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Lacking is good data about the city's air quality.
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Lacking is good data about the city's air quality.
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The possible angles on the Jacko-death story boggle the mind; they're more than enough to last Nancy "Lacking" Grace, Jane Velez Mitchell, and the rest of the HLN Fun Bunch at least through Christmas -- and probably well beyond.
Bill Mann: The Official All-Jacko 24-Hour Cable Channel Girds Its Loins 2009
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Nancy "Lacking" Grace, Jane Velez Mitchell, and the rest of the HLN Fun Bunch at least through Christmas -- and probably well beyond.
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Lacking a context of emotional understanding within which they could be held and voiced, my feelings of sorrow and horror lived largely in my body, devolving into vegetative states of exhaustion and lethargy.
Robert D. Stolorow: Losing and Regaining My Sense of Being Robert D. Stolorow 2011
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Lacking the skills to "geek out" (my phrase for gaining emotional mastery) and put all of those other skills to great use, many children "freak out" (remember the 1978 Chic song?) and fail to achieve their goals.
Dr. Jim Taylor: Freak Out or Geek Out?: Children's Emotional Reactions to Achievement Dr. Jim Taylor 2012
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Lacking the proper infrastructure, U.S. farmers and others are unable to transmit energy to the grid.
Michele Swenson: The Urgency of Toxic Coal Ash Regulation and the Move to Clean Energy Michele Swenson 2010
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Lacking any sort of wisdom at all, I asked how to open my soul to its powers, to become a more conscientious pupil.
Katherine Nichols: The Spiritual Side of Ironman Katherine Nichols 2010
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Lacking the proper infrastructure, U.S. farmers and others are unable to transmit energy to the grid.
Michele Swenson: The Urgency of Toxic Coal Ash Regulation and the Move to Clean Energy Michele Swenson 2010
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Lacking a context of emotional understanding within which they could be held and voiced, my feelings of sorrow and horror lived largely in my body, devolving into vegetative states of exhaustion and lethargy.
Robert D. Stolorow: Losing and Regaining My Sense of Being Robert D. Stolorow 2011
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