Word: lacking
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...blaming Australians for injustices that are a myth. Former PM John Howard expressed regret but did not say "sorry" because there was, and still is, no proof that Aboriginal children were stolen. Welfare organizations only removed children from situations in which they were endangered by abuse, malnutrition, and a lack of normal care. J.D. Rogers, Brighton, Victoria...
...Besides Cuba’s questionable success in reducing infant mortality, health care in other respects is decidedly lacking. Cubans are indeed granted free diagnosis, but they lack free care. Cuba lacks the resources to treat its patients, who are expected to supply their own pillows and water during hospital visits. These hospitals are in decaying condition, a fact made more appalling by its contrast to the exemplary hospitals which only foreigners have access...
...Cuban citizens lack the right to travel and are denied access to hotels and beaches on their own island. Those areas are reserved for tourists. Cubans are paid in Cuban pesos while goods must be purchased at high prices in “convertible” pesos, keeping daily essentials out of reach. Ration cards, which Cubans have to pay for, provide scarce allotments of basic goods, such as two rolls of toilet paper per month. Possessing red meat is illegal, and killing a cow will result in four to 10 years in prison. These are just some examples...
Still, Murphy admitted that it is hard to justify the lack of a postseason for what is arguably Harvard’s most popular sport, when the rest of the University’s 41 Division I sports teams have the chance to continue playing once the regular season ends...
...lies in the team’s youth. Aside from its core of veterans, Harvard features five freshmen that have seen consistent playing time this season. The youngsters have performed admirably, playing sound defense and finding opportunities to score on a team full of scorers and making up for lack of experience with raw talent, but how they will respond to the pressures of the postseason remains to be seen.Kessler isn’t worried.“[The freshmen] know what to expect,” she said. “They’ve done a great...