Sentence examples for lacks succeeded from inspiring English sources

Rebecca Skloot's "Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" succeeded so wildly, as the Wall Street Journal put it, because of "a trifecta of traditional marketing tactics, Ms. Skloot's own self-publicity blitz and a book with the bestseller qualities that generate word of mouth".

But The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks succeeds despite itself: it is a fascinating, harrowing and necessary book, marred only slightly by the fact that the author wishes to be considered a heroine for writing it.

Staff members experimented with synthetic aromas, to make up for the lack, but succeeded only in fouling their offices with inaccurate stinks.

Mr. Lack, who succeeded Thomas D. Mottola about three months ago, plans to eliminate 1,000 jobs in the United States and abroad as part of a plan to cut more than $100 million a year, people close to the company said.

In Jones's view, the private halfway-house industry lacks incentives to succeed at rehabilitation.

On the other hand, Molly Sweeney (similarly eloquent but lacking in action) succeeded in 1996, even though Friel had anticipated another flop, writing to me: "The NY attention span is now down to 2.7 minutes and the chances of holding an audience for 2.5 wordy hours in that city are slim".

For patients lacking these resources, though, "John Henryism is a predictor of depression and anxiety". It can also be a predictor of physical pain: If a sickle-cell patient has a fierce determination to succeed but lacks the workplace support to take sick leave, he or she might try to work through an intensive period of pain.

It seems clear that the defences of Madinat al-Fath were lacking as the Castilians succeeded in capturing Gibraltar in 1309.

"He lacks the consistency needed to succeed at Test level," boomed Nick Richardson of The Roar website.

How can someone who clearly lacks relevant skills and experience succeed?

The tactic of demonizing liberalism succeeded because liberals lacked a clear vision of who they were or what their movement hoped to accomplish.