentioned on the inscriptions are lacking, from which it may be concluded that they did not rise to prominence till a later date.

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  • Voices were not lacking which, in view of Austria's relatively small share in foreign investments, ascribed the deterioration of the trade balance to the fact that the public bodies were " living beyond their means."

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  • West of the Missouri river the drift gives place to a fine soil of sand aid clay, with deposits of alluvium in the vicinity of streams. Though lacking in vegetable mould, these soils are generally capable of producing good crops where the water-supply is sufficient.

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  • But, while lacking the medieval appearance of Fribourg or Bern, or Sion or Coire, the great number of modern fine buildings in Geneva, hotels, villas, &c., gives it an air of prosperity and comfort that attracts many visitors, though on others modern French architecture produces a blinding glare.

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  • Above all, where, as at Athens, the decision of questions of sacred law fell not to the priests but to the college of i r ynrai, one great source of priestly power was wholly lacking.

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  • Priestly acts - that is, acts done by one and accepted by the gods on behalf of many - are common to all antique religions, and cannot be lacking where the primary subject of religion is not the individual but the natural community.

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  • The ectoderm loses entirely the ciliation which it had in the planula and actinula stages and commonly secretes on its external surface a protective or supporting investment, the perisarc. Contrasting with this, the anthopolyp is generally of s q uat form, the diameter often exceeding the height; the peristome is wide, a hypostome is lacking, and the ectoderm, or so much of it as is exposed, i.e.

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  • He was attacked by Flacius and Amsdorf, and after a long controversy, full of ambiguities and lacking in the exhibition of guiding principles, he was condemned because his statement savoured of Pelagianism.

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  • His funeral monument at St Denis depicts a man with beardless, square-cut features, but lacking character and animation.

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  • Still there are not lacking in the early centuries A.D.

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  • The dangers of conjectural emendation are well known and apparent; large numbers of such emendations have been ill-advised; but in the case of many passages the only alternative for the textual critic who is at once competent and honest is to offer such emendations or to indicate that such passages are corrupt and the means of restoring them lacking.

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  • Rapid and extensive as has been the spread of critical methods, there have not been lacking anticritica.

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  • The latter, elaborate and well written, is lacking in critical appreciation and proportion; there are French and Italian translations.

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  • The homogeneity of wide circles, the sense of responsibility engendered by it, and continuity with the past are almost entirely lacking in it.

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  • But it is certain that from Thiers's dealings with the men of the first revolution to his dealings with the battle of Waterloo, constant, angry and well-supported protests against his unfairness were not lacking.

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  • Trypanosomes were next seen in human blood 1 Trypanophis, although lacking (so far as is known) a haemal habitat, is included here, since it is undoubtedly closely related to Trypanoplasma.

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  • Dublin was for long stigmatized as lacking, for so large a city, in the proper signs of commercial enterprise.

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  • Those who ate at home marked themselves out as both greedy and lacking in charity.

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  • Although lacking military tastes, he joined the French army at the siege of Gibraltar in 1772, merely for distraction.

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  • The name Messiah is still lacking, and the central point of the prophecy is not the reign of the deliverer but the subjection of all nations to the law and the temple.'

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  • At the synod of the dissident cardinals, assembled at Pisa, views of this type were in the ascendant; and, although protests were not lacking, the necessities of the time served as a pretext for ignoring all objections.

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  • The Lives are not in the true sense biographical, but rather picturesque impressions of leading representatives of an attitude of mind full of curiosity, alert and versatile, but lacking scientific method, preferring the external excellence of style and manner to the solid achievements of serious writing.

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  • At one time Portland cement concrete was considered to be lacking in fireproof qualities, but now it is regarded as one of the best fire-resisting materials known.

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  • His administration was lacking in political situations of a dramatic character, but on all questions that arose his policy was sane and dignified.

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  • Lacking often the protection of a strong ruler, the Lombard cities had been accustomed to act together for mutual defence, and in 1093 Milan, Lodi, Piacenza and Cremona formed an alliance against the emperor Henry IV., in favour of his rebellious son Conrad.

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  • The author prides himself on his honesty and impartiality, but he is lacking in judgment and knowledge of facts; the work, however, is valuable from the importance of the events of which it treats.

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  • The natural steps first of making it intentionally by putting such stones into his fire, and next of improving his fire by putting it and these stones into a cavity on the weather side of some bank with an opening towards the prevalent wind, would give a simple forge, differing only in size, in lacking forced blast, and in details of construction, from the Catalan forges and bloomaries of to-day.

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  • The finest wolves are very light weighted and most suitable for carriage aprons, in fact, ideal for the purpose, though lacking the strength of some other furs.

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  • It was of a mixed character; both Oscan and Greek inscriptions are still found up to the last, and, though there is no trace whatever of Christianity, evidences of the presence of Jews are not lacking - such are a wall-painting, probably representing the Judgment of Solomon, and a scratched inscription on a wall, "Sodoma, Gomora."

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  • The relations between them are of the most conventional and courtly character, and are entirely lacking in the genuine dramatic passion which marks the love story of Tristan and Iseult.

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  • The whole district, though lacking water, is picturesque and was once forested.

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  • V., of 8th-9th cents., though damaged by fire and lacking the illustrations, is of value for the text, being the oldest of all.

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  • The forms are now poor, though not lacking in grandeur, and the details are not as well adjusted as before, with a want of mastery of the most suitable decoration.

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  • In Oriental systems of taxation high imposts on salt are seldom lacking and are often carried out in a very oppressive way, one result of this being that the article is apt to reach the consumer in a very impure state largely mixed with earth.

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  • In a few existing species, such as the musk-deer and the water-deer, these appendages are absent, and they are likewise lacking in a large number of extinct members of the group, in fact in all the earlier ones.

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  • Definite statements regarding the number and tonnage of shipping are, however, lacking till the 18th century.

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  • His university lectures, though perhaps lacking in inspiration, were full of original research and learning.

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  • But he felt himself lacking in the academic spirit, and wisely declined.

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  • The Persian Gulf is lacking in good harbours, anchorage being mostly shallow and exposed.

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  • If memory is lacking as a link between the different lives, this only shows that memory is not of the substance of the soul.

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  • The scenery, especially in the neighbourhood of the fjords, is pleasant, lacking the barrenness of some portions of the kingdom.

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  • At Woolwich he remained until 1870, and although he was not a great success as an elementary teacher, that period of his life was very rich in mathematical work, which included remarkable advances in the theory of the partition of numbers and further contributions to that of invariants, together with an important research which yielded a proof, hitherto lacking, of Newton's rule for the discovery of imaginary roots for algebraical equations up to and including the fifth degree.

