11.   Sosa agreed the market lacked direction.

12.   The dollar has lacked clear direction against major currencies since the central banks bought dollars without warning last week.

13.   The team seemed to lack direction.

14.   Traders said with few fresh economic statistics and a mob of investors on vacation, the market lacked direction.

15.   Why has the show lacked artistic direction amid gyrating ratings?

16.   Without Bird last season, and with four of her freshman teammates trying to find their chemistry, UConn lacked direction.

17.   But with little activity ahead of the Christmas holiday, the market lacked direction.

18.   But with little activity ahead of the Christmas holiday, the market lacked direction, traders said.

19.   Domestic institutional investors were buying some blue chips, including Sony Corp. and Fujitsu Ltd., but the market generally lacked direction, analysts said.

20.   Hong Kong stocks ended slightly higher, after giving up big early gains in a market that lacked direction.