lack of desire
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desire
noun
uk/dɪˈzaɪər/us/dɪˈzaɪr/
a strong feeling that you ...
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There should be no reflection on him, but there has been alackofdesireon the part of others.
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I know that it was not as large as we had hoped, but that was not because of thelackofdesireto sign it.
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We have suffered from ourlackofdesireto change.
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One of our drawbacks is concealment andlackofdesireto praise or blame individuals.
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Much is being made of parents' apparent commitment to the status quo and theirlackofdesireto become too involved in schools.
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There seems to be alackofdesireto co-operate.
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There is nolackofdesireto be friends.
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It is not throughlackofdesireby the occupiers in the overwhelming mass of cases.
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I shall certainly not shirk my duty in that respect owing to anylackofdesireto come here to answer questions.
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There has been all along this lack of understanding, this lack of energy, thislackofdesireto solve the problem.
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The reason surely is not alackofdesirebut the financial restrictions which are placed upon local authorities in present circumstances of increasing difficulty.
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Thelackofdesireto prevent a similar tragedy is the most depressing aspect of the case.
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This is not simply because of alackofdesireto do so.
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Many of them have for a long time been famous for theirlackofdesireto go on with housing.
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Whatever it is that the 20 million unemployed have, it is surely not alackofdesireto work!
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There is nolackofdesireon my part to be open.
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Although there is a great deal said on this subject out of doors, there is a singularlackofdesireto challenge my statements here.
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That is not because of anylackofdesireon my part to learn.
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There seems to be nolackofdesireby industry to come to the area.
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Thatlackofdesireto prosecute is causing concern.
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