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

"There is a lack of water in all the region, especially in Jordan and for the Palestinians."

VOA: standard.2009.08.01

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

VOA: standard.2009.04.18

It is basically a lack of law and order there.

VOA: standard.2009.10.30

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