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  • A good deal of work has been done by individual travellers, but the material for a full description of its physical character is as yet lacking.

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  • Settimo was elected president of the government, but the administration was lacking in statesmanship, the treasury was empty, and nothing was done to raise an army.

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  • Sulu and Tawi Tawi belong zoologically to the Philippines, but have 12 well-marked peculiar species, and many of the characteristic Mindanao-Basilan forms are lacking.

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  • Most of the mammals characteristic of the latter region are lacking.

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  • The notes must also be made payable to a definite person and require endorsement, safeguards which were previously lacking.

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  • To the uninitiated it would appear that this selection has been made, generally speaking, at random; it is at any rate lacking in the wise discrimination one would expect from the supposed source of its inspiration.

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  • In these too Jesus participated in the views of his own time; even his teaching of God and of the future life is not lacking in Jewish elements, yet none the less he is the essential element in Christianity, and to his life-purpose must all that claims to be Christianity be brought to be judged.

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  • Speaking generally, the disease has persisted and spread in the Far East since 1894, but precise information is lacking, except with regard to Hong Kong.

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  • His style is perfectly perspicuous, and its "strong home-touch" compensates for what is lacking in elasticity and grace.

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  • When due regard is paid to these miscellaneous evidences of intellectual and sensual freedom during the middle ages, it will be seen that there were by no means lacking elements of native vigour ready to burst forth.

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  • The courage that is born of knowledge, the calm strength begotten by a positive attitude of mind, face to face with the dominant over-shadowing Sphinx of theology, were lacking.

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  • The fact is that the constitution of average grape juice and the temperatures of fermentation which generally prevail are particularly well suited to the life action of wine yeast, and are inimical to the development of the other organisms. When these conditions fail, as is, for instance, the case when the must is lacking in acidity, or when the weather during the fermentation period is very hot and means are not at hand to cool the must, bacterial side fermentations may, and do, often take place.

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  • This disease is also caused by the wine lacking alcohol, acid and tannin, and to the presence of an excess of albuminous matters.

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  • In such cases, and also in others where pasteurizing is not applicable, some direct treatment with a view to eliminating or adding constituents which are in excess or lacking is indicated.

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  • The three other poems, designated as "Book II" in the Junius MS., are characterized by considerable imaginative power and vigour of expression, but they show an absence of literary culture and are somewhat rambling, full of repetitions and generally lacking in finish.

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  • The public opinion that affects the national budget is unfortunately too often lacking in the most important towns, not excluding those in which political life is highly developed.

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  • While British philosophizing up to a recent date has been notably lacking in width of metaphysical outlook, it has taken a very high place in its handling of the more practical problems of conduct.

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  • He claimed to be the descendant of a noble Scottish family, but the evidence for this is lacking.

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  • It lies on the south side of the broad Trondhjem Fjord on a low peninsula between the fjord and the River Nid, its situation, though picturesque, lacking the peculiar beauty of that of Christiania or Bergen.

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  • These articles, while not lacking in a certain cleverness, were violent and abusive, and purposely couched in foul language in order to appeal to the mob.

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  • He had a pupil living with him at Rhijnsburg whose character seemed to him lacking in solidity and discretion.

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  • The man who does not in some shape or other lend his capital upon "usury" is, in the modern world, generally considered as lacking in his duty to himself or his family.

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  • These rivers have been of great service in the agricultural development of this part of Chile, affording means of transportation where railways and highways were entirely lacking.

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  • Naturally enough the Greek cities beheld a liberator in every army that marched from the West, and were ever ready to cast in their lot with sucha disposition for which the subsequent penalty was not lacking.

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  • Yet it always remained on the defensive and even so was lacking in energy.

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  • The Moslems officially tolerated the Zoroastrian creed, though occasional persecutions were not lacking.

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  • His speeches were lacking in judgment and tact, and created an unfavourable impression, The conference was not held, and Froude returned to England in the autumn.2 Lord Carnarvon was far from abandoning his plan.

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  • The wider outlook which would have sought to win the Uitlanders (as they were called) to the side of the republic was entirely lacking.

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  • For the naturalist Ceram is without much interest, lacking characteristic species or abundance of specimens.

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  • In contrast to More's Utopia, the work is cold and abstract, and lacking in practical detail.

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  • Fenion assailed him on the religious side, and managed to transform him into a devotee, exceedingly affectionate, earnest and religious, but woefully lacking in tact and common sense.

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  • Among the moralists of the time three at least deserve the title of masters of prose style, Heitor Pinto for his Imagens da vida Christa, Bishop Arraez for his Dialogos, and Frei Thome de Jesus for his noble devotional treatise Trabalhos de Jesus, while the maxims of Joanna da Gama, entitled Ditos da Freira, though lacking depth, form a curious psychological document.

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  • Evidence is still lacking as to whether the 20 to 30 million fry annually added from the hatchery have appreciably increased the quantities of young plaice on the surrounding shores.

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  • Signs of revision are not lacking, especially in vv.

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  • Although the permanent works were few, and inferior to those of the great fortress, the natural positions afforded by spurs of the Istranja Balkan gave the place advantages of site which were lacking at Adrianople.

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  • And thereupon, worn out by two days' hill fighting and lacking in internal homogeneity, Mahmud Mukhtar's Corps broke up, abandoning Kirk Kilisse and its fortifications, and streamed away in panic. The Bulgarians entered Kirk Kilisse on the 24th and possessed themselves of immense booty, including 55 guns.

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  • The scenery on some of these tributaries is almost as beautiful as that of the Snake, though lacking the grandeur of its greater scale.

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  • Perhaps the chief things lacking in his attitude are, in the first place, reverence, of which, however, from a few passages, it is clear he was by no means totally devoid, and secondly, an appreciation of passion and poetry.

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  • In contrast with the mutual friendliness and loyalty of the Pharisees, their behaviour towards one another is lacking in courtesy, and when they mix with their fellow-countrymen, they are as offhanded as if their fellows were aliens."

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  • From the sublimity of Thucydides, and Xenophon's straightforward story, history passed with Theopompus and Ephorus into the field of rhetoric. A revival of the scientific instinct of investigation is discernable in Timaeus the Sicilian, at the end of the 4th century, but his attack upon his predecessors was the text of a more crushing attack upon himself by Polybius, who declares him lacking in critical insight and biased by passion.

