be inadequate
Frequency: 9.5150.7 per million words
The most common and direct way to state something is insufficient.
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Examples (20)
- His salary was pitifully inadequate for the needs of his growing family.
- His salary was pitifully inadequate for the needs of his growing family.
- People are curiously inadequate at communicating with horses.
- People are curiously inadequate at communicating with horses.
- This computer is clearly inadequate for my needs.
- This computer is clearly inadequate for my needs.
- The helicopters are inadequate to the demands of modern combat.
- The helicopters are inadequate to the demands of modern combat.
- She was inadequate to the demands of the job.
- She was inadequate to the demands of the job.
- The security measures were found to be inadