They noted that the African Union has in the past approved an important convention, only to see it lie dormant for lack of ratification.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

But this is where for lack of a better term non-western countries really formally challenged at the highest levels and the lowest, too.

之所以这么说，是因为找不到更好的表达方式了,这表明非西方国家,从最高层面和最低层面都提出了挑战。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

the fact that the only problem you're having is the lack of what your expressing and need for.

事实上，你唯一的问题就是你缺少或需要的东西仍未被满足。

I need 课堂 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

"But I do think that in general we have seen a shift from, for lack of a better term, professionalized terrorist operations to those that are conducted by not exactly amateurs, but folks with less training and less capability generally, technical capability."

VOA: standard.2010.05.05

You have some kind of a lord, I mean a king, for lack of a better name, a monarch who fundamentally rules and everybody is subject to him.

你会想到领主,也就是国王,我想不出更好的说法了,统治者制定规则,一切都要臣服于他

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

For example,Wal-Mart has received criticism over the years for its labor policies and lack of environmentally friendly efforts.

VOA: special.2009.07.17

How is it that some people came to acquire this capacity for rational self-control that is necessary for freedom ? and others seem to lack it?

为何有些人,会拥有这种理性自控的能力,那也是自由的必备条件,但有些人却似乎不具备这种能力？

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

That means their households, at some time during the year, had difficulty providing enough food for all members because of a lack of resources.

VOA: special.2009.11.23

And we pay a price for this lack of stillness.

我们为缺乏安静付出了代价。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

The South was beginning to suffer from a lack of supplies and men for its armies.

VOA: special.2009.10.29

Matt. - So Matt, for you, what bothers you is not the cannibalism but the lack of due process.

马特，-马特，如此说来，真正困扰你的不是食人,而是缺乏正当的程序。

耶鲁公开课 - 公正课程节选

That is a lack of Medicare coverage for some drug costs for older Americans.

VOA: special.2010.03.24

Lack of money was an important reason for Ralph Ellison becoming a writer.

VOA: special.2010.09.19

He said the ongoing lack of justice is undermining any hope for a successful peace process and reinforcing an environment that fosters violence.

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

"There is a lack of water in all the region, especially in Jordan and for the Palestinians."

VOA: standard.2009.08.01

Days of torrential rains and a lack of maintenance were blamed for the earthen dam breaking.

VOA: standard.2009.03.28

Oksana Antonenko,at the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies says a great part of the disillusionment is due to the lack of credible opposition to President Saakashvili.

VOA: standard.2009.09.01

Most observers and political analysts blame Mr.Mugabe for the lack of progress.

VOA: standard.2009.09.15

For years,the lack of reliable data on HIV/AIDS in the Middle East and North Africa led regional governments to believe they had somehow managed to escape the epidemic.

VOA: standard.2010.07.07

The former president says that merchants see a bleak economic future for Iran because of rising prices, lack of investment,lower oil revenues and the elimination of price controls.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

Members of the coalition walked out of the negotiations soon after they began on Wednesday, citing what they called Mr.Gadhafi's lack of respect for the democratic principles they espouse.

VOA: standard.2009.03.12

Despite the lack of support for the American team on the field, the U.S.players were quick to point out that the Nigerians had been very friendly to them,as well.

VOA: standard.2009.11.05

It also identified weaknesses in program review processes that broadcast managers use to assess compliance with journalistic standards, including accuracy,balance, and objectivity, and a lack of training for OCB staff.

VOA: standard.2009.06.18

This new study combined a large number of previous studies and concluded that a lack of social interactions ranks right up with smoking,obesity, and alcoholism as a risk factor for death.

VOA: standard.2010.07.29

Otherwise what we see resulting are a lack of compliance, people not returning for appointments, not filling prescriptions, not doing a number of things they should be doing as part of the health exchange.

VOA: standard.2010.03.05

Brennan said the Obama administration will also focus on factors that contribute to terrorism, such as poverty, and a lack of education and other opportunities for young people in many developing areas of the world.

VOA: standard.2009.08.06

So I think that those two things kind of together, her own perspectives on the world, her lack of relationships on the other side have made for a divisive kind of leadership, that has come out of the House.

VOA: standard.2010.05.11