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The phrase "are sometimes lacking" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where something is not always present or sufficient.
Example: "The resources provided for the project are sometimes lacking, which makes it difficult to meet our deadlines."
Alternatives: "are occasionally insufficient" or "are not always adequate."
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Causal explanations are sometimes lacking in the biographical, autobiographical and historical recount genres used in elementary social studies texts.
Such controls are sometimes lacking or, at least, not described.
Other daphniids, namely Ceriodaphnia and some species of Daphnia (Ctenodaphnia) (see Figure 2a-b) lay monoegged ephippia (in the case of Daphnia they are sometimes lacking a caudal needle or spine).
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But these works were made to be debated with a passion that is sometimes lacking here.
The encounter has a bitter humour that is sometimes lacking from the production as a whole.
Indeed, in the early days, even the computers were sometimes lacking.
This encourages a level of sophistication that I feel is sometimes lacking in American soccer.
The elegance and polish that we associate with good Champagne was sometimes lacking.
Different disciplines even use their own technical languages, so that communication is sometimes lacking and costly mistakes are made.
However, what is sometimes lacking is an understanding, guided by systematic empirical evidence, of what managers can do to overcome this challenge.
However, it does presume an ability to distinguish between what is serious and what is trivial, which is sometimes lacking.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com