Word: lacks
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...need to look far a-field for historical evidence of the evils resulting from a lack of trained officers when war breaks out, but can refer to our own Civil War for the most glaring instance of that lack of proper preparation. When the Civil War broke out, it became necessary to train a large body of men; and on account of the absolute lack of officers, it was necessary to train the men and the officers at the same time,-hence the great delay in producing an army fit for offensive work, the time for decisive action being delayed...
Today, should it become necessary to raise a large body of volunteers, under our present system of national defence, we would stand absolutely on the threshold of a gigantic enterprise for which the tools were but partially sharpened and ready for the work, and there would be an absolute lack of sufficient number of leaders for our companies and battalions of the large force which must be called for in the defence of the country...
...tried to discover the nature of his mistakes and the cause of his difficulties. So many cases have been based on hastily written class-room tests and examinations, rather than on work done at leisure, that a great deal of bad English has been due to mere carelessness and lack of revision. In such cases it has seemed only fair to take the circumstances into consideration...
...adjoining meadow. From across the meadow the Browns advanced, attempting to hurl the Whites from their position, but under a withering fire the former were annihilated, and the steady shooting of the Whites rendered their position impregnable. Part of the Browns' poor success was due to the lack of careful and efficient scouting, as well as ill-planned reconnoisance...
...present situation is due not to a lack of effort on the part of those who do come out for the field events, but rather to the singularly large number who lack the spirit to come out. Perhaps also a coach less hampered by other duties than Mr. Clark would assist the men more in their development, but the question of coaching can only be judged adequately when the coach is given a reasonable amount of material to work with. The chief fault lies, as usual, with public opinion, which should, and must in the future, make life as unpleasant...