1.   As a result, they said, Reno lacks a basis to find probable wrongdoing, a requirement of requesting an independent counsel.

2.   Because the test is new, the epidemiologists lacked a basis for comparison.

3.   For instance, the book says a news report that the Unabomber panicked when spotted as he dropped off a deadly parcel on one occasion lacked any basis.

4.   U.S. officials disagree, saying some of them lack scientific basis and instead amount to a trade barrier.

5.   Bustani said the move lacked legal basis and infringed on the independence of the leadership.

6.   But Bustani said the move lacked legal basis.

7.   From the outset, Britain argued the ban was illegal, saying it lacked scientific basis.

8.   Moscow lawmakers say the election lacks legal basis.

9.   Separately, the chairman of the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation, Bambang Widjojanto, criticized the agreement, saying that it lacked legal basis.