Lacking reliable data for some of the variables, we are relying on experimental data of about 20 percent internal losses for 1/4-inch long, small ( 5 - 10 M ) diameter fibers.

Lacking access to a professional darkroom, their films and prints had to be developed in a makeshift darkroom set up each time ( and then dismantled again ) in the small bathroom of whatever apartment they were occupying.

Lacking opposable thumbs and not being especially strong, they proceed upwards in a series of slow hops, gripping onto the bark of trees with their small, sharp claws.

Lacking the support of infantry or heavy artillery, the mounted force was too small to capture this strong rearguard position, but the threat from the mounted advance was enough to force the enemy to evacuate the position.

Lacking any real style ( and appearing to be shot with a standard consumer-level DV-cam ), they were designed to " fill in the gaps " between the five films and featured a man who appeared to be tracking " The Driver ", finding " clues " usually scribbled, in pen, on small pieces of paper.

Lacking a darkroom, a photographer can make use of a changing bag, which is a small bag with sleeved arm holes specially designed to be completely light proof and used to prepare film prior to exposure or developing.

Lacking coherent organisation, small bands would advance, either following the original orders to reach the third ridge or new orders to reinforce the " firing line ", wherever that was.

Lacking the inclination for regular labour, the clan thrived by laying careful ambushes at night to rob and murder individuals or small groups.

Lacking air cover, the small, slow anti-submarine sloops and trawlers used were very vulnerable to air attack.

Lacking a harbour, Cavendish was primarily a small farming community throughout the 19th and first half of the 20th centuries.

Lacking military training, they armed themselves with small arms captured from the Germans.

Lacking the financial resources for a full redesign ( partly because of the expensive tooling costs of the coupe ), AMC dropped the large Ambassador after 1974, while the Matador was discontinued after 1978, around the same time as Ford moved their full-size nameplates to a smaller platform.

Lacking in numbers, Eugene could not seriously disrupt Tallard's march ; nevertheless, the French Marshal's progress was proving pitifully slow.

Lacking any support beyond his immediate household, he was forced to flee for his life.

Lacking, however, was any immediate indication that the Carías administration was destined to survive any longer than most of its predecessors.

Lacking means since his inheritance was confiscated, he acquired a modest house in a lower-class neighborhood of Rome.

Lacking purpose-built landing craft and both doctrinal and practical experience with amphibious warfare, the Navy was largely improvising from scratch.

Lacking immunity to the newcomers ' diseases, the population was decimated by the mid-nineteenth century.

Lacking freshness in the scripts, it was canceled in the middle of the 1965 – 66 television season.

Lacking studio financing, Cassavetes mortgaged his house and borrowed from family and friends, one of whom was Peter Falk, who liked the screenplay so much he invested $ 500, 000 in the project.

Lacking the two-thirds majority necessary in both houses of the Legislature to submit constitutional amendments to the electorate, in 2004 the Popular Democratic Party's then-majority approved legislation to hold a referendum, not on a particular constitutional amendment as such, but on the general concept of switching from a bicameral to a unicameral system which was held on July 10, 2005.

Lacking a memorial service or grave site, The Quilt was often the only opportunity survivors had to remember and celebrate their loved ones ' lives.

Lacking the slick production style of the previous vocal album, True Believer, Phil Keaggy was a strong return to form for Keaggy in terms of recapturing his usual organic, live sound.

Lacking any formal musical training, he needed a teacher, and was introduced by Kateřina Kolářová's mother to Josef Proksch, head of the Prague Music Institute – where Kateřina was now studying.

Lacking the moral influence of Ben or the need to stay secret for his aunt, Peter broke out of the orphanage he was sent to and began to defeat criminals for the reward money, matters coming to a head when he nearly killed the Green Goblin in a fight.

Lacking a hit 45 and released too late in the year, it sold out its original run but was never reprinted, suggesting somewhat disappointing sales.

Lacking the resources to continue the struggle, James then became reconciled to his brother Peter, and in 1311 the former was succeeded by his son Sanç I, or Sancho I, who founded the cathedral of Perpignan shortly before his death in 1324.

