"More repeats" and a "lack of variety" in programming were the top reasons given by those who felt the standard of TV had slipped.

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The only note of caution so far came at last year's US Open where he was demolished by Sampras, who highlighted a lack of variety in Roddick's game from the back of the court that could be particularly telling against the best baseliners.

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And they lack the variety of Windows PCs.

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The lack of enemy smarts, along with the limited variety of missions (primarily variations on trade, transport and combat, with a few twists) may turn players off over time.

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In the recent past, the only thing that kept private equity from gobbling up large public companies was a lack of available financing, especially of the riskier sub-investment-grade variety following the 2008 financial crisis.

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Traditional medicine is today most often characterised by a wide variety of diverging practices which lack a solid legal and medical framework that could prevent deviations and abuse along with their potentially dangerous consequences for patients.

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Companies buy back stock for a variety of reasons from earnings-per-share enhancement to lack of share price growth.

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He said the paintings had a variety of themes - social decay, issues of emasculation, lack of identity, changing landscapes.

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While many regions such as Atlanta have a diverse population, other regions lack racial and ethnic variety and will have to deal with a new kind of population, he said.

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But for a variety of reasons -- including mediocre phones that run the operating system, lack of support from big carriers like Verizon and some big gaps with features and apps -- it flopped.

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