More than that, they lack craftsmanship, the intricate, personal flourishes that distinguish one building from another, one player from another.
Disagreements over the program were widespread due to the difficulty in dating the homes by craftsmanship and the lack of documentation to prove it.
"Comfort and Joy" (1984), starring the wonderful Scottish actor Bill Paterson as a radio D.J. embroiled in a war between rival ice cream vendors, was a worthy follow-up, and "Housekeeping" was a fine piece of craftsmanship, though it lacked the warmth of the Scottish films.
I know I was always upset about with the lack of craftsmanship in the fine arts.
Many young composers were impressed by Mr. Xenakis's sense of music as pure sound, but other musicians, notably Pierre Boulez, detected a lack of craftsmanship.
She was also a friend of many Victorian artists, poets and thinkers, many of whom she photographed in a dreamy, soft-focused manner that was often condemned by her contemporaries for its lack of craftsmanship.
In a Tool Kit article published on Thursday, I wrote about Leica's digital cameras, where I noted that hard-core Leica owners "swear by its craftsmanship, lens quality and lack of bells and whistles".
But the hard-core photographers who own a Leica swear by its craftsmanship, lens quality and lack of bells and whistles even as they acknowledge that their beloved camera gear is, well, not for everyone.
While his plays lack the craftsmanship of the Greeks, Seneca's importance lies in the fact that he was the principal medium through which Renaissance writers became acquainted with Greek tragedy.
While some people find conceptual art very refreshing and relevant, many others consider it shocking, distasteful, and conspicuously lacking in craftsmanship.
