lack of electricity

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electricity
noun[U]
uk
/ˌel.ɪkˈtrɪs.ə.ti/us
/iˌlekˈtrɪs.ə.t̬i/
a form of energy that can be produced in several ways and that provides power to devices that create light, ...
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Some of it may have been due up till fairly recently to the lack of amenities—for instance, thelackofelectricity.
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We must have electricity, apart from the human drudgery whichlackofelectricityentails.
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This new site has already suffered some 6 days' loss of production due tolackofelectricitysupply.
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Among the consumers not yet connected are many on go-ahead and highly productive farms whose activities are greatly hampered by thelackofelectricity.
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We encouraged people to look for others who were suffering throughlackofelectricityin their villages.
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During the gales and storms we set up special lines and helped many old-age pensioners who were suffering at home throughlackofelectricity.
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There is alleged to be a lower standard of housing there because, owing to thelackofelectricity, there are no amenities.
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I know of the hardships that are experienced by the agricultural workers because of thelackofelectricityin their homes—there is need for it, in that way, almost everywhere.
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Actually, television facilities would be one of the results of extending electrification to the rural areas, which at the moment is quite impossible owing tolackofelectricity.
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There have been detailed reports of thelackofelectricityand vital clean water, not to mention the lack of food and supplies that people need to live.
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Many different factors are responsible for that, and thelackofelectricityin the countryside is not in itself the cause of people leaving the countryside.
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There were fears that about 250 citizens suffering renal failure would face death due to thelackofelectricityto run dialysis units.
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The film showed the problem in thelackofelectricityand the way the problem was fixed.
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Lackofelectricitygreatly damaged the water system, resulting in the loss of water and sewer service for 75% of the island.
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Almost all sewage and water pumps were out of operation due to alackofelectricityand fuel.
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However, thelackofelectricityand the damaged infrastructure hampered relief work.
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After the war many were outdated, with alackofelectricityand modern plumbing.
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Lackofelectricitycauses not only inconvenience, but also economic loss due to reduced industrial production.
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Imports of energy from neighbouring countries are not enough to solve the undercapacity problem andlackofelectricityhampers economic growth.
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There is widespreadlackofelectricityand telecommunication services throughout the district.
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