Betty knew firsthand the potential consequences of this lack of knowledge.

Their intention is good but they lack the knowledge and understanding.

Also, there is a general lack of services, hindering knowledge access.

Traditional knowledge There is a clear lack of connection between traditional knowledge and scientific understanding of the same phenomena.

Regardless of whether that was the result of a lack of knowledge or a lack of will, events have proven us right.

Unfortunately, the West appears to lack up to date knowledge about the situation in Moldova.

Some of the main challenges faced in the areas of employment and economic growth in Afghanistan are the lack of entrepreneurial skills, knowledge and technology, lack of an enabling environment, lack of support services and lack of access to capital and financial services.

Lax corporate governance rules are not generally the result of a lack of knowledge by public officials.

Lack of coherent and informed national governmental policies towards indigenous peoples, and indigenous traditional knowledge in particular

However, these proven agroforestry techniques must be adopted more widely, despite serious barriers, such as insecurity of land and tree tenure, lack of knowledge and lack of capital.

In many cases, detention was due to lack of legal knowledge and detainees were held beyond the legal limits due to lack of equipment, human resources and transport.

Lack of effective institutions and mechanisms to manage and coordinate SSC, together with inadequate knowledge and financial resources, are the most frequently cited reasons for lack of progress.

I think that what leads them to behave this way is not lack of knowledge, but perverse incentives.

But our lack of knowledge itself confirms how far our regulatory and surveillance capabilities have fallen behind financial innovation.

The lack of human capital and the limited knowledge of internationalization are further impediments that need to be addressed.

History also shows us that the lack of shared knowledge and understanding and the lack of respect for various cultures and civilizations can impact negatively on regional and international security, stability and prosperity.

One reason is that many Africans lack the knowledge, skills, tools, and the political will to create wealth from their resources.

This lack of knowledge of what lay north of the shifting barrier of ice gave rise to a number of conjectures.

Post harvest losses are widespread due to the lack of storage facilities, infrastructure and knowledge of techniques for conversion and manufacturing.

On the other hand, the handbooks are found sometimes to be too detailed for customs officers who lack knowledge about chemicals.

Therefore my people go into captivity for lack of knowledge. Their honorable men are famished, and their multitudes are parched with thirst.

SMEs themselves lack basic knowledge and awareness of the rights and obligations under modern distribution systems, as well as support from Governments.

Thus, the problem is not lack of knowledge, but the failure of our reason to master other, non rational aspects of our nature.

The minister of culture reiterated that there were indeed art works, offensive to Islam, and criticized the artists lack of knowledge and amateurishness .

Lack of information and knowledge concerning how to apply for credit and mutual distrust between banking institutions and agricultural producers constitute additional obstacles.16

The problem with today's cultural ghettos is not lack of knowledge we know a lot about each other, or so we think but knowledge that takes us not beyond ourselves it makes us elitist, distant and disconnected.

SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA We seldom acknowledge that lack of knowledge ignorance, if you like impairs the spending decisions of policymakers and international aid organizations.

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, that you may be no priest to me. Because you have forgotten your God's law, I will also forget your children.

On the other hand, limited knowledge on the nutritional necessities of the women and children, and lack of knowledge on how to best satisfy these nutritional needs, has also contributed to deficient nutritional situation in these two population groups.

The only exception is Japan, where a lack of political leadership and a limited knowledge of basic economics among government ministers undermines mid term growth prospects.

Our knowledge and understanding of the rest of the world continues to deteriorate on many counts, we lack any system of foreign policy planning and forecasting.

An estimated 220 million women in the developing world say that they want to prevent pregnancy, but lack either knowledge of, or access to, effective contraception.

The Bank began to recognize that developing countries differed from more developed countries not just in their lack of resources there was also a knowledge gap.

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

The characteristic of transitional period in which Bosnia and Herzegovina currently is that, because of tradition, lack of knowledge of regulations and lack of information by women, in the private sector, very often men register their companies under the name of their wives.

That caused them to lack visibility in most countries that they are supposed to serve, which was underscored by an almost total lack of knowledge about subregional offices among United Nations representatives in countries other than the host countries of such offices.

With this unique mix of insider knowledge and outsider status, and a freshness that both main candidates lack, Enríquez Ominami has gone farther than most observers predicted.

Some of these try to repair one weakness of BAN logic the lack of a good semantics with a clear meaning in terms of knowledge and possible universes.

In the view of many of the indigenous participants, the lack of international political will to effectively recognize and protect traditional knowledge also hindered the protection of this heritage.

In Costa Rica, lack of appropriate planning in relation to the restoration of ancestral lands has provoked great difficulties for indigenous communities in relation to their indigenous traditional knowledge.

Current knowledge of such barriers, both empirical and conceptual, is rather limited and hampered by the lack of common methodologies and the inadequate quality of available data and updated information.

An indigenous expert from Canada reported on a lack of attention to the promotion of and protection of indigenous traditional knowledge in biodiversity related legislation dealing with species at risk.

While bilateral trade has increased and diplomatic relations have strengthened in the past few years, a lack of knowledge persists between the two regions, and in some cases tensions are growing.

Many people living in poverty have weakened immune systems leaving them more vulnerable to diseases caused or exacerbated by toxic substances and many lack knowledge of toxic substances in their community.

Lax corporate governance rules are not generally the result of a lack of knowledge by public officials. Political impediments often enable lax arrangements to linger even after they are recognized as inefficient.