He gave her all the confidence she'd lacked since third grade.

Sound judgment has been lacking in the Yankee organization since the late 1970s.

That domination brought a unity to the north which had been notably lacking since the end of the previous century.

Spike lacks sympathy for Wesley, since he himself killed his mother while she was hitting on him.

"We're seeing a spirit of cooperation that has been lacking since the reform days of the 1950's."

Something that has been sorely lacking since the departure of Stokes.

In short, the Republican who could give the party the unifying figure it has lacked since the Reagan days.

Technical details are lacking, since the scribes who wrote the books were not architects or engineers.

Despite an intense interest in the art form, the city has lacked a summer dance festival since 2001, when it withdrew its underwriting.

They have lacked a clear purpose since the collapse of the Soviet Union, while still managing to consume about $28 billion a year.