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  • Utterly lacking in perspective, and dominated by the idea of the miraculous, they are for the most part a record of the trivial or the marvellous.

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  • Besides the bodies enumerated in the table there are other churches concerning which similar statistics are lacking, but which, in several cases, have large numbers of adherents.

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  • He was ambitious and self-seeking, but unstable and unprincipled, and, lacking the fine qualities of his brothers, excelled neither in war nor in peace.

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  • James, like 1 John, is a homily, even more lacking than 1 John in every epistolary feature, not even supplied with the customary epistolary farewell.

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  • These arrangements are, with few exceptions, lacking in cultivated cereals though present in their wild forms, so far as these are known..

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  • His style is clear, absolutely unadorned, and somewhat lacking in force; he appeals constantly to the intellect rather than to the emotions, and is seldom picturesque, though in describing a few famous scenes, such as the execution of Charles I., he writes with pathos and dignity.

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  • But Hewitt was too old and Wilson was lacking in initiative; the opportunity was lost, and no attempt was made to do more than clear the cantonments.

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  • In eastern Oregon the soils are of an entirely different type, being usually of a greyish appearance, lacking in humus, and composed of volcanic dust and alluvium from the uplands.

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  • The soil of the department is 'fertile, but lacking in water; the inhabitants have excavated large receptacles in which rain-water is stored.

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  • The work is not without its faults; Gratian is lacking in historical and critical faculty; his theories are often hesitating; but on the whole, his treatise is as complete and as perfect as it could be; so much so that no other work of the same kind has been compiled; just as there has never been made another Book of the Sentences.

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  • His indefatigable exertions as a traveller, his skill and good fortune as a collector, his brilliance as a teacher and expositor, and his keenness as a controversialist no doubt aid largely in accounting for Spallanzani's exceptional fame among his contemporaries; yet greater qualities were by no means lacking.

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  • While lacking the artistic tastes of the Valois, Henry beautified Paris, building the great gallery of the Louvre, finishing the Tuileries, building the Pont Neuf, the Hotel-de-Ville and the Place Royale.

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  • But he quarrelled with all the other princes of the Crusade, and showed himself as lacking in tact and diplotmatic ability as he was full of military capacity.

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  • It was thriftless, arbitrary, and lacking in continuity of policy, yet not tyrannical or cruel.

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  • For that very reason it was lacking in strength and unity of purpose, and proved lamentably incapable of dealing with the problems of the moment.

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  • They were made probably in the time of the Maccabees, and their aim was to supply the religious element which is so completely lacking in the canonical work.

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  • His attitude towards Napoleon was not lacking in independence, but in this controversy with the pope, the emperor was able again to secure from him the learned treatise Sur la puissance temporelie du Pape (1809).

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  • Not intelligence and public spirit but political wisdom was lacking to the National Assembly.

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  • It was believed that the vernacular could not be raised to the dignity of a literary language, and that literature and science needed words and expressions which were entirely lacking in the common language.

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  • A continuous shifting of the standpoint was in large measure substituted for the displacements of the objects viewed, which thus acquired a regularity and consistency heretofore lacking to them.

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  • As to how the Papuans, who are the aborigines of New Guinea, may have peopled other and much more distant islands, information is lacking.

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  • Wolfe Tone, who a few months before had patronizingly described him to Talleyrand as "a respectable old man whose patriotism has been known for thirty years," was now disgusted by the lying braggadocio with which Tandy persuaded the French authorities that he was a personage of great wealth and influence in Ireland, at whose appearance 30,000 men would rise in arms. Tandy was not, however, lacking in courage.

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  • But this coast, though differing completely from the western, is not lacking in beauty, for, like the Mournes in county Down, the mountains of Wicklow rise close to the sea, and sometimes directly from it.

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  • Money scarce, men too were lacking; the institution of the militia, the first germ of obligatory enlistment, was a no less important innovation.

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  • Of talent there was enough and to spare in the Assembly; what was conspicuously lacking was common sense and a practical knowledge of affairs.

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  • Brasidas united in himself the personal courage characteristic of Sparta with those virtues in which the typical Spartan was most signally lacking.

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  • Some specimens make imposing-looking carriage horses, but they have low action and are lacking in quality.

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  • His drunkenness produced a corpulency which brought him the nickname Mirabeau Tonneau ("Barrel Mirabeau"); but he was not lacking in some of that insight which marked his brother.

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  • So far as his writings show, he was almost wholly lacking in humour, and in imagination little less so.

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  • Trustworthy data for determining its nature are lacking.

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  • Lacking the diplomatic and military qualities of his father, his difficulties were augmented by the poverty of the country, and the evils which Frederick had suppressed quickly returned.

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  • Not only were there no grandparents, baby Claire Elizabeth was lacking aunts and uncles as well.

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  • My husband is far lacking in the mental acumen to accomplish the task.

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  • We get more bland, more lacking in imagination, more lack of anything even slightly new.

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  • But the film is badly lacking in energy, and all of the characters are grumpy, selfish, ignorant brats.

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  • Worse still, a navigational buoy had been moved and the requisite chart corrections were lacking.

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  • Man and other primates excrete uric acid as the final product of purine catabolism as the result of lacking uricase.

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  • Entries that did not do this were criticized for lacking clarity of purpose.

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  • Their ideas, thoughts or reasoning are lacking coherence.

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  • Their upper and middle class lives are so cosseted, that they crave that element of risk so lacking in their everyday existence.

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  • F Attainment of intended learning outcomes appreciably deficient in critical respects, lacking secure basis in relevant factual and analytical dimensions.

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  • Most semioticians argue that no sign is purely denotative - lacking connotation.

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  • I was feeling pretty dispirited, lacking in both enthusiasm and energy, and was forced to stop several times during the climb.

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  • Quite clearly the cooling unit is lacking the capacity to absorb enough heat to allow for effective heat dissipation.

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  • He would probably been called a dreamer, lacking in understanding of the most elementary " laws of nature " .

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  • This is a card of settling down; it is very heavy, wholly lacking in imagination, yet somewhat dreamy.

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  • Now, as many were keen to point out, simple does not mean boring, or low-tech, or lacking dynamism.

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  • Except for lacking exons, these pseudogenes contained several nucleotide substitutions, insertions and deletions.

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  • It provides the micronutrients for plant growth, but is lacking in the macro nutrients for plant growth, but is lacking in the macro nutrient potassium and only supplies a limited amount of nitrogen.

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  • We see from here how easily a person lacking objectivity can err.