Lacking in support from either the military or the political parties, Abe was replaced by Mitsumasa Yonai in January 1940.

Lacking all interest in academic knowledge, he was nevertheless a patron of culture, especially in art and architecture.

Lacking success, he was on the point of enlisting when he suddenly sprang into fame as the author of a play called El trovador ( The Troubadour ), which was played for the first time on 1 March 1836.

Lacking a unified nationwide organization, the Vietnamese national movement, though still vigorous, failed to take advantage of the difficulties France was experiencing as a result of war to stage any significant uprisings.

Lacking an heir, Philip married Mariana of Austria in 1649, and Margarita ( 1651 – 1673 ) was their first child, and their only one at the time of the painting.

Lacking sufficient supplies to mount an attack Luxembourg was unable to prevent the Allies garrisoning Dixmude and, on 27 September 1694, recapturing Huy, an essential preliminary to future operations against Namur.

Lacking clean air to deploy his reserve parachute, he was eventually forced to risk deploying it with the others still attached, and the reserve also entangled.

Lacking of a general algorithm, the developers of computer algebra systems, have implemented heuristics based on pattern-matching and the exploitation of special functions, in particular the incomplete gamma function Although this approach is heuristic rather than algorithmic, it is nonetheless an effective method for solving many definite integrals encountered by practical engineering applications.

Lacking any source of adequate funds, they revived an 1864 Haitian law, discovered by Butler, requiring peasants to perform labor on local roads in lieu of paying a road tax.

Lacking coal reserves, hydroelectric power, large tracts of forest or commercially viable oil deposits, Jordan relies on natural gas for 10 % of its domestic energy needs.

Lacking a feedback mechanism, laser amplifiers and superluminescent sources also function on the basis of stimulated emission.

Lacking overseas opportunities and motion picture appearances, Ellington's Orchestra survived on " one-nighters " and whatever else came their way.

Lacking a male provider ( their grandfather died that year ), they relied greatly on each other and became exceptionally close.

Lacking sufficient strength to overwhelm Lafayette on the Heights, Cornwallis makes the fateful decision to abandon Virginia to campaign farther south.

Lacking sufficient tax revenues, the city cut back on maintenance, sewers failed and garbage pickup ceased.

Lacking the artillery support of the troops entrenched on the West bank of the bayou, Confederate troops in these positions retired quickly.

Lacking a lead singer, Navetta and Lombardo provided vocals on the single.

Lacking the financial resources and contract talent they once controlled, the studies now relied on independent producers supplying some portion of the budget in exchange for distribution rights.

Lacking any better plan they decided on a frontal assault the following day.

Lacking resources, Yoshiteru nevertheless saw opportunities to assign his kanji " 輝 " on various samurai like Mōri Terumoto to become something close to a godfather.

Lacking the amateur boxing experience common to most Western professional boxers, Khaosai's skills originally were limited, and he relied on toughness and his fearsome punching power to win.

Lacking the other protagonists ' " advantage " of getting better every time he is injured, Krillin is however recognized as having great technique by Vegeta ( a rather impressive fact considering how the said character respects none but himself ) and of being the strongest human on Earth by Yamcha, though he does say this to Krillin's daughter Marron.

Lacking the razor-sharp talons and curved, tearing beak of a raptor, the Great Black-backed Gull relies on aggression, physical strength and endurance when hunting.

Lacking the liquidity to invest in the scheme, and looking to cash in on the publicity from an ongoing Nazi hunt, Alan heads to the home of Helmut Drucker, an ex-Nazi living in Haltemprice whom Alan has been blackmailing for years, and who he now plans to turn in for the reward.

Lacking prior record, sentencing guidelines at the time were 6 to 10 years ( average time served by a convicted rapist in Michigan is 5 years ), and this was reinforced by a " highly favorable " report that concluded William's personality seemed to " substantiate his explanation of what has occurred ", and that " this is not a man who would force himself sexually or hostilely on another individual ....