Sentence examples for lack the material from inspiring English sources

Poor countries with weak institutions rocked by calamity may lack the material resources and organisational wherewithal to get back to the status quo ante, in which case the disaster is likely to have profoundly negative long-term effects.

2 And now, my friend, accept this gift of mine, which, as I have often said, I have brought out to the light of day, not because of its elegance of style but because of its learned research, chiefly with this purpose in view, that if any gifted stylist should wish to reveal the deeds of the emperors, he might not lack the material, having, as he will, my little books as ministers to his eloquence.

Unfortunately, this tactic aimed at businesses also affects grassroots organizations, which often lack the material means to pay such a promotion.

In some other terror cases, plotters appeared to lack the materials or knowledge to make good on their threats.

It is possible that China lacks the material capabilities to substitute for American economic power.

Assessment staff who analysed the intelligence produced by MI6 had not been fully aware of the access and background of key informants and therefore lacked the material to understand their motivations, the report found.

Even superpowers are not omnipotent, and the United States lacks the material, psychological and spiritual resources to reshape, or to impose order on, a fractious and unruly world--a grandiose ambition far exceeding the defense of vital American interests.

Overall, children identified many games that they would like to play at outdoor recess, but could not play because they lacked the material resources and the space.

Admittedly, a playwright would lack quite the material Rattigan had.

It seems that the students' willingness to try to move forward was stopped, because no one knew how it was supposed to be done or because they lacked the materials for the task.

Imagine you're an engineer who has solved an age-old challenge, but for one tiny detail: You lack the perfect material for the task.