general lack

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general
adjective
uk
/ˈdʒen.ər.əl/us
/ˈdʒen.ər.əl/
involving or relating to most or all people, things, or places, especially when these are considered as ...
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There was a widespread belief that there was agenerallackof understanding and little interest in the problems of the farming population.
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A major omission for geologists exploring in 2006 is thegenerallackof discussion of iron, manganese, nickel, uranium and tungsten deposits.
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Agenerallackof sources and the very vagueness of the ideas of these agitators make the reconstruction of any unified theory an artificial task.
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There is also agenerallackof seismic reflection horizons as a result of the uniformity of the carbonate succession.
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Thegenerallackof mobility makes the causes and effects of positioning all the more dramatic.
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This can be a part of ourgenerallackof a sense of history, this can be a conspiracy of silence.
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Their effect can be expected to be similar to that of agenerallackof political discussion, and to that of heterogeneous networks.
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Agenerallackof incentives characterizes the situation of public health professionals.
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In summary, there is agenerallackof tools for the geometrical analysis of non-cylindrical folds.
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Thisgenerallackof consensus across studies is due to many factors, some methodological and some statistical.
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More significantly, urbanism has failed as a rhetoric because of internal contradictions, mistaken objects and agenerallackof critical theory.
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But he showed agenerallackof deference to those in authority, symbolised by his long hair and manner of dress.
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Women were also taking advantage of the courts'generallackof interest in prosecuting them, even when they clearly began riots.
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Outside the cloister gates, disorder reigned: agenerallackof planning revealed the meaninglessness of the outward, secular life.
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This result suggests that, despite itsgenerallackof statistical significance, demand for agricultural land tends to decrease with increasing real income.
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As noted above, there is agenerallackof health information and agenerallackof penetration of the available information to disadvantaged groups.
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The rounded edges, rather small size, andgenerallackof internal cellular structure suggest an allochthonous origin and transport over a relatively long distance.
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In this respect there is an apparentgenerallackof interest in presenting themselves as stars, let alone as recording artists.
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Given thegenerallackof regard for film posterity among early twentieth-century producers and distributors, their disregard for the film's posterity is unsurprising.
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