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  • The council is also working with the 16 most severely overcrowded council tenants in the boro who are lacking three or more bedrooms.

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  • The show is lacking wit, originality or any sparkle and has, too fast, became a pastiche of itself with effortless ease.

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  • Therefore, the helper plasmid lacking one or the other of the ITS cannot integrate itself into target DNA.

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  • Things in Herds make just the sort of indie pop music that's sadly lacking in the world.

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  • What is lacking from Meaden is a clear mathematical model, with testable predictions.

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  • He oozes talent while lacking pretension, improvisation is in his blood, and as a pianist, he is almost virtuosic.

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  • Information about this interaction is lacking for inhaled fluticasone propionate, but a marked increase in fluticasone propionate plasma levels is expected.

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  • Prospective studies comparing one regimen over another are lacking.

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  • His addresses were not lacking in humor, but were always deeply reverent in tone.

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  • We're really looking forward to the enhanced multiplayer saber combat that felt somewhat lacking in the previous game.

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  • A mature forest of Linux trees lacking little new tree saplings growing all around them won't be a forest for long.

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  • Researchers transplanted retinal cells into adult mice lacking the genes for two proteins important in glial scar formation.

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  • A diet lacking in vitamin C can cause scurvy, a disease that affects the muscles, teeth, .. .

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  • A number of students also arrive at university lacking self-confidence in their mathematical skills.

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  • He told the Senate panel that coordination among federal, state and local officials was lacking at the Atlanta Olympics.

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  • More than one would have seemed lacking in taste, unwholesome, even unchristian (tho there were several WC's ).

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  • Of course the " burnt " gate was perfectly useable, for operational purposes, just lacking a balance beam.

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  • As to the claimed gas attacks on Kurdish villagers, the CIA said " precise information " on those events was " lacking.

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  • Well meant, well intentioned, and in most cases eminently sincere - but nevertheless lacking the wherewithal to translate vision into substance.

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  • In lacking a browtine, and dividing in a regular fork-like manner some distance above the burr, the large and cylindrical antlers of this species conform to the general structural type characteristic of the American deer.

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  • Although decisive evidence is lacking, it seems extremely probable that several references to Cush in the Old Testament cannot refer to Ethiopia, despite the likelihood that considerable confusion existed in the minds of early writers.

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  • Passionate, not always scrupulous in his choice and use of political weapons, intensely patriotic, loyal with a loyalty based rather or reason than sentiment, quickwitted, prompt in action, determined and pertinacious, he possessed in eminent degree many qualities lacking in other Liberal chieftains.

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  • Her disposition, fresh and natural but lacking the qualities that make for distinction, gave no promise of eminence until reasons of state brought Napoleon shortly after his divorce of Josephine to sue for her hand (see Napoleon and Josephine).

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  • A full account of his literary activity and ecclesiastical troubles will be found in Abbe Albert Houtin's La Question biblique au XIX e siècle (Paris, 2nd ed., 1902) and La Question biblique au XX e siècle (Paris, 1906), but the latter especially is largely unfair to the conservatives and sadly lacking in religious feeling.

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  • Painting being less real than sculpture, because lacking the third dimension of space, and a kind of dream, admitted of much greater freedom of treatment than this last.

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  • On the other hand, the ambiguity may be quite unintentional, for the Hebrew writers were notoriously lacking in the true historical sense, which shows itself in a full appreciation of the value of chronology.

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  • Encouraged by the assurance of the Anglo-French convention, Siam now turned her whole attention to internal reform, and to such good purpose that, in a few years, improved government and expansion of trade aroused a general interest in her welfare, and gave her a stability which had before been lacking.

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  • He was accused, though proof is lacking, of having been an accomplice in the massacres in the prison of the Abbaye.

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  • In England, for instance, the chancels were for the most part disused after the Reformation (see Harrison, op. cit.), but presently they came into use again, and on the Catholic revival in the Church of England in the 19th century it is certain that the medieval churches exercised an influence by giving a sense of fitness, which might otherwise have been lacking, to the restoration of medieval ritual.

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  • To appreciate it, we must distinguish the lower mythologic aspect of him, in which he appears as an amorous and capricious deity lacking often in dignity and real power, and the higher religious aspect, in which he is conceived as the All-Father, the Father of Gods and men in a spiritual or moral sense, as a God omnipotent in heaven and earth, the sea and the realms below, as a God of righteousness and justice and mercy, who regards the sanctity of the oath and hears the voice of the suppliant and sinner, and in whom the pious and the lowly trust.

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  • It now includes most of the principal thoroughfares, which form a notable contrast to many of the smaller streets and alleys, in which good building and cleanliness are lacking.

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  • We 're really looking forward to the enhanced multiplayer saber combat that felt somewhat lacking in the previous game.

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  • A mature forest of Linux trees lacking little new tree saplings growing all around them wo n't be a forest for long.

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  • However, research on the effectiveness of these interventions in most service provision is lacking.

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  • I did come down the steep shaly slope mostly on my bottom not too painful but rather lacking in decorum !

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  • A succession of corners followed, all lacking the final touch.

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  • The teriyaki chicken was good if a bit hefty and the vegetable gyoza (dumplings) were stodgy and lacking in flavor.

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  • What is lacking is a thorough investigation of the subject.

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  • This enzyme is believed to be involved in the biosynthesis of isoleucine in methanogens and possibly other species lacking threonine dehydratase.

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  • Data on the value of first trimester anomaly screening are lacking.

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  • More than one would have seemed lacking in taste, unwholesome, even unchristian (tho there were several WC 's).

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  • Neither will the unionist people be coerced into a united Ireland through the underhand methods of a Government lacking moral courage.

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  • Data on the impact of this regimen on long-term patient compliance, cardiovascular disease risk and urogenital atrophy are lacking.

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  • He is in fact conspicuously lacking in irony; one could not meet a less jaded or world-weary man.

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  • In other words, a youngish woman lacking business sense.

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  • Lacking expertise in fishing, Geoffrey didn't catch anything all day.

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  • Older children and children who have come from an abusive or emotionally lacking home may have a difficult time forming a bond with their adoptive parents.

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  • No matter how tight your budget is or how much you feel that you're lacking in creativity, you can make fun and educational toys for your baby.

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  • Those diamonds lacking visible inclusions are known as "eye-clean" and preferred by buyers.

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  • If you love the outdoors but are lacking the gear you need to head out and explore, know that the first and most important purchase you'll need to make is for a good pair of hiking boots.

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  • The Mac Mini is perfect for users lacking desktop space who will use the computer for creating documents, email and Internet surfing.

