lack of patience

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patience
noun[U]
uk
/ˈpeɪ.ʃəns/us
/ˈpeɪ.ʃəns/
the ability to wait, or to continue doing something despite difficulties, or to suffer without complaining or ...
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However, such injury is often caused by ignorance, bad advice,lackofpatienceand over-enthusiastic or compulsive behaviour.
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Alackofpatiencefor process or explanation and an unwillingness to read directions necessitated that faculty members present everything orally multiple times.
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They were wrong and unwise and showedlackofpatience.
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Was it that at long last there was somelackofpatienceover this intractable problem?
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He even went so far, a little later in his speech, as to suggest that there was somelackofpatienceover this intractable problem.
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Are they showinglackofpatience?
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All there is at the moment is alackofpatience.
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There is no indication oflackofpatience.
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Why should we allow it to be spoiled forlackofpatience?
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He uses a single-handed backhand, and is known for being a weak player on clay courts due to hislackofpatiencewhen playing points.
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His arrogance andlackofpatiencewith younger heroes causes his lessons to be largely ignored.
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But they also attribute his earlier financial troubles to alackofpatience.
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For a dictionary maker he had an unfortunatelackofpatience, discipline and accuracy.
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Lackofpatiencein small matters leads to the disruption of great plans.
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However, herlackofpatienceand temper has distanced her from her colleagues who believe she is nothing more than impulsive and reckless.
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However, from the late 1730s until his death, his work shows increasing haste andlackofpatiencewith the time needed to achieve a high quality finish.
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