Lacking serious opposition, the Republican party's Congressional caucus stopped meeting, and for practical purposes the Republican Party stopped operating.

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

Lacking the skills of a master mason, however, led to irregular walls and necessitated the addition of a seventh roof dome.

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 proper documentation however, they were stopped upon landing, and returned to Florida the same day and rented a red Kia Rio from Avis Rent-A-Car agency.

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

" Lacking the power of judicial review, English courts possessed no means by which to declare government statutes or acts invalid as a violation of due process.

* Lacking control of the government.

** Lacking civic society and non-governmental organizations which monitor the government.

Lacking any form of government, distribution of wealth and housing allocation often fell to Gaskin and the more ' popular ' members of the Farm.

Lacking western ties, the Mulu Wongel church was outlawed by the Derg Ethiopian government in 1972.

Lacking a Senate majority, and with Labor opposed to the introduction of the GST, the government turned to the minor parties such as the Australian Democrats for support.

Lacking the experience and the necessary technology, the Argentine government sought collaboration with a foreign company, resulting in a contract with the German company Thyssen-Henschel.

Lacking formal consent of the government of Panama, he entered into negotiations with the American Secretary of State, John Hay, to give control of the Panama Canal area to the U. S. No Panamanians signed the resulting Hay – Bunau-Varilla Treaty.

Lacking precious metals to mint more coins, the government in 1831 issued an additional 300, 000 phoenixes as paper currency with no underlying assets to back them.

Lacking the ability to offer utilities as an inducement for developers to annex to Kildeer, other concessions were negotiated so as to expand the village limits.

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 effective control on the free movement of capital, the Impossible Trinity asserts that a country has to choose between reducing currency volatility and running a stabilising monetary policy: it cannot do both.

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 both capital and resources for the new, truly modern products it needed to offer, the company turned to Renault for a $ 90 million loan ( US $ in dollars ).

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

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 representation from all of the states, the Convention made no suggestions for changing the Articles but instead drafted a report that led to the creation of a Constitutional Convention the following year to create an entirely new governing document.

Lacking a replacement, Hal Roach managed to convince him to stay on for another year.

Lacking the respected and effective institutions that consensus helps provide, minority parties, such as the P.D.I. in 1957 and the progressive Istiqlal faction in 1958, clamor for elections when out of power, but are not at all certain they wish to be controlled by popular choice when in power.

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 these membranes, amphibians require water bodies for reproduction, although some species have developed various strategies for protecting or bypassing the vulnerable aquatic larval stage.

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

Lacking a strong general to control the by-now mostly barbarian Roman Army, Honorius could do little to attack Alaric's forces directly, and apparently adopted the only strategy he could in the situation: wait passively for the Visigoths to grow weary and spend the time marshalling what forces he could.

Lacking even modest government-directed land reforms, illegal squatting became the primary means for poor people to gain land throughout the early 1970s.

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 outside confirming texts, they hold that we cannot confirm the origin or date of most statements and laws, and that we can say little for certain about their authorship.

Lacking an aptitude or interest in experimental work, many theorists have earned a reputation for accidentally breaking experimental equipment.

Lacking the means needed for wholesale conquest of large territories, his tactics consisted of raids in the border regions of Vardulia.

Lacking a dominant genius or a formal structure for research ( the following century had both Sir Isaac Newton and the Royal Society ), the Elizabethan era nonetheless saw significant scientific progress.

Lacking any catalysts for change in the 14th century, Eastern European peasants largely continued upon the original medieval path until the 18th and 19th centuries.

Lacking a strong political representation in a state dominated by Pashtuns, minority communities commonly looked to pious learned or charismatically revered pirs ( saints ) for leadership.

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 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 the capital to do it themselves, Jack Webb offered to put up some of the money to build live-action stages in exchange for their use ( Webb used it to shoot much of the Dragnet TV series ).

Lacking a common language and before the invention of the Universal translator, he used mathematics alone to communicate his ideas for a faster-than-light drive system and its prototype, the WD-1.