lack of contact

collocation in English

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noun
uk
/ˈkɒn.tækt/us
/ˈkɑːn.tækt/
communication with someone, especially by speaking or writing to ...
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Many found thelackofcontactto their children unacceptable even if they were looked after by the father.
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Voice recognition was a potential problem for two related reasons, numbers of young people andlackofcontact.
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It will stop them because of thelackofcontactbetween the members of voluntary societies and their families and the compulsory insurance.
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Another important reason for the decline in participation is thelackofcontactbetween candidates and the voters.
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There is, moreover, alackofcontactbetween local authorities and voluntary agencies, representative organisations and the local gipsies themselves.
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It is the child whose parent haslackofcontactwho has most to fear from inaccuracies in the records.
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It is inevitable that there should be alackofcontactbetween local interests and the education authority.
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The marginalisation of the victim manifests itself in a lack of information andlackofcontactby the court service.
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It lies on the lack of encouragement, the lack of inspection and thelackofcontactwith the outside world.
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Is this something to do with the substance of the policy, or with thelackofcontactand consultation with the representative civil society?
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I turn now to the feeling of consumers about their completelackofcontactwith the authorities.
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Lackofcontactwith many aspects of industry has been one of their faults for a long time.
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Therefore, there is nolackofcontactbetween us.
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That relationship is often based on misconceptions, ignorance andlackofcontact.
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Now that there is a new leadership, thelackofcontactshould be repaired.
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Children suffer fromlackofcontactwith the male when families break up.
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There remains the problem of thelackofcontactwhich there has been between users and producers, particularly in military procurement.
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Some people may consider that that was necessary because of the difficulties caused bylackofcontactwith people outside government.
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There are problems of impersonality, remoteness andlackofcontactwhich simply did not exist a couple of decades ago.
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