lack of talent

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talent
noun
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/ˈtæl.ənt/us
/ˈtæl.ənt/
(someone who has) a natural ability to be good at something, especially without ...
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Daniels argues that a distinction can and should be drawn between disability andlackoftalent.
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It consists of tearing down a great person to fend off the inevitable appraisal oflackoftalent.
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The vocoder, after all, is often seen as a sparkly bauble which distracts us from alackoftalenthiding 'underneath'.
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The distribution is endowment-sensitive because the untalented end up with fewer choices because of theirlackoftalent; that, in turn, is what would cause them to envy the talented.
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Gluck's critics liked to cite the relatively long ' gestation period' that his operas required to prove his supposedlackoftalentas a composer.
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Their detractors criticised them for their lack of musical credibility (can't sing) for their generallackoftalent(can't act, can dance a little), and the way they were formed.
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Whether it is because of old age, or by reason of sickness, or even because of somelackoftalentis beside the point.
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It was not for anylackoftalent.
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That is not because of anylackoftalentin this country.
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Our problem is notlackoftalentbut how to employ the talent that we have to the best advantage.
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There is nolackoftalentamong women.
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There is no evidence of anylackoftalentor of local educational facilities.
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I am sure that that was not because of anylackoftalenton their part in the presenattion of a case.
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It is lamentable and disgraceful and shows alackoftalentto take those people away from making a major contribution to their children's education at school.
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That is not the result of alackoftalent, but the result of a lack of tradition of entry into higher education, and a whole range of social obstacles.
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Vitruvius observes that if his fame was less than his contemporaries, it was the fault of fortune rather than alackoftalent.
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Besides the successful auditionees, the poorest singers were often aired due to their obviouslackoftalentor presence.
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Thelackoftalenton the roster caught up with them as the season went on, however.
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There is evidently nolackoftalent, and some of the work done shows great promise for the future.
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He also predicted the country would inevitably fall into chaos one day due to thislackoftalent.
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