Lacking any mineral resources, being far from any navigable watercourses and being in close proximity to other larger centres such as Aalst, Dendermonde and Brussels, Asse never developed into an important commercial, political or industrial centre but remained a locally important market town.

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 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 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 the financial resources to pursue a university education, Calwell read very widely, acquired substantial skill in speaking to audiences, and became a clerk in the Victorian Public Service, in which he worked for the Department of Agriculture and the State Treasury.

Lacking resources of cultural significance such as greenstone and plentiful timber, they found outlets for their ritual needs in the carving of dendroglyphs ( incisions into tree trunks, called rakau momori ).

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

Lacking the resources to cope with the situation, the German response was ineffectual, and the entire Normandy front soon collapsed.

Lacking the computer resources of its larger competitors, Texas International was overtaken by American's introduction of AAdvantage in May, 1981.

Lacking the experience and resources to design a tank, the Argentine Ministry of Defense contracted German company Thyssen-Henschel.

Lacking valuable resources, they can only offer food and shelter in payment.

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 great industrial, religious or strategic importance, Shiraz became an administrative centre, although its population has nevertheless grown considerably since the 1979 revolution.

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

Lacking evidence, Barton nevertheless speculated that Native Americans originated in Asia.

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

Lacking adequate tuition revenues, the university and its personnel sacrificed their development and economic well-being in order to provide educational opportunities for students who had no other options.

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

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

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 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 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 ....

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 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 the money to build a prototype, he began publishing articles on progressive car design in various magazines and, shortly after his graduation in 1927, he was assigned as the new editor-in-chief of Klein-Motor-Sport.

Lacking the power to repair the timelines, they concocted this scheme of recruiting heroes from various worlds to do their work for them.