11.   The Kings apparently felt guilty for their recent lack of offensive support of Potvin, so they decided to make it up to him all in one period.

12.   Though Wakefield said he could not explain his recent lack of success, Hatteberg offered a clue.

13.   While a recent lack of rainfall had raised concern of another drought in Brazil this year, recent rainfall relieved some of those dry conditions.

14.   A tropical island, Sri Lanka depends on rain to generate electricity, and the recent lack of monsoons had forced rolling power cuts.

15.   Also supporting the yen has been the recent lack of Bank of Japan dollar-buying market intervention.

16.   Despite the recent lack of titles, the Leafs have sold out virtually every home game in the past half-century.

17.   There has been recent lack of rain.