They saw the abrupt decision as a further sign that voices from the ground were lacking in the debate over the war and that with Mr. Mattis's resignation, Afghanistan had lost one of the last influential voices in Washington who channeled the reality of the conflict into the White House's deliberations.
Where common ground is lacking, mutual respect is needed.
Amazon seems to be doing a great job preventing me from purchasing a severed head from Ground Zero, but are lacking when it comes to the Nazi and white power memorabilia that remains for sale.
Data focusing on the early course of events at the clinical ground of the process are lacking.
The interpretation of the exact geotechnical significance of small, radar sensed ground surface deformations is challenging, especially where ground truth is lacking.
Two chapters examine Mrs Clinton's role in the affair without breaking any new ground (security was lacking but this was not directly Mrs Clinton's fault, the book suggests, though it makes the point that she had wanted to send American diplomats to Libya quickly to show that the country was returning to normal).
Doctors Without Borders, an international agency of volunteers, "denounces the standard denial of care that people with AIDS face in developing countries on the grounds that infrastructure is lacking and drugs are not affordable," said Dr. Anne-Valerie Kaninda, a medical adviser to the group.
And this video seems to say that the power lies in America, and it does not lie with my government, it does not lie with local initiatives on the ground, that aspect is lacking.
Castle & Cooke's plans to expand development, including a 200-acre golf course planned at Manele Bay, are encountering opposition from some of the islanders on the ground that water is lacking and that archeological remains and local flora and fauna will be damaged.
This is particularly true for areas where ground-based sampling is lacking, many of which are sites of rapid urbanization, where large populations are exposed to high levels of air pollution.
However, information on the spatial arrangement of above ground live biomass (AGLB) is lacking and while the influence of replication on estimated AGLB has been studied, it has rarely been the focus in Australian ecosystems.
