The phrase "a continued lack" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an ongoing absence or deficiency of something over a period of time.
Example: "The report highlighted a continued lack of resources, which has hindered the project's progress."
Alternatives: "an ongoing absence" or "a persistent deficiency."
Even more alarmingly, the number of charities with basic digital skills has dropped from 45 to 42% from a year ago – a decrease of around 6,000 charities, showing a continued lack of digital adoption.
Leitch said: "Childminders are a vital source of quality, flexible childcare and will be integral to the success of the 30-hour scheme; and yet, a continued lack of support – both financial and practical – has meant that they are continuing to leave the sector in droves.
There's also a continued lack of diversity behind the camera.
Forward Tamika Williams cautioned that a continued lack of urgency would cause her team to lose.
However, he said a continued lack of homes for sale would mean further increases in 2016.
It suggests a continued lack of faith among executives about future demand.
Commentators have put the increase in prices down to increased demand and a continued lack of properties for sale.
"There is a continued lack of ordinary maintenance, which is the only way to save the site.
He recalls that the International Monetary Fund argued last year that the risk of "losing market confidence" as a result of higher borrowing is now outweighed by "the risk of public finances deteriorating as a consequence of continued lack of growth".
On the basis of these initial findings, a public consultation was held, which identified the continued lack of an internal market for electronic communications as the most important aspect needing to be addressed.
The second issue, specific to Kosovo, is the continued lack of a political process for determining its eventual status.
