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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a lack of locks" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where there are no locks present, often implying a security concern or vulnerability.
Example: "The abandoned house had a lack of locks, making it an easy target for intruders."
Alternatives: "absence of locks" or "deficiency of locks".
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"We want to have the players fighting for the shirt," said Lancaster, who responded to questions about a lack of locks in the squad by hinting that Clark and the fit-again Tom Croft will add second row cover.
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We might not be talking Dark Souls' levels of tough, but strong opponents and a lack of an auto lock-on means even minor tussles can prove fatal.
Missing in action is support for walled gardened or paywalled services like Spotify or Deezer, which already have their own bookmarking and sharing systems and whose business plans to some extent rely on a lack of interoporability and locking users in.
Greg Mueller of GameSpot felt that the guns were nearly useless because of a lack of a target lock or manual aim, combined with an ineffective auto-aim.
Unfortunately the characters available in the specimen of Tanzanycteris provide only tentative support for such a possibility (e.g. enlarged cochlea, a lack of scapulo-humeral lock which is, common to all other Eocene bats).
I've been forced to buy too many second-rate products because of a lack of variety, and for items like locks and lights, quality is important.
The Prison Governors Association president, Eoin McLennan Murray, said that a lack of staff means "we have to lock prisoners up for more time than we would want to" and "many prisons are having to run restricted regimes".
The Pacific Islanders have made it to two quarter-finals and they were impressive in their defeat by the All Blacks two months ago but there were warning signs in the defeat by the Barbarians, not least a creaking lineout and a lack of discipline that saw their Newcastle lock Kane Thompson sent off for punching.
Safety is a major concern in lab settings, and the presence of flowing locks might communicate a lack of attention to hazards in a workplace," James writes.
In jail, they often face inadequate medical and mental health care, and a lack of legal representation that can keep them locked up for years, according to the researchers, who visited detention centers in New York, New Jersey and other states.
33 Overcrowding, too much noise, locked doors and a lack of space and privacy, or inexperienced caregivers, can trigger aggression.
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