1.   All of these provisions, though worthy, lack teeth.

2.   But even then, critics said the law lacked teeth because it contained no measures to make auto insurance more affordable for the poor.

3.   But he said the pact lacked sufficient teeth to insure enforcement.

4.   Human rights advocates criticized the principles for lacking teeth and diverting attention from the original focus on China since they apply to business worldwide.

5.   The holding company bill lacks teeth, too, since it sidesteps the issue of tax consolidation.

6.   The Jeffords-Frist-Breaux measure lacks teeth and will not force fundamental change on health plans, they say.

7.   The program lacked teeth.

8.   They added that voluntary guidelines lack the teeth necessary to prevent companies from violating or ignoring safety measures.

9.   They were concerned, they added, that the rules for the new agency had been so watered down that it would lack the teeth it needed.

10.   Though the state enacted a new law against identity theft last month, many authorities fear lacks the teeth to be much of a deterrent.