The lack of food caused severe malnutrition for many prisoners and weakened their resistance to various diseases.

Authorities here said the lack of a police report weakened their claim on the case.

The lack of a credible second or third victim, he said, "weakens her charges."

A lack of true central power weakened and doomed the Rus' to outside domination.

The nation is completely torn and has more doubts, and a lack of national pride weakens us.

The lack of training had weakened Passavant's programs.

A general lack of understanding of factor analysis, however, weakened the impact of the study and its effect was minimal.

Historians, however, agree that the lack of parties weakened the political system.

A lack of consistent and guaranteed funding for Turkey's trafficking shelters weakened the government's overall protection efforts in 2007.

Equally, a lack of family budgeting has weakened many families.