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  • Looking to stretch out and relax this summer on your deck or patio, but lacking furniture to stretch out and relax on?

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  • Lacking a manual, you can find this information online at your computer manufacturer's Web site, or ask salespeople at computer shops or retail outlets.

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  • Some functionality will be lacking, like the ability to save your work.

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  • However, if your technical knowledge is a bit lacking, ask one of your computer geek friends for a favor, or go to your local PC repair shop for help.

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  • A diet lacking in thiamine, an essential B vitamin, will produce some very distressing symptoms over time.

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  • Carbohydrates involve a different digestive process and enzymes which cats are lacking.

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  • Many cardholders complained that customer service was lacking and that interest rates were raised abruptly and without merit.

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  • A twin over full bed is a popular choice for dorm rooms, lofts or any room that is lacking in space.

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  • In general, the site is lacking relevant information about its own product and does not even disclose the price.

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  • Evidence is lacking on what effects, if any, EPO has on pregnant women, unborn fetuses or nursing children.

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  • Even clinical studies on the benefits of antioxidants return mixed results, so at this time clinical evidence backing up the benefits promised by drinking Maqui juice are lacking.

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  • If your kitchen is nearly where you want it to be, but seems to be lacking something, add or replace the backsplash to give it an instant design lift.

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  • You can also have an electrician add floor plugs or additional wall outlets if your room is lacking them.

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  • If your bedroom is uninspiring and lacking the feeling that you want, do not despair, these bedroom interior design ideas will help you create a bedroom you'll love waking up to.

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  • If you are lacking the enzyme lactase, you will not be able to digest the milk sugar lactose.

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  • Now that every craft store has a scrapbooking section, you may find the company's selection somewhat lacking.

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  • Traditional stress relievers, like exercise, definitely offer relief from anxiety, but they might be lacking that "fun" component.

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  • Ask your teacher for referrals to these programs or ask him if he has another recommendation if your campus is lacking this resource.

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  • Lacking the type of funding that some of the private schools have, it still manages to stay competitive year after year.

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  • As a teen, you're likely lacking work experience, so a local job for a teen is valuable for a couple reasons beyond a paycheck.

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  • That's important to know, because vitamin B 12 is often lacking in many vegetarian diets since most vitamin B12 is obtained from animal products such as beef or pork.

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  • On the other hand, critics judge the diet to be too restrictive, and feel that dieters could be lacking in certain essential nutrients, such as protein and iron.

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  • Melatonin can be a powerful sleep aid for many, though research on long term side effects is lacking.

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  • One of the problems with melatonin supplements is that research and studies of its long term effects are widely lacking.

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  • For vegans, some type of supplement, such as vitamin B12 shots, can be necessary if the vitamin is lacking for a long period of time.

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  • But if a vegan is eating enough they are not lacking protein.

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  • Since natural forms of fiber are often lacking in the standard American diet, a quick handful of sunflower seeds is a terrific way to work this dietary factor into one's day.

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  • One woman was candid enough to tell CNET, "I think of quitting all the time… I'm sure there are a lot of [life] departments I'm lacking in now, like I don't pay as much attention to my kids as I should."

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  • Eco-friendlier choices, while perhaps lacking in visual impact, are cool in that they don't make as much of a negative impact upon the planet.

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  • If your bathroom is lacking color, this shower curtain can create a focal point.

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  • If your artistic abilities are lacking, however, there are plenty of places to try searching for free patterns.

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  • Unless the server's customer service skills are completely lacking or the entire visit is an absolute disaster that can't be rectified, a tip is usually warranted and always expected.

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  • Celebritorium - A great list of celebrity birthdays, but lacking in any other information about the celebrities.

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  • They are just cheerleaders in uniforms, lacking a personal identity beyond what they deliver on the field.

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  • Any student pursuing a degree online will want to look into local recreational opportunities since the online college experience is greatly lacking in student life options.

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  • It collaborates with local businesses and industries to train and educate employees in areas the organization may be lacking.

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  • Entertainment is never lacking aboard Royal Caribbean ships.

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  • Despite the most careful consideration of appropriate luggage and attire, however, many passengers find themselves lacking an essential item or two.

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  • A possible weak point, one not favouring their general cultivation perhaps, is that of lacking complete hardiness, and in northern districts winter protection had better be afforded the roots.

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  • Fairy Wallflower (Erysimum Pumilum) - A very small plant, rare in cultivation, resembling the alpine Wallflower in the size and color of its flowers, but lacking its vigorous and rich green foliage.

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  • It is perfectly hardy so far as its capability of withstanding our severe winters is concerned, but it is evidently in some way lacking in robustness, otherwise it would not be so scarce.

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  • The best soil for gardenias should have a pH between 5 and 6.If the soil is lacking in acidity, there are a few things you can do.

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  • One thing that is lacking from tablature is any sense of how long to play notes or how fast to play them.

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  • I3 - Very poor quality diamond, cloudy, lacking sparkle and shine.

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  • Once you know what nutrients are lacking, you can apply organic fertilizers to help improve the soil.

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  • It's the way food is supposed to taste--full of flavor and lacking pesticides.

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  • Additives and by-products create a food lacking in nutritional value.

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  • They don't eat vegetables because the taste is lacking, and vegetables picked 7 to 14 days ago lose much of their nutritional value - and flavor.

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  • Heirloom tomatoes often have a richness and depth of flavor that is lacking in tomatoes produced for the mass market, but there is more at stake than flavorful bruschetta.

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  • While the lack of evidence is lacking, the concern is valid.

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  • This is not necessarily due to the unusual style; the quality of the material and construction of the garment may be lacking, especially if you select a very inexpensive costume.

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  • Sleeves are very important factors for many women and summer dresses are notorious for lacking adequate arm coverage.

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  • The "designer" aspect was severely lacking, and there was simply not much variety to be found amid the sea of clothing for juniors and standard sizes.

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  • Job performance may wane, the ability to remember names and retain information fades and organizations skills are lacking.

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  • Supplement a healthy diet with magnesium, folate and iron, which are often lacking in individuals suffering from RLS.

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  • Carrier cell phone technology offered are older units lacking the whistles and bells heavily advertised by contracted carrier plans, including text messaging, picture transmission or customizable ring tones.

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  • But lacking contract commitments, prepaid cell phone plans will remain the best deal for business owners.

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  • Most franchisors usually only provide debt financing, while some finance a portion of start-up costs, expecting the franchise to obtain the part that's lacking.

