It is not formal but clinical, lacking a deeper dimension.

Some members felt that the congregation lacked a spiritual dimension.

Such essays are usually judged to be lacking a necessary dimension for achieving high marks.

Advocates of civic instruction share the widespread but false assumption that schools lack a compelling moral dimension.

Ms. Futral's portrayal lacks a final dimension of assurance, a personal imprint.

Don't think we modern types lack a spiritual dimension.

For all its intrigue, the trial lacked a larger social dimension that has transformed other cases.

But the performance lacks a dimension beyond dullness.

Freedom can easily turn into anarchy or a new kind of oppression if it lacks a moral dimension.

The Green Paper lacks a human and personal dimension.