The phrase "a lack of certain" is not correct as it is incomplete and needs a noun to follow "certain" to be usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing the absence of specific qualities, items, or characteristics, but it must be followed by a noun.
Example: "There is a lack of certain resources that are essential for the project."
Alternatives: "a deficiency of specific" or "an absence of particular".
On the other hand, she said, if a person left the company because of a lack of certain skills but excelled at others, she would feel comfortable sharing that information as long as the former employee agreed to the disclosure.
"Many dyslexics hear the sounds, but they can't get them in the right sequence because their auditory nerve cells are not working fast enough, and we think this is because of a lack of certain omega-3 fatty acids".
After the F.D.A. rejection of the company's application, Dr. Waksal told investors that the agency's only real concern was a lack of certain documentation, which could probably be quickly remedied.
Although company executives contended that the agency's only real concern was a lack of certain documentation, The Cancer Letter, a newsletter in Washington, obtained a copy of the F.D.A.'s letter to ImClone and reported that the agency's concerns had been more extensive, even as ImClone continued to assure people it was in sync with the agency.
Building on earlier work linking microRNAs to cancer, researchers have found that a lack of certain microRNAs encourages tumors to spread.
Several empirical research studies support Oxenfeldt and Kelly's argument that franchises exist due to a lack of certain company resources, for instance, (Norton, 1988) managerial talent (Caves & Murphy, 1976), capital, and information (Minkler, 1990).
This difficulty was due to both the low level of education and the language barriers, which resulted in a lack of understanding of certain terms and phrases as well as difficulty in responding according to the Likert scale.
An obvious potential explanation for this is a conspicuous lack of certain RNAi effectors in some nematode species.
In the debate so far, it remains unclear whether 'moral enhancement' should be taken to include treating those with a pathological lack of certain moral capacities.
There is a lack of awareness on certain topics.
Davies says that a lack of understanding among certain teachers pushed her further outside the protection school should provide.
