Lacking a computerized system to track information about power outages, LIPA relied on an outmoded system of paper maps, photos and Post-it Notes to coordinate its service efforts with National Grid.
In a column Spitzer wrote for Slate last summer, he used the case as an example of a financial system still lacking sufficient government regulation.
And those who dared object were dismissed as lacking faith in the American system.
And by allowing individuals to keep what they like or to shop around for new coverage, the public exchange gives Americans the much-needed stability and peace of mind that is currently lacking in our health care system.
Lacking a forward planning process based on scenario development, and lacking a good market sensing system that would pick up on the early market shift as novice competitor Apple started to really change the market, these companies are now falling rapidly to the wayside.
He has found that mice lacking key components of their immune system are far more likely to develop cancers.
Today's electrical system is a creaking relic lacking the sophisticated command-and-control tools necessary to ensure reliability.
But serious moves to tackle the mountain of bad loans in the banking system are thought to be lacking.
Lacking the alternative of a functioning bank system, 85, 000 Afghans have borrowed money or set up savings accounts with 12 microfinance groups.
With an estimated 43 million Americans lacking health insurance and a medical care system that eats up ever-larger percentage of the gross domestic product, health care remains an intractable issue.
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The system software holds a lot of promise, but even now most app developers are still lacking the inspiration to take its user interface principles and make their apps fly.
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