The phrase "a lack of mutual" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where there is an absence of shared understanding, agreement, or reciprocity between parties.
Example: "The project failed due to a lack of mutual trust among team members."
Alternatives: "absence of shared" or "deficiency in reciprocal".
Or perhaps the discrepancy in their ages he was 34, she was 17 led to a lack of mutual understanding.
There is a lack of mutual assent to the same proposition, and the language is entirely too indefinite and general as to the usual elements of a contract.
But he conceded that a lack of mutual understanding between the sectors – especially between GPs and social care – was a barrier to joining up care.
A result, he added, was "a lack of mutual understanding of what the Reynolds project would be before the Smithsonian agreed to the gift".
The rumbling discontent was to do with a lack of mutual respect, with a lack of communication, especially informal, pastoral contact.
"It became obvious that we had developed a lack of mutual confidence to the point where I concluded that an attempt at reconciliation was not possible".
"The bilateral reality is far from being a disgrace, despite the points in dispute, but there's a considerable lack of mutual respect," Caio Blinder, a columnist for the magazine Veja, said in an essay describing the "downgrade" of Ms. Rousseff's visit.
The resulting battles, Jeane Kirkpatrick, the United Nations Ambassador, recalled, were "Shakespearean," reflecting "a real lack of mutual respect and a real lack of... disciplined limits at the top".
Even where trade and health ministries want to work together, cross-sectoral engagement can be impeded by a lack of a common language, mutual understanding and a shared agenda.
"And he didn't speak a word of English". The upshot, she says, was such a chronic lack of mutual understanding that there was at least one serious accident.
On occasions, healthcare providers were perceived as unsupportive due to a perceived lack of mutual understanding between the parent and medical staff or a lack of appropriate information provided, which had resulted in discontinuation of physical activity.
