Put simply: the lack of one has made the second a lot more difficult.
Weeks after most states announced their sales tax holiday for 2011 (or lack of one), Massachusetts was still hedging.
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Second, not just legislative agendas, a reputational strategy or the lack of one directly affects regulatory actions on a day-to-day basis.
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But often a lack of one or the other creates huge challenges.
The lack of one-size-fits-all requirements in turn complicates the integration problem.
The father told me that a competitive agency had a sophisticated training program and my lack of one caused them to choose the other agent.
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Some reviews of StreamWork have focused on the lack of one feature or another without recognizing the potential that such a decision-making system could have on management.
People close to the case say it is coming but this defense, or lack of one, may be a sign of the new defense for white-collar crimes.
The publication also lamented the lack of one-button phone access.
And countries need other attractions: Tirana's Mr Rama points out that his city did not even have a cinema until two years ago, and donors could not grasp why the lack of one was important.
Looking at Indiana and Bayh, and also looking at Delaware -- and those are two, there may be more -- for the lack of one particular Democratic candidate in each state, Democratic chances of keeping those states are severely diminished.
According to an article titled Friends in High Places in the most recent issue of Working Mother magazine, lack of sponsorship is one of the key reasons why women are not advancing as quickly as their male peers.
Adam, 32, who does not want to use his real name, lost a friend over a lack of plus one.
U.S. exporters are at a disadvantage, isolated by the lack of even one international trade agreement in almost five years.
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And though companies tend to concentrate on the most expensive components, it can be the lack of a one-cent part that prevents them from shipping.
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Yesterday she recounted how lack of childcare one day forced her to bring her daughter Sasha, then a nursing infant, to an important job interview.
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The best testament to its lack of appeal is the lack of people in the one near my home.
Perhaps because of Freeway's singular talents, the album's lack of surprises also functions as one of its greatest strengths.
Ariel Castro lost his job as a school-bus driver last fall for what Cleveland's school district called several demonstrations "of lack of judgment, " including one of leaving a child on a bus and another of making an illegal U-turn, according to records.
The lack of it was one of the key reasons why foreign investment was welcome.
Lack of integrity is one of the easiest qualities to detect in people and companies you meet.
Sure enough in their latest study mice developed fewer plaques when they were genetically engineered to lack either one of the two proteins.
Indeed, many cite a lack of managers as one of the main symptoms of the amazing ease of raising capital.
This was a strong episode and despite its relative lack of action, one of the best of the season so far.
This lack of training is one of the main reasons why Europe's productivity growth over the past two decades has persistently lagged behind America's.
It may stem from less awareness, training, or experience with entrepreneurship, but a seeming lack of confidence in one's capabilities and an aversion to failure is disconcerting.
But I was wrong - Mr Gberie's study shows just how crucial an army, or the lack of a decent one, can be to the life of a nation.
Their lack of runs is one of the main reasons for Australia's failure in this series - and let's not forget that Clarke carries that poor form with him into his first Test as captain.
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