Economic recovery in some developed countries lacks momentum, and those countries are plagued by serious financial and debt crises.

His film lacks polish and momentum, but it has a cheerful, good-natured feeling.

But over all the play lacks momentum.

But brokers said that the downward trend lacked momentum, and that small selling moved the market because volume was so thin.

Its desolate-sounding backup riffs are unsettling, but the singsong rhyme lacks momentum.

A flurry of action in the first 20 minutes was followed by long stretches in which both teams lacked energy and momentum.

The Packers are coming off a buy week, and they may lack momentum thinking that the GMen pose no challenge.

The story of patriotism and freedom, ideals to be hard won, lacks momentum.

He said del Toro's screenplay lacked energy or momentum.

Only the jumbled middle episodes of the first two acts lacked forward momentum.