Mr Assad has said he is willing, but lacks a recognisable partner to talk to.
William Simon, the son of a former treasury secretary, also has money, but lacks experience.
The S5 feels durable, but lacks the design flair you'd expect from a premium machine.
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The National Sod House Society promotes conservation but lacks the funds to do so effectively.
Christine Lagarde, the finance minister, is well liked and internationally respected, but lacks political clout.
Like most Philadelphia venues, Milkboy Philly has an energetic scene, but lacks pretension.
Mr Bersani's Democratic Party narrowly won the elections last month but lacks the upper house majority needed to govern.
The prime minister, Ivars Godmanis, is a heavyweight, but lacks a competent team.
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Israel's acting prime minister, Ehud Olmert, is a capable politician who thinks along Mr Sharon's lines, but lacks a national following.
The position of Surgeon General is unusual: It is considered prestigious but lacks virtually any budget, staff or programs of its own.
We could go on, but you get the point: the S5 feels durable, but lacks the design flair you'd expect from a premium machine.
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He says Microsoft currently has the application servers and the clients, such as Pocket PC and the Stinger smart phones currently under development, but lacks the glue to tie the two together.
But the weaker margins bothered some other observers, and there are concerns that consumer PC demand is going to be permanently impaired by the rise of tablets and smart phones, where Microsoft plays but lacks the same commanding market share.
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But it lacks the social features and break-through thinking of our new article page.
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Italy has coal in Sardinia, but it lacks the technological base to do the Sasol trick.
The internet is an open platform, but it lacks ubiquitous wireless coverage and proper positioning technology.
Mr Gomes could be a more dangerous opponent, but he lacks money and organisation.
Lindsay Graham are co-sponsoring energy legislation, but it lacks the level of bipartisanship Reid suggests it needs.
But he lacks the common touch that has made Mr Weizman loved far beyond the peace camp.
"The hi-tech stuff is very important but it lacks the aesthetic appeal of the other stuff, " he says.
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Bolt is everything you want in a brand, but he lacks the big stage except for every four years.
But it lacks any visible subject matter: no discernible woman, nary a mandolin.
But Portugal lacks fringe politicians ready to benefit from disillusion with the mainstream.
But she lacks the belief that she can charm people, can persuade them, can do more than bully them.
Both Friedman and Schwartz died as heroes of capitalism and freedom, but monetarism lacks the sway it once had.
North Dakota, for example, has radically increased its oil production, but it lacks the established pipeline infrastructure that Texas enjoys.
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In doing so, they have constructed a roster that is wholly devoid of stars but also lacks a glaring weakness.
It blusters along with massive explosions and insane plot twists, but it lacks a fundamental understanding of why action games are fun.
It has goals and priorities, but it lacks an execution mechanism.
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