adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
lack charm/be lacking in charm
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A lot of new buildings lack charm.
lack/be lacking in confidence
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She lacked the confidence to talk to people.
lack/be lacking in credibility
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The new regime lacked credibility from the start.
sorely lacking
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Courage is a quality that is sorely lacking in world leaders today.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
as
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Nagel identifies four classes of situation in which the agent might plausibly be regarded as lacking control.
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Tests which are not based upon adequate linguistic descriptions must be regarded as lacking in construct validity.
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No longer did he see them as lacking in intelligence.
completely
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But I feel terribly tired and completely lacking in self-confidence.
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Even basic necessities, such as pencils and paper, were often completely lacking .
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Yet neither was completely lacking in political sense.
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On the other hand, while the Web may be vibrant and fresh, it is also completely lacking in quality control.
entirely
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Information on a teacher's classroom ability is almost entirely lacking .
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Refined white sugar is also entirely lacking in nutrients and adds nothing to our diet. 6.
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A cooling-off period does not guarantee success, but it offers a degree of public protection which at present is entirely lacking .
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This does not mean that they were entirely lacking , as will be seen later.
often
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Classes or discussion groups on women's writing command an enthusiastic response that is often lacking in mainstream teaching.
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Their regime will embrace education and training but also provide the affection often lacking in offenders' homes.
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Sadly, space is often lacking for the ideal secret garden.
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Prejudice is by definition a strongly held view, often lacking flexibility.
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This should be a feature of all powerful machines, but is often lacking .
sadly
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Adequate resources and funding, both sadly lacking at present, are also vital.
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What is sadly lacking is the will to express such views and to act on them.
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It turns itself off if you leave it untouched for five minutes, a feature sadly lacking on the GameBoy.
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Your sister Alice was sadly lacking in that respect.
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As a lover he is sadly lacking , señorita.
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Again the evidence is sadly lacking , not only for the centres but also for the estates themselves.
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Their kind was sadly lacking in Nikol'skaia volost' in 1922.
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But one thing I do find sadly lacking is a middle-of-the-range clothes shop.
so
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They may be so lacking in confidence that they avoid playing with boys and girls their own age.
somewhat
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He is a television journalist, recently divorced, intelligent, good with women, somewhat lacking in confidence.
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All lively stuff, like day one, if somewhat lacking in bottom.
totally
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Are you quite mad, as well as totally lacking in any of the trappings of civilised society?
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The bottom of the pyramid is chaotic and almost totally lacking in infrastructure.
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Moreover, any growth in numbers was often much less apparent, sometimes totally lacking , in the smaller states.
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Henry Livings describes the character of Valentine Brose as' pale and totally lacking in human fire.
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To prove I wasn't totally lacking in appeal, I suppose.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Porter said his golf game is definitely lacking .