Back then, the board served as a research bank for its own members, but lacked the manpower to extend its reach much further.

They also say the board lacks adequate management representation.

And with no official responsible for appointing a majority of its members, the board lacks accountability.

But the board lacks the expertise for such an undertaking.

The board has lacked a comprehensive way to track contractors who contribute, he wrote.

He said the program was not used because the board lacked the money and staff to put it into effect.

This was a misleading maneuver, since the board lacks the power to decree any such thing.

But we remain concerned that the board now in charge still lacks the independence needed to give its findings maximum credibility.

She contends that the local board lacks the power to move her to another school, so she plans to stay on.

The divided board lacked respect in many quarters, making it almost politically impossible to carry out any dramatic plan of its own.