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But in the case of black women, another study found no lack of interest.

There were also crashes not due to either mechanical or human error but to a lack of warning of dangerous conditions.

But this physical involvement, or lack of it, is only part of the problem.

There are a few good ones, Antoine says, but he complained bitterly of a lack of responsiveness.

The following month came, and for lack of a better term, I chickened out.

He is perplexed and hindered by the lack of soldiers, but is doing his best with his small forces.

The lack of bill buyers in foreign countries who will quote as low rates on dollar as on sterling bills.

The rapid spread of the revolt was not a whit less marvelous than its lack of method or cohesion.

He heard himself saying lightly, though with apparent lack of interest: 'How curious, Lettice, how very odd!

Such mutual distrust necessarily creates or accompanies a lack of moral courage.

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On this page you'll find 147 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to lack, such as: absence, dearth, inadequacy, loss, paucity, and poverty.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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