Sentence examples for Lack of functioning from inspiring English sources

The book refers to a selection of uncomfortable truths that illustrate modern America's ailing infrastructure, ranging from bridge collapses and rail disasters to a chronic lack of functioning public transport options.

The reason Katie and Arin broke up was because of a lack of functioning waggly bits, which appear to be very necessary for a good relationship (outside marriage anyway) according to the narrative of the documentary.

One Iraqi I met observed that the United States had sponsored expensive art shows in his neighborhood three years in a row, but did nothing about the lack of functioning sewers, electricity and running water.

Because of the lack of functioning dispatch centers, Mr. Wahid said, ministry officials have been trying to control the flow of electricity from huge power plants in the south, north and west by calling local officials there and ordering them to physically flip switches.

The lack of functioning CFTR proteins on the surface of cells throughout the body is what causes cystic fibrosis by thickening mucus in the lungs, pancreas and intestines.

Such an approach would serve to crowdsource data on how people collectively build their city under different types of planning rules, mimicking emergent development patterns but, currently, there is a lack of functioning participative outdoor MAR tools.

Therefore, our study investigated a potential endogenous role of prion protein in synaptic signaling, the lack of which could resemble a lack-of-function phenotype in prion disease.

The lack of effect on telomere length in either TANK1−/− or TANK2−/− single knockout mice could also reflect functional redundancy rather than lack of function of these two molecules.

Midprice Portables Because of the expense of built-in systems and the lack of function of the smaller handheld units, midprice portable models are becoming popular.

Any mutation that results in a lack of function for a particular gene is called a "null" mutation.

This could explain the lack of function common to many schizophrenics and the failure of those hearing voices to tag inner speech as coming from the self.