Most economists now believe that the banks failed because they lacked adequate reserves and because many people failed to repay loans.

However, the Germans were unprepared for the level of their success and lacked sufficient reserves to exploit the opening.

German counter-attacks were determined and pressed home day and night and Smith-Dorrien lacked reserves.

Lacking ready reserves, Gov. Mario M. Cuomo's budget office has come up with more and more complicated strategies for obtaining cash.

Lacking sufficient reserves to support the Argentine bonds until they got their house in order.

However, Mexico lacked sufficient foreign reserves to maintain the fixed exchange rate and was running out of dollars at the end of 1994.

Hitler was aware of the fact that Germany lacked reserves of raw materials, and full autarky was therefore impossible.

The country lacks significant domestic reserves of fossil fuel, except coal, and must import substantial amounts of crude oil, natural gas, and other energy resources, including uranium.

The units were, however, fixed in static defensive positions and lacked adequate mobile reserves.

Many banks, for example, lacked proper reserves and lent money far too easily to finance the stock market speculation.