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  • Barter has been a part of business for most of its history, when trade included both goods and services, and the availability of currency was sometimes lacking.

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  • A six user multi-user package costs $299 is good for previous MineYourOwn Business users, but may be found lacking for small business owners needing a more fully featured program.

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  • These crimes are difficult to prosecute because most criminal organizations operate overseas where cooperation between the U.S. and other nations is lacking.

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  • Subcontracting lowers costs and enhance the operation of the business where it is currently lacking.

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  • If your employee's motivation is lacking, look first at your work site efficiency.

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  • In this section you will also want to be honest about the company's weaknesses in this area, such as where skills are lacking and how you plan to deal with this weakness.

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  • It should be comprehensive and concise, but should also not be lacking in any necessary information.

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  • This leaves hobbyists and car lovers lacking a place to go for informative auto industry reports that are not only accurate, but also interesting.

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  • Unfortunately, these homemade products were mostly simple soaps lacking in creativity.

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  • Simones," when people purchase his book they find it lacking in information.

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  • Although there are numerous benefits to low carb eating, there are also dangers if your diet is lacking in essential nutrients.

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  • Relying strictly on Lean Cuisine is likely to leave you both hungry and lacking in certain areas of nutrition.

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  • Another exercise fact you should focus on, particularly if your motivation is lacking, is that physical activity can be fun.

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  • The only thing that can ruin a wonderful vacation more than an unexpected illness or injury is lacking the financial resources to get proper treatment without breaking the bank.

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  • Families lacking healthcare coverage often use the program to cover expenses that cannot be paid immediately out of pocket.

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  • As the term applies, lingerie that is skimpy is barely there and often lacking in fabric and material.

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  • If you are lacking in the bust department or simply want to maximize your body's shape, then you can check out Japanese bras.

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  • Yahoo Music is really great for all of the latest music trends across the genres, but independent music is sorely lacking.

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  • Music is a very large part of making a movie, without it, certain scenes in a film would seem lacking, and the movie its self would seem very cheaply made.

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  • Tilda Swinton as the White Witch is the epitome of frozen evil, lacking in any true warmth.

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  • Likewise on Naboo, I don't believe Darth Maul bested Qui-Gon because the Jedi was lacking in strength or he was old and tired.

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  • The Next Generation list is lacking, but the famous lines of "Engage," "Make it so Number one," and "Computer, status report" from Picard are there.

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  • Perez jettisoned many elements bogging down Wonder Woman's history and took her back to her roots on Themyscira, tying her more closely to the Greek gods and imbuing her with a feminine mystique long lacking in recent decades.

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  • Skin so clean that it "squeaks" is not good for any skin type, so find a cleanser that is oil-free but lacking in harsh chemicals.

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  • Having this information is important when making a complaint because without it, a complaint is lacking in evidence.

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  • His skin was darker, the color of honey as opposed to alabaster, his eyes a rich, dark brown, and his features lacking the delicate, chiseled beauty of Romas's family.

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  • Laws to secure this object have been passed, but funds are lacking for their execution on a sufficiently large scale.

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  • Native capital is lacking, and taxation on unremunerative lands is, as elsewhere in Italy, too heavy in proportion to what they may be expected to produce, and not sufficiently elastic in case of a bad harvest.

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  • Everywhere capital and enterprise are lacking.

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  • The key must be sought in the exilic and post-exilic age where, unfortunately, direct and decisive evidence is lacking.

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  • The experimental proof, however, was still lacking, and though several experimenters had come very near its discovery, Hertz was the first who actually succeeded in supplying it, in 1887.

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  • The evidence upon a particular point may be very full at one period and almost entirely lacking at another.

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  • Numerically insufficient to reject such measures, and lacking the fibre and the cohesion necessary for the pursuance of a far-sighted policy, the Right thought prudent not to employ its strength in uncompromising opposition, but rather, by supporting the government, to endeavour to modify Radical legislation in a Conservative sense.

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  • The entry of Crispi into the Depretis cabinet as minister of the interior (4th April 1887) introduced into the government an element of vigour which had Cabinet, long been lacking.

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  • Amongst broadleaved trees Juglans has a similar Holarctic range, descending to the West Indies; so has Aesculus, were it not lacking in Europe; it becomes tropical in South America and Malaya.

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  • A further curious fact, doubtless of very great significance, but hitherto lacking interpretation, is that the administration of colchicum during an acute attack of gout may often hasten the oncoming of the next attack; and this property, familiar to many gouty patients, may not be affected by the administration of small doses after the attack.

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  • However, the language of the bishop of Cambrai seems on this occasion to have been lacking in decision; however that may be, it led to no felicitous result.

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  • The extreme south of the county is lacking in picturesqueness, being for the most part level, with occasional slight undulations.

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  • Thus in the Persian Wars, it deprived Athens of the wisdom of Xanthippus and Aristides, while at the battle of Tanagra and perhaps at the time of the Egyptian expedition the assistance of Cimon was lacking.

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  • This knowledge is still lacking with regard to most of the cotton soils.

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  • They are adapted to special conditions which are lacking in their new surroundings, but a few will probably do fairly well the first year, and the seeds from these probably rather better the next, and so on, so that in a few years' time a strain may be available which is equal or even superior to the original one introduced.

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  • The words, "in Ephesus" were thus probably originally lacking in the address, and were inserted from the suggestion of the title.

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  • A new cause of trouble arose when the duchy of Burgundy was left without a ruler in November 1361, and was claimed by Charles; but, lacking both allies and money, he was unable to prevent the French king from seizing Burgundy, while he himself returned to Navarre.

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  • But he was entirely lacking in practical statesmanship. Brought up in a revolutionary atmosphere, his enthusiasm was uncontrolled by judgment.

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  • The charge of pacifism was often brought against him, and his career generally as Secretary was widely condemned throughout the United States as lacking in energy, foresight and ability, and especially for his failure to prepare adequately in the months immediately preceding the American declaration of war.

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  • The Ottoman Empire is renowned for its productiveness, but enterprise and skill in utilizing its capabilities are still greatly lacking.

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  • While conspicuously lacking in creative genius, the Ottomans have always shown themselves possessed of receptive and assimilative powers to a remarkable degree, the result being that the number of their writers both in prose and verse is enormous.

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  • The Convention published a Prods-verbal of its sessions, which, although lacking the value of those published by assemblies to-day, is an official document of capital importance.

