There was a distinct lack of swagger about the hosts' play in a dour first half.

BBC: Portsmouth 1-0 Sunderland

You might also notice that there's a distinct lack of wires in the picture above.

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By mid-December it was clear that there was a distinct lack of consumers carrying multiple shopping bags in midtown Manhattan.

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There was a distinct lack of composure from both sides, although the home outfit were a yard sharper and played with greater aggression in all areas of the park.

BBC: Sport - Football - St Johnstone 1-1 Hibernian

On several occasions there was a distinct lack of communication between Barthez and his back line - a two-goal deficit only being prevented by the quick feet of Denis Irwin.

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In many cases this is the only way to reach a function, the Z10 has a distinct lack of buttons around the edges of the handset (volume, power, and camera) and there are no buttons at all on the face of the unit.

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It's not like we really rely on Sotec to spice things up on the PC front, but we're still a little disappointed in the distinct lack of interestingness going on here in Sotec's new "e-three" series.

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