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

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 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 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 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 a means for dealing with large numbers of captured troops early in the American Civil War, the U. S. and Confederate governments relied on the traditional European system of parole and exchange of prisoners.

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

" Lacking all self-assurance in such matters, he felt obliged to bow to the opinions of his friends, ' the experts ,' to permit ... revisions and even to help make them in some cases.

Lacking such a saint, a profession would get a saint whose conspicuous acts or miracles in some way recall the profession.

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 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 trustworthy explicit information about such viewpoints, this type of social network search engine mines the web to infer the topology of online social networks.

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 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 eyes or a nose, they are shown to hunt by sensing seismic vibrations which are produced by sounds and movements ( such as walking ).

Lacking inspiration for original material, Bayes steals all of his ideas from different epics and plays of the time, as well as classical authors such as Seneca and Pliny.

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 any " thrill rides ," Fantasyland's attractions are generally dark rides that take visitors through scenes from classic Disney movies such as Snow White, Peter Pan, and Pinocchio.

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 the above requirements, the candidates must have a special ability such as relevant regional experience.

Lacking such witnesses, the action would fail.

Lacking immediate victims to hunt, zombies will often fumble through crude motions reminiscent of life activities, often when prompted by a familiar artifact such as a telephone or car.

Lacking such a principled foundation, the organization may find itself constantly trying to compensate for both opportunist errors and factional errors.

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

Lacking a cell wall, these organisms are resistant to the effects of penicillins and other beta-lactam antibiotics, which act by disrupting the bacterial cell wall.

Lacking any commonly recognized, impartial judge, there is no way to correct these misapplications.

" Putting both albums into perspective, he also stated: " Lacking the energy or desire to pick both albums apart and compare song by song, listener shall instead be left with these thoughts.

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 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 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 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 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 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 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.

Lacking control of the air, the forces at Åndalsnes were withdrawn in early May 1940.

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