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  • A full account of his literary activity and ecclesiastical troubles will be found in Abbe Albert Houtin's La Question biblique au XIX e siècle (Paris, 2nd ed., 1902) and La Question biblique au XX e siècle (Paris, 1906), but the latter especially is largely unfair to the conservatives and sadly lacking in religious feeling.

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  • Their respective followers, and more especially cultured laymen, lacking the capacity for original work, seeking for a solution in some kind of compromise, and possibly failing to grasp the essentials of the controversy, take refuge in a combination of those elements in the opposing systems which seem to afford a sound practical theory.

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  • Of foxes certainly distinct specifically from the typical representative of the group, one of the best known is the Indian Vulpes bengalensis, a species much inferior in point of size to its European relative, and lacking the strong odour of the latter, from which it is also distinguished by the black tip to the tail and the pale-coloured backs of the ears.

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  • Add to this the insertion of vowel sounds where they are lacking in the Arabic and you derive from the real word Khmir the modern French term of Kroumir.

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  • Grant (3 vols., New York, 1867-1881), and Grant in Peace (Hartford, 1887), are appreciative but lacking in discrimination.

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  • The town hall, with its light open loggia of semicircular arches on the ground floor, was designed by Fra Giocondo towards the end of the i 5th century; its sculptured enrichments of pilasters and friezes are very graceful, though lacking the vigorous life of the earlier medieval sculptured ornamentation.

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  • The first edition of his Lehrbuch des christlichen Glaubens (1828) was freely characterized as lacking in consistency and as detracting from the strength of the old positions in many important points.

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  • Below the town is the massive tomb chamber (originally subterranean, but now lacking the mound of the earth which covered it) known as the Grotta di Pitagora (grotto of Pythagoras).

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  • The missing link which has hitherto been lacking in the evidence has been found by Barns in the influence of Celtic missionaries who streamed across from Europe until they came in touch with the remnants of the Old Latin Christianity of the Danube.

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  • The explanation is found, so the Assyriologist assures us, in the fact that both Hebrew and Greek historians, writing at a considerable interval after the events, and apparently lacking authentic sources, confused the peaceful occupation of Babylon by Cyrus with its siege and capture by a successor to that monarch, Darius Hystaspes.

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  • But even were direct evidence of the knowledge of the art of writing in Greece of the early day altogether lacking, none but the hardiest sceptic could doubt, in the light of recent archaeological discoveries elsewhere, that the inhabitants of ancient Hellas of the "Homeric Age" must have shared with their contemporaries the capacity to record their thought in written words.

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  • Nor are his writings lacking in actual inventions.

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  • Though his work shows some of the qualities of a poet, which are entirely lacking in the annalistic verse of Wyntoun, he is without literary influence.

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  • Why is civility so lacking in discussions about food, nutrition, and food policy?

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  • All of these are sorely lacking in areas where hunger is most prevalent.

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  • That's just how she started and just how she came up smiling timidly when all this happened before," thought Natasha, "and in just the same way I thought there was something lacking in her."

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  • Only a few of them still move, rise, and feebly fly to settle on the enemy's hand, lacking the spirit to die stinging him; the rest are dead and fall as lightly as fish scales.

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  • However, standardized research data for many of these supplements is lacking; much of the information that is known about these alternative medicines is based on small studies or incidental findings.

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  • If you long for designer eyeglasses, but are lacking the funds, consider finding a replica or fake designer style.

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  • As the winner of Olympic gold in 1960 and an avid professional athlete, Jean and fellow entrepreneur Roger Pouilloux understood that the world of ski and sporting equipment was lacking in goggles and other eyewear.

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  • The graphics are lacking in smooth textures and movement and (this seems to be a problem with historic war shooters) the frame rate really suffers when lots of bullets are flying and good guys and bad guys are running all over.

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  • Multiplayer is here, but it's certainly lacking.

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  • Certainly, realism is lacking when a play can score almost every time it is executed.

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  • Unbelievably simple yet it retains the complexity that has often been lacking in MMO's recently in terms of story development and gameplay.

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  • The faces of the characters had a lot of detail, but when you looked below, the clothes and accessories were lacking the same detail.

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  • In your search for new Indiana Jones video games, you may find that the current selection is a little lacking.

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  • While lacking any sort of online play, there are several versions that allow two people to play each other on the same computer.

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  • The replay value can be lacking, so you'll want to invest in other trivia games too.

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  • Whether you're improving your rank on "The Tour" or shoving your friend's face in the snow in the game's multi-player "Quick Play" mode, you will not be lacking for different ways to play the game.

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  • At the same time, some of these booklets can sometimes be lacking in enough information to get your through some of the more challenging aspects of that particular video game.

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  • There are a lot of agreements of what is good about Wii Fit and what is lacking in Wii Fit.

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  • Although the premise seemed like a good idea, I found the execution in Wii Boxing to be lacking.

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  • Flabby is a term that describes wine lacking in acidity and structure, causing the flavors of the wine to taste heavy and flat.

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  • This term is used to describe wines that are lacking in aroma, color and body.

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  • Wines described as "coarse" have decent weight and texture (body) but are lacking everywhere else.

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  • For all other wines, the term is used to describe a wine that is boring and dull, lacking in flavor and aroma characteristics.

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  • Lean wines have meager or lacking fruit flavor characteristics.

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  • Wine displaying strong alcoholic tastes and lacking in bouquet and aromatics.

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  • Used to describe wines that are lacking in overall body and flavor characteristics.

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  • Despite all the positive press than the Apple iPhone has received in mainstream media, there is a growing contingent in the blogosphere who are pointing out problems that they have had with the iPhone or features that they feel are lacking.

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  • Features are typically a little lacking as well.

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  • Each of these carriers had subsidiary brands such as Fido, Koodo, and Solo, but some have said that the competition was still lacking, resulting in comparatively higher prices for cell phone service in Canada.

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  • In the case of children under 18 months of age, a lumbar puncture (spinal tap) may be recommended to rule out meningitis because symptoms are often lacking or subtle in children of that age.

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  • Phenylketonuria (PKU)-A rare, inherited, metabolic disorder in which the enzyme necessary to break down and use phenylalanine, an amino acid necessary for normal growth and development, is lacking.

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  • Growth hormone replacement therapy can be administered if the child is lacking growth hormone.

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  • In addition, aggressive children are more likely to be rejected if they are hyperactive, immature, and lacking in positive social skills.

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  • Research has revealed that many rejected children make impulsive, inaccurate, and incomplete judgments about how to behave in social situations and are lacking in social problem-solving skills.

