lack backing
Frequency: 6.59.5 per million words
to not have enough or any support
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Examples (10)
- The new policy lacks popular backing and is unlikely to pass.
- Many promising startups fail because they lack the financial backing to scale up.
- He had a brilliant idea for a film, but he lacked the backing of a major studio.
- The research project was shelved because it lacked sufficient backing from the board.
- Any candidate who lacks the backing of the party leadership will struggle in the election.
- Lacking the backing of his team, the manager found it difficult to implement the changes.
- The proposal might be innovative, but it will fail if it lacks the necessary backing from investors.
- Throughout her career, the artist has often lacked official backing, relying on private patrons.
- The community garden initiative is a wonderful idea, but it currently lacks backing from the local council.
- If we continue to lack the backing of key stakeholders, this project is doomed.