Despite the Administration's insistence that its numbers lacked meaning, some experts called them an important indication of where problems are concentrated.

A small number of mammals also lack a Y chromosome.

A large number of homes lack basic security measures.

A number of men said women were not interested, not available or lacked experience.

People are looking for sustained improvement, but the numbers so far have been lacking.

The Americans also had large numbers of aircraft available which the Japanese lacked.

The second is that a significant number of agency inspectors still lack training on the planes and equipment they are assigned to oversee.

A large number of villages lack drinking water, especially during the summer months, even in the wet Konkan.

In technical terms, the complex numbers lack the trichotomy property.

Precise numbers are lacking, since many have been displaced by the recent civil war.