The phrase "is significantly lacking" is grammatically correct and commonly used in written English.
It means that something is noticeably missing or insufficient in a particular situation. Example: The company's diversity policy is significantly lacking, as there is a clear lack of representation for minority groups in leadership positions.
Few studies have addressed this use, and research using quantitative design is significantly lacking.
However, many laboratories worldwide do not have the resources to perform whole genome sequencing, which is expensive – particularly those in subtropical and tropical regions from where such influenza sequence data is significantly lacking.
But, it is significantly lacking; both in Lesotho and in many other sub-Saharan African countries.
In the individual metabolic subtasks, the picture portrayed by single-perturbations analysis is significantly lacking, and in some of these subtasks the single perturbation analysis reveals only 20% of the contributing genes, which together account for only 40% of the total CV mass.
The details of this program were significantly lacking, so it is difficult to interpret this result relative to those of other studies.
The other parameters such as the pore connectivity term (l) and the degree of anisotropy (k) were significantly lacking data, thus only their relationships with porosity were proposed.
Cornwallis began negotiating with the Marathas and the Nizam for their support, since the British forces in India were significantly lacking in cavalry, one of Tipu's strengths.
Accountability practices have been shown to enhance QI in numerous settings, yet are significantly lacking globally.
Aside from estriol and cortisol, normative data for other salivary steroids during gestation are significantly lacking.
Consistent with the overall poor state of knowledge in our study group, preventive practices were found to be significantly lacking.
Preventive practices were significantly lacking; 35%, 65.3% and 84.6% had never undergone assessment of blood pressure, glucose or cholesterol respectively.
