The phrase "a persistent lack of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an ongoing or continuous absence of something, often in a negative context.
Example: "The report highlighted a persistent lack of resources, which hindered the project's progress."
Alternatives: "an ongoing deficiency of" or "a continual absence of".
By the late sixties, the city was marked by poverty, a persistent lack of opportunity, and violent crime.
However, recent Youth Music research shows that there is a persistent lack of inclusivity among those being funded to provide out-of-school services and lead hubs.
Childless at 41, confronting her "rapidly diminishing ovarian reserve" and a persistent lack of potential baby daddies, Ms. Davenport embarked on the in-vitro highway.
Residents of the apartment house, at 744 Mount Prospect Avenue, have complained that a persistent lack of heat forced them to rely on electric heaters and stoves to keep their homes warm.
We have seen continued confusion about just what the government's commitment to decentralisation means in practice, with conflicting signals from the Department for Communities and Local Government and a persistent lack of enthusiasm from other departments.
But the new evaluation found a persistent lack of environmental focus in each step along the lending chain, from the priorities that shape development projects to the environmental standards and monitoring required in the field.
The failure to promote use of evidence based suturing methods could be viewed as further evidence of a widespread and persistent lack of priority accorded to promote midwifery skills and competencies in perineal management, despite concerns over rising negligence claims for the consequences of poor care [ 8].
Almost six months after national elections, the country's politicians remain unable to compromise and cut a deal, showing the persistent lack of maturity and vision that has earned the political class the justifiable contempt of the Iraqi public.
In Basra, the country's second-largest city, which has suffered from overflowing sewage and a lack of clean water, the World Health Organization today reported an increase in cholera cases linked to an overflow of sewage and persistent lack of clean water.
One reason is the persistent lack of a true single market in Europe, especially in retail financial services.
A third judge cited "the persistent lack of sufficient time to be really prepared for the cases," while still another said simply, "There is not enough time to think".
