21.   He saw the city as an adventure, but lamented the lack of tennis courts.

22.   In his speech, Yoffie lamented a lack of spiritual commitment among Israelis.

23.   Instead of expressing happiness, Karl took the occasion to lament the lack of greater commitment.

24.   It has been the current rage to lament the lack of civility in America.

25.   It was not that long ago that the Mavericks lamented their lack of rebounding.

26.   Journalists and other war-watchers are lamenting the lack of details about the NATO air campaign over Serbia.

27.   Legal experts have in recent years come to regard much of this work as seriously flawed, and have lamented the lack of oversight.

28.   Liang laments the lack of accountability.

29.   Meanwhile, Republicans continued to lament the lack of a consistent standard in the recounts.

30.   Mothers held up wailing children and lamented the lack of food, water and medicine.