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

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

Lacking substantial evidence for the mode of failure, the following possibilies could not be excluded:

Lacking official press credentials to witness the Normandy landings, she impersonated a stretcher bearer and later recalled, " I followed the war wherever I could reach it.

Lacking anti-tank weapons, the Norwegian troops could not hold back the German attack.

Lacking such a correlation, the identification of the cause of the thirty-one events as gamma rays of cosmic origin could not be established.

Lacking general unity and forming a minority in the Verkhovna Rada, opposition politicians could provide protesters with only limited support, such as initiating a mock impeachment of Kuchma and making parliamentary protest.

Lacking direction, Ben wandered into an alleyway where he encountered a shadowy figure who told him that any action he takes would simply create another universe where he took the opposite action, so he might as well do what felt good.

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 popularity in commercial fishing, many regions do not even consider management plans.

Lacking the tools to do this and absent a political party with which to stake his run, he was approached by a founding member of the Likud party and participant in the Zo Artzeinu protests who proposed that Feiglin register for the Likud party and register, in turn, the thousands who participated in the protests, thereby building a support base for himself in the party and running for the party leadership, thereby attaining Prime Ministerial candidacy .< ref > Feiglin, Moshe .< u > מלחמת החלומות </ u >, Manhigut Yehudit: 2005, pp. 378-382 .</ ref > At present, Feiglin has an estimated 12, 000-15, 000 loyalists in the party, making Manhigut Yehudit the largest consolidated faction in the Likud's approximately 100, 000 strong party membership.

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

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

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 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 the oratory skills of Duplessis, his main political competitor, Godbout is sometimes judged very severely.

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

) 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 military experience, he showed little initiative or self-confidence, instead cautiously obeying the instructions of the king, and relying on the opinion of his advisers and subordinate commanders.

Lacking siege engines and sufficient manpower to take the city of Rome itself, he had planned to turn the Italian allies against Rome and starve the city out through a siege.

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 any military power of his own, he had to play Duan, Zhili leader Cao Kun, and Fengtian leader Zhang Zuolin against each other to stay in power.

Lacking a feudal system of vassal loyalty made it impossible for any prince, early on, to gain enough influence and power to project a strong force against any invaders.

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.

Lacking evidence, the prosecution dropped all charges against all of the Cowboys.

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 a feudal system of vassal loyalty made it impossible for any prince, early on, to gain enough influence and power to project a strong force against any invaders.

Lacking artillery, the rebels attempted to storm the fort on the night of November 12, attempting a feint to draw Goreham's strength away from the weak points of the defenses.

Lacking the pioneer spirit necessary to write of a new economy, these writers seem to be contenting themselves with an old one that is now as defunct as Confederate money.

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 guidance, industry picks its own areas.

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 specific instructions, he agreed to William's condition.

Lacking his needed credits in those subjects, Fabian will not graduate with his old classmates next week.

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 significant passage, they are a form of gallery grave.

Lacking a detailed history, the kingdom's fall has been attributed to a persistent drought, overgrazing, deforestation, plague, a shift in trade routes that reduced the importance of the Red Sea — or a combination of these factors.

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 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 direct influence in Haitian affairs, the elite resorted to clandestine lobbying among the officer corps.

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

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

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 inspiration and unsure of how to approach the building, Pei took a weekend vacation to the family home in Katonah, New York.

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

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

Lacking any male child and heir Augustus married his only daughter Julia to his nephew Marcus Claudius Marcellus.

Lacking access to material of value and out of touch with Soviet intelligence, he all but ceased to operate as a Soviet agent.