"He's really speaking of alienation and a lack of spirituality in our times."

Such deficiencies in design spoke of a drastic lack of recent experience in war.

All along the coast, people speak of a lack of regulatory commitment and investment in scientific research on the gulf by state and federal lawmakers.

At his news conference, Mr. Mitterrand went so far as to speak of "a lack" in the quality of the relationship.

Critics speak of a general lack of sensitivity and what they see as a high-handed attitude by the university to neighborhood concerns.

We spoke of a lack of troops to man the wall this far to the east.

The same speaker spoke of a lack of democracy.

I cannot contradict the rapporteur when she speaks of a lack of political will in Flanders.

She spoke of a murder, and a marked lack of cooperation from her local authorities about it.

She spoke of a lack of financial support, opportunities that had been lost, and disputes between her coach and the national federation.