Widespread ignorance of the law and lack of financial means prevents many of the accused from taking full advantage of these rights.

Widespread ignorance of the law prevented many accused from taking full advantage of these rights.

He must have been more confused than any of us; or perhaps his ignorance prevented him from grasping just how bad things were.

At first, her own ignorance had prevented her from succeeding.

The precogs' ignorance of the results of their visions prevents them from knowing the effectiveness of the program.

Only ignorance of their existence or resistance by educators prevents the rapid adoption of these alternatives.

No doubt lunch could be got at some suitable hostelry; though my ignorance of the country prevents me from recommending one.

Widespread ignorance of the law and lack of financial means prevented many from fully exercising their right to an attorney and using the bail system.

It is certain, however, that a bishop has authority to declare that ignorance of a reservation does not prevent its incurrence in his diocese.