Guayama officials said about half the residents still lacked running water.

Office buildings that generate jobs for which local residents lack adequate skills.

By yesterday, one elevator was working, but residents lacked hot water and electricity.

All residents lacked was a solid roof over their heads.

If local residents are lacking at the store, some of them may be using the company's Web site, www.polish-net.com.

Most residents still lack electricity and telephone lines, they said.

The city and its 280,000 residents do not lack for assets.

But, they added, residents lack good understanding of the functions of government or their responsibilities.

The town's 60,000 or more residents still lack electricity or running water.

Most residents lack basic skills; many have criminal records.