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  • Adenosine deaminase (ADA)-An enzyme that is lacking in a specific type of severe combined immunodeficiency disease (SCID).

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  • However, vegetarians, and particularly vegans who eat no animal products, need to be aware of particular nutrients that may be lacking in non-animal diets.

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  • Meat and dairy products generally contain complete proteins, but most vegetarian foods such as grains and beans contain incomplete proteins, lacking one or more of the essential amino acids.

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  • Typically lacking in self-confidence, the dependent personality rarely initiates projects or does things independently.

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  • Fatigue (feeling tired and lacking energy) is the most common side effect of cancer and chemotherapy medications.

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  • Melanin is made from the amino acid tyrosine, which is lacking in untreated cases of PKU.

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  • Delayed or early puberty requires measurement of the several hormones involved to determine which are lacking or which are in excess.

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  • Most states give priority to finding parents whose children, lacking parental support, are receiving government assistance.

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  • Crowds are often large groups with common interests such as athletes (jocks), kids who like school (preppies), kids lacking good looks or social skills but who excel at particular intellectual interests (nerds), and drug users (druggies).

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  • T-cell lymphocytes, the type of white cells responsible for cellular immunity, are usually manufactured at normal levels in the same individuals who have CVID, although certain cell signal components may be lacking.

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  • Lacking these conditions, the bacteria transform themselves into spores that, like plant seeds, can remain dormant for years.

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  • Like most things tribal, the dances of the Indians were passed down through generations, rich in tradition and quite lacking in formal records.

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  • Lacking either, it's just another dance.

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  • The teacher can give you direct and personal attention, something that is often lacking in group classes.

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  • This product collection is intended more for hair lacking shine than for hair that is severely breaking.

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  • Light or moderate hair loss can be a sign that an important nutrient or vitamin is lacking.

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  • Those wearing the emo trend are often considered "emotional" and misunderstood, but their style is anything but lacking.

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  • As a curly haired woman herself, she knew exactly what salons and stylists were lacking in this particular area of the hair styling field.

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  • Just because a child does poorly on one aspect of the test, doesn't mean that your educational program is lacking overall.

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  • Tests can help you determine where you curriculum is lacking and where your child is excelling.

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  • With many men and women lacking knowledge in the kitchen, you could offer to teach your cooking skills at a cost.

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  • They are impulsive, lacking in restraint, and prone to risky behaviors.

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  • Craigslist is another place where used Seven maternity jeans can be found, though they are lacking the seller ranking system of eBay.

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  • Despite what seems like evidence to the contrary, women lacking a period can still ovulate and women who get a period may not be ovulating.

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  • The soft bra is a remarkable feature because it adds shape to those who are lacking, and provides decent lift for those who can put it to good use.

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  • If you're lacking a little up top, you can always opt for halter tops, ruffled tops, shirring and brightly patterned tops to call attention to your upper area.

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  • Lacking in this vitamin will negatively impact your health.

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  • If a child or adult is severely lacking in vitamin D they will show some key symptoms.

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  • Most of us will not have a severe deficiency of vitamin D, however the majority of us will be lacking this vital nutrient.

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  • Yet studies estimate that as many as 85 to 90 percent of Americans are lacking in vitamin D, which causes its own health concerns, some of which are very serious.

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  • If the soil has been stripped of this essential mineral, it will be lacking in the food grown in it.

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  • In some cases you may think you're getting the selenium you need through the foods you eat, but if they have been grown in selenium deficient soil there's a good chance you may also be lacking in this essential trace mineral.

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  • In some cases, you may need to supplement your diet with the vitamins you may be lacking.

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  • The noni fruit may indeed be a nutrition powerhouse, but the scientific evidence is still lacking.

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  • While the scientific research is lacking, some health care professionals have found success with using vitamin E supplementation when the cramping is thought to be the result of poor circulation.

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  • In the first modern version, the Game of Life by Hasbro was lacking a bit of what today would be considered political correctness.

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  • Save-On-Crafts - The product descriptions here are lacking, but the customer service representative confirms that the fragrance oils at Save-On-Crafts are made in the USA.

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  • Placing meaning behind a task such as letter writing can help drum up the passion and motivation you may be lacking for the cause you are currently trying to write about.

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  • Hair donations allow organizations to offer wigs to those who are lacking, and to bring up their self esteem to a level where they will feel more beautiful than ever before.

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  • For many, this definition is lacking in the face of what they really want in a discreet relationship.

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  • You may be lacking in experience, but that doesn't mean you can't have the type of relationship you're looking for.

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  • Just because a stud is a single-stone earring, however, does not mean that it is boring or lacking in design.

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  • Many brides-to-be interested in unusual engagement rings opt for antique styles because of their artistic flair that is frequently lacking in modern engagement ring designs.

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  • Consider choosing a cubic zirconia ring instead of a diamond, particularly if the design is a semi mount engagement ring that is lacking the center stone.

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  • The majority of the bags are for everyday use, high on style, but lacking the glitz associated with evening bags.

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  • Lacking spontaneity, Virgos are typically more interested in the outcome of something rather than the process leading to the outcome.

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  • However, problem-solving skills are often lacking in kids as they progress through the primary and secondary grades of school.

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  • Children in permissive households may also learn behaviors that do not serve them well in adulthood, such as manipulative behavior, lacking a sense of self-discipline, and an inability to cope with authority.

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  • Fortunately, even someone lacking in mechanical skills can learn how to remove links from a watch band and resize his own timepiece.

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  • Once identified, the skills that are still lacking become a central focus of the treatment program.

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  • Functional language was lacking, so Kim adopted drawing as a form of communication to bridge the gap.

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  • Many Asperger teens do learn some of the social skills they are lacking.

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  • They can better learn social skills they are otherwise lacking.

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  • Not as much as feared, but it will cost you if you're a smaller company lacking an IT department that can maintain your PCs using the Windows 2000 Operating System (OS).

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  • The professional quality small business owners need seems lacking.

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  • Considering that Microsoft has always perceived Macintosh as a weak competitor more education-oriented and lacking a business orientation, this bias isn't a mystery from a business point of view.

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  • Basic units are stand-alones, with built-in answering machines, supporting multiple handsets from one base which allows installations in rooms lacking phone jacks.

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  • These monitors may be lacking an operator's manual which usually never returns with hardware.

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  • The nation continued to look up to him for mental leadership, but, in his later years, lacking hope himself, he could not stimulate others or use to advantage the powers conferred upon him.

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  • The principal thing that is lacking is sentence accent and variety in the inflection of phrases.

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