It shows there is a lack of a political will to really fight corruption."

VOA: standard.2009.04.18

There is a lack of regular running water in several areas, while doctors at the local hospital admit they do not always provide blood to patients that is tested for the HIV virus that causes AIDS.

VOA: standard.2010.02.14

Also,there is a widespread lack of knowledge among local health workers about how to use antivenoms.

VOA: special.2010.01.25

caution: if there is a sense of a lack of a U.S.commitment, NATO and Pakistan will hedge and pull back.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

Dr.Huerta says many Latin and South American communities do not have mammography machines, and there is a general lack of knowledge about the disease.

VOA: standard.2010.02.02

It is basically a lack of law and order there.

VOA: standard.2009.10.30