by the lack
Antonyms
Examples
Character is determined more by the lack of certain experiences than by those one has had.
I don't want to write any more for the old Man-power instruments and am handicapped by the lack of adequate electrical instruments for which I now conceive my music.
We went to morning services in variouis places and were deeply impressed by the spiritual poverty of these churches, by the lack of any congregation and the miserable spiritual status of the clergy, the poverty of their sermons, and the nonchalance and indifference of the ritual.
In October 2008, when the credit crunch hit, small businesses were really crushed by the lack of capital.
I know it's very 'old media' of me to admit this, but I am often unnerved by the lack of civility on the Web.
...I'm always shocked by the lack of historical awareness on the part of the average American. Many of the people who have come here did so to forget history, to turn their backs on history.