Sentences with phrase «sheer lack of»

The MyBus 2.0 developers told us that both confusion and a sheer lack of interest were to blame for the low success rate.

The resultant financial planning also safeguards one's savings and other investments as the assets / investments do not need to be liquidated out of sheer lack of choice.

Even if I prove to be unsuccessful with my claim, the sheer lack of respect and effort they demonstrate when processing and responding to a claim for an «insured» person is, I feel, sufficient to back up my opinion fully.

Not only was it of questionable jurisdiction, the NNPC lacking the power constitutionally speaking, to control the movement of ships in Nigerian waters, but the sheer lack of explanation or information provided by the NNPC for the ban resulted in general uncertainty and speculation as to the reasons for it.

Here, Guim was very surprised by the amount of cars and trucks on the roads, and by the sheer lack of interest of the locals, in him and his bicycle.

And the sheer lack of temperature sampling in the past makes any trend derived from these measurements suspect.

It isn't about winning a case, its about keeping up momentum in the virtue signalling game in order that the climate meme doesn't die from sheer lack of coverage.

First, in regard to Ross Gelbspan, it appears Blakemore has a backpedal situation that most people would agree a reporter should never be caught doing, then there is a problem with a particular line in Blakemore's ABC News bio, and finally there is the larger problem of how the global warming issue seems to owe its life to the sheer lack of rigorous journalism about it.

Canadian News has reported families forced to leave their homes because of headaches, dizziness, irritability, and sheer lack of sleep.»

«The sheer lack of repetition in her work is just dazzling,» says Jacqueline Humphries, one of several leading female painters in her close circle of friends, which also includes Cecily Brown, Laura Owens, Jutta Koether, Amy Sillman, and Emily Sundblad.

Wolfgang Tillmans, a German - born photographer, last night won Britain's best - known art award in a year that has been notable for the sheer lack of controversy.

«The traditional system didn't suit him, and he always wanted to ensure young artists were given every chance to flourish and weren't excluded — through sheer lack of money or opportunity — from pursuing their vocation.

Whether you're a fan or not, the game is another proponent of Pixel Art and for the sheer lack of pixels on the screen, you'll be shocked at how wonderful and refined the environments are in this game.

Then every other CoD until VR becomes awash with every game you already own, just with an inflated price tag and a sheer lack of imagination?

The major difference and clear emphasis is on the sheer lack of people.

Rabbids Land may provide a small sampling of fun for a round or two, but the sheer lack of variety in mini-games and the lack of depth in the rest of the package will all but ensure your visit to Rabbids Land will be short - lived.

However, these fun battles are really let down by the sheer lack of difficulty.

While having all your skills carry over throughout gives you a good familiarity on your characters move set, this is outweighed by the sheer lack of uniqueness that you feel when playing with each hero.

One of my big problems with all this was the sheer lack of risk and reward that occurred during the quick time event sequences, I messed up a lot over the course of the story in these sequences but yet the game still worked itself out most of the time.

Part of what caused the Wii U to fail was its sheer lack of third - party support, so there's certainly hope among Nintendo fans that other developers will pay attention to the Switch this time.

InkSplosion could have been so much more, but it's ultimately let down by a sheer lack of variety (and a frustrating lack of replay value once you've swiftly bagged all of its in - game achievements).

The basic notion that you've seen all but one of the sub-missions by the time you've completed the first assassination is a chilling fact about the sheer lack of variety Ubisoft Montreal has offered up in piece of software that is otherwise revolutionary.

Those frustrated about the teased plans for the sheer lack of specifics might be appeased by the promises of third - party creators in the 4Gamers report.

But the sheer lack of content is disappointing, and the shadow of a simulation mode hints at what could have been: an exciting, definitive cycling game.

F1 2015 was a bit of a disappointment to me, with the (very positive) gameplay and mechanical tweaks outweighed dramatically by the lack of a real career mode The sheer lack of content made it really... Read more

I will be honest and say I did enjoy the game at first, but then the sheer lack of anything new in the game after the first few chapters, meaning a change in the lay of the land, mini games, an actual interesting lv up and gear lv up system....

The sheer lack of quality and hive - mind mentality of their actions to release almost nothing but garbage is a disgrace.

My only issues where the food just the sheer lack of quantity.

One day you may feel extremely vulnerable because of a sheer lack of money.

The only advantage with e-ink is less fatigue (arguable given how easy it is to change screen brightness / colors / night mode), and the sheer lack of distractions with other easily available apps on a smarter device like netflix, a web browser, games, email, or whatever else.

A number of things may have caused the high numbers discrepancy, but one of the most crucial factors in the lower debut sales figures may just be the sheer lack of places to buy a book.

The predominant characteristic of the argument is its sheer lack of inspiration.

@SolarMike, I'm absolutely sure that they don't offer a manny in the States because of the sheer lack of sales volume.

Given the importance of education to the NAACP, and Mrs. Betsy DeVos» sheer lack of qualifications and her demonstrated lack of commitment to ensuring the ability of all students to receive a high quality public education, the NAACP now officially opposes her confirmation.

Sadly, I found it on the uber - «reformy» and always entertaining (for its sheer lack of veracity) NJ Left Behind blog.

Likewise, having great familiarity with the authors of not only the three studies cited in this brief, but also the others cited «in support,» let's just say their aforementioned sheer lack of attention to bias and what bias meant for the validity of their findings was (unfortunately) predictable.

A common thread however has been the sheer lack of local engagement within the conflict context.

The most striking, even shocking, feature of the sociological (and to some degree economic) literature in the several decades following Moynihan's report is the sheer lack of interest in the question of what the breakdown of the family among the poor, which no one could deny was occurring, might mean in the lives of those involved.

Another problem is the sheer lack of high - quality public school alternatives within reasonable driving distance of many a failing urban school; given the choice between the low - performing school in their own neighborhood and the mediocre school ten miles away, parents may stick to the path of least resistance.

, and sheer lack of coverage has contributed to LMS acquiring a very bad reputation.

What it should come down to for Hall Pass is that it's the only comedy hitting theaters this weekend, so folks might opt to check it out based on sheer lack of options.

One reason this complaint continues to ring false is the sheer lack of mainstream attention paid to the summer's smaller movies — smaller, even, than the likes of Nerve or The Shallows (which, judging by their modest if respectable box office, did not receive a gigantic portion of the anti-remake, anti-reboot crowd).

Nevertheless, there is method to its madness and joy to be found in its sheer lack of restraint.

InkSplosion could have been so much more, but it's ultimately let down by a sheer lack of variety (and a frustrating lack of replay value once you've swiftly bagged all of its in - game achievements).

The sheer lack of effort poured into its plot and character development is frankly shameful, and for all its nostalgic quality it can neither hold a candle to the original nor adequately stand on its own.

The reason for the slight difference in dating is the imbalance in the population in Russia; due to sheer lack of men it is simply harder to find a husband for Russian brides or Russian women.

Is it possible a doctor with a medical license maybe wants their patients to get evidenced - based treatment, and discourage the use of things that could be harmful by sheer lack of proven effectiveness alone, instead of being sold over-priced, false promises that prey on people desperate for help who often can't afford the cost, but pay it out - of - pocket anyway?

One was the sheer lack of genes: where we had anticipated perhaps 100,000 there were actually as few as 20,000.

A sheer lack of doctors plays a part as well.

So for sheer lack of money, it's likely that in the event of prolonged flooding, parts of the UK will simply be returned to nature.