Word: lacking
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...wasn’t the injury alone that prompted Witt’s departure. Football at Harvard was just not his brand of football. The lack of enthusiasm from students, the Ivy League restrictions, the impossibility of seeing an NCAA playoff spot: for Witt, it all led to a second-tier level of competition that was not reflected in the talent or devotion of the players themselves...
...According to UC representative Senan Ebrahim ’12, the UC began to focus on the problem of social space following a Town Hall meeting of various student groups, where participants expressed their frustration over the lack of gathering space for meetings and events...
...picture isn’t a lack of social spaces, but rather a lack of use of existing social spaces,” said Zogran...
...Program performed a collection a dances honoring the centennial of the Ballet Russes in “Viewpointe 9: Rite of Passage.” The pieces, all inspired by the works associated with the Ballet Russes era, were expertly executed and enjoyable to watch. However, what the performance lacked was the true essence of the Ballet Russes—a sense of innovation and originality that pushes the limits of what ballet can be and inspires new understanding of artistic creation.The four vastly different dances were choreographed by various professionals and undergraduate students and centered on an eclectic array...
...smallest unit of administration in China. They are also the frontlines in the Party's battle to keep it's grip on power and to stop the social dislocation caused by years of frenzied economic growth from becoming a serious threat to social stability. China is notorious for its lack of a social safety net, with hundreds of millions of peasants lacking even basic health care, much less luxuries such as unemployment benefits or pensions. Now, faced by soaring unemployment and an accompanying rise in poverty, Beijing is scrambling to put in place measures that will ease the pain...