lacked

Burnham warned the Cabinet lacked "balance" after Rayner's exit, and called for another voice from the north of England as deputy.

The contest lacked the electricity of Roland Garros and the pomp of Wimbledon, but their duel was yet another illustration of how far ahead their level is of the rest of the field.

England lacked spark, irrespective of the fact it was a game played against an Andorra side devoid of any ambition other than to avoid being embarrassed.

Arsenal have always been capable of winning the title but have lacked consistency and were miles off it at the start of last year.

At the same time, they’ve inherited a vocabulary that lets them talk about the toll of routine sexualization with a clarity that previous generations lacked.