lack of faith
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noun
uk/feɪθ/us/feɪθ/
great trust or confidence in something ...
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These include the smoking habits of health services' staff and alackoffaithin one's own ability to contribute to change.
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Alackoffaithin agricultural scientific developments was another farming trait.
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She continues that because of thislackoffaith, their behaviour 'had a different character, more conciliatory and treasonous, full of fatalism'.
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This must not be confused with anylackoffaith.
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The problem is exacerbated by the rural communities'lackoffaithin lawyers.
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This account was probably exaggerated by the newspaper, but the incident indicates thelackoffaithamong workers of the government measures.
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In fact, seeking medical treatment can be considered to display alackoffaith.
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The groups also bypassed some venues altogether due to alackoffaithin the willingness or capacity of certain institutional actors to enact policy change.
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Is there alackoffaithin the ability of the people in this country to improvise in a crisis or emergency?
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To an extent, there islackoffaithin some of those communities that the law can protect them or even reach them.
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There appears to be alackoffaithamong tenant farmers in the arbitration process.
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One of the prime reasons forlackoffaithis that federation would deprive these territories of the rights of eventual self-government.
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I greatly regret thelackoffaithand trust in democracy that we have seen develop.
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People are shocked by thelackoffaithshown by leaders of other countries.
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What is more, it shows a completelackoffaithin his own abilities.
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It would also have shown a sorrylackoffaithin the ship's future.
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I wonder whether opponents of entry will admit thatlackoffaith.
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He must have the grossestlackoffaithand confidence in his wife if he suspects her of something of that sort.
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We should merely move into a period of doubt andlackoffaith.
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