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 control of the government.

Lacking modern means of environmental temperature control, experimentalists struggled with continual fringe drift even though the interferometer might be set up in a basement.

Lacking modern means of environmental temperature control, experimentalists struggled with continual fringe drift even though the interferometer might be set up in a basement.

Lacking control, the airplane then pitched nose-up, and another gust caused a failure of the main wing spar.

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 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 any effective control of its land, the municipality is remembered for two reasons, the first being the partisan Republic of Alba which took its name during World War II, the second one is its flag, designed by the jacobin Juan Antonio Ranza, who said that the blue and red were for France while the orange is taken to the tree of the Piedmont's shield.

Lacking democratic control over the military on both nations.

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 vocal cords, they produce sounds using six air sacs near their blow hole.

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

Lacking everything except unskilled volunteers, Mukti Bahini fought a conventional battle against an enemy enjoying superiority in number of trained men, firepower, and complete air superiority and played to the strength of Pakistanis.

Lacking supplies for an extended campaign the rest of the colonial assembled forces returned to their homes.

Lacking ship-borne radar and neglectful in providing night-fighting training and equipment to its naval forces, the Regia Marina had fared badly during a night action with British forces off Cape Matapan in March 1941.

Lacking standing armies, kings relied on noble retinues for the military forces they required to conduct wars or crush internal rebellions.

Lacking their leader, Grayven's forces retreated.

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 a technological base at first, the Germans imported their engineering and hardware from Britain, but quickly learned the skills needed to operate and expand the railways.

Lacking a technological base at first, the Germans imported their engineering and hardware from Britain, but quickly learned the skills needed to operate and expand the railways.

Lacking guidance systems, such rockets had to be carefully aimed at relatively close range to successfully hit the target.

Lacking the residency requirements in Illinois at the time, he could not vote.

Lacking in military enterprise, secluded and pleasure-loving, he seldom emerged from his palace life at Palermo.

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 stable employment, at age 25, Mackenzie decided to emigrate to British North America, along with his friend John Lesslie.

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 ....

Lacking sufficient fuel to attempt a dock at the other end of the station and with battery power for only two days, they returned to Earth.

Lacking the resources to market his crops independently, the sharecropper was sometimes compensated in scrip redeemable only at the plantation.

Lacking the fuel to do so, the plane instead lands at the military base at Ovda Airport in Israel, where Jabari is arrested.

Lacking a comp, a. 38 Super, running at Major, has felt recoil much like that of a. 45 ACP, and more than that of a 9mm.

Lacking the desire to make a career in merchant banking, Meinertzhagen took the examinations for a commission in the British Army, and after training at Aldershot was commissioned in 1899.

Lacking work, by 1924 he turned his attention to the wreckage of the High Seas Fleet, scuttled at its moorings in the natural harbour of Scapa Flow in Orkney, off the North-east coast of Scotland in late June 1919.

Lacking modern genetic theory and assuming a lamarckian or pangenetic model of inheritance, the theory had plausibility at the time.

Lacking a vocalist, they were strictly an instrumental band until the addition of singer Al Jackson in 1963 ; they began playing rock and roll songs and secured a residency at Solihull Civic Hall.

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

Lacking viable revenue models, this early generation of social bookmarking companies failed as the dot-com bubble burst — Backflip closed citing " economic woes at the start of the 21st century ".

Lacking the finances to reach the first three long-haul races Toleman entered Formula One at the San Marino Grand Prix.

Lacking recognition at home, several biguine artists from Martinique moved to mainland France, where they achieved greater popularity in Paris, especially in the wake of the colonial exhibition in 1931.

Lacking any influence or naval contacts himself, Dixon Hoste asked his landlord, Thomas Coke, for assistance and was introduced to Nelson, then living nearby in Burnham Thorpe and who had recently been appointed as Captain of a 64-gun third-rate, which was being fitted out at Chatham Dockyard.

Lacking a technological base at first, the Germans imported their engineering and hardware from Britain, but quickly learned the skills needed to operate and expand the railways.

Lacking military discipline, in what likely seemed to the participants a strange land ( Eastern Europe ), Peter's fledgling army quickly found itself in trouble despite the fact they were still in Christian territory.

Lacking enough water to put out the flames, buildings in the fire's path were dynamited to deny the fire fuel.

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 proper equipment and instead only using multiple cameras Campbell and Curtis were unable to confirm stars ' deflection.

Lacking the influence of American pioneers such as Big Star and Raspberries, these bands were more directly inspired by 1960s beat music bands, particularly The Who, The Kinks and The Beatles.

Lacking transportation home, the couple were preparing to spend the night.

" Lacking for Keats were the central and indispensable qualities requisite for flexibility and openness to the world, or what he referred to as negative capability.

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 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 room to maneuver by the surrounding woods, the French gendarmes were surrounded and systematically killed.

Lacking water, the Nabataeans were forced out of their camp for battle, but were defeated in this last battle.

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 medicines, the troops were cruelly decimated.

Lacking specialist ships, it had to improvise a fleet train from whatever RN, RFA or merchant ships were available.

Lacking videotaped studio material, this also meant that it was the only story, to date ( excluding the TV movie ), to be shot entirely on film ( other stories in the original series intercut material from either source as required or, especially in the last four years when film was eschewed even on location, were entirely on tape ).

Lacking beds, the soldiers tried to sleep on insulation wool torn off pipes but were subjected to harassing fire every night in order to try and break their resistance.

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 a geographically central organizing feature ( such as a national capital ), the rails were laid in webs, linking towns and markets within regions, regions within larger regions, and so on.

Lacking amphibious vehicles, they had to wade ashore from the edge of the reef where they were dropped by their landing craft.

Lacking immunity against common diseases of the Eurasian mainland, the large Jarawa habitats on the southeastern regions of South Andaman Island were likely depopulated by disease within four years ( 1789-1793 ) of the initial British colonial settlement in 1789.