The phrase "absence of a robust" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the lack of something strong or effective, often in contexts related to systems, structures, or methodologies.
Example: "The absence of a robust framework for evaluation has led to inconsistent results in the study."
Alternatives: "lack of a strong" or "deficiency of a solid".
In the absence of a robust institutional system of housing finance, incremental growth strategies are a developing world innovation.
Its co-director, Deborah Coles, said: "The absence of a robust police watchdog has allowed corruption and dangerous practices to go unchecked.
We also learned that detailed procedures mean very little in the absence of a robust commitment to identify and address possible breaches of workplace laws.
There is great and understandable disappointment about high unemployment and the absence of a robust economy, and even concern about the possibility of a renewed downturn.
In the absence of a robust plan for combatting the traffickers, it's the sort of sentiment that makes him look like a well-intentioned man but a powerless leader.
"This was a death waiting to happen and we have little confidence that the situation today is any different in the absence of a robust and transparent training and accountability regime.
In the absence of surfactants, a robust hydrate "shell" develops around the water drop limiting transport of hydrate former to the free water which remains trapped inside the hydrate layer.
A barrier to progress is the absence of a practical, robust model to help identify the factors that need to be considered and addressed and how to measure success.
Peter Walsh, of the patient safety charity Action against Medical Accidents, said: "In the absence of a more robust statutory scheme to regulate the cosmetic treatment industry, which is what's really needed, we welcome this initiative taken by responsible members of the industry themselves".
Unlike many areas of intensive care practice, the surge in uptake of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for respiratory support from birth in very preterm infants <32 weeks gestation has occurred in the absence of an authentic, robust and accessible animal model.
However, as a broad tentative generalization, they seem to be pointing to the absence of a strong and robust nexus between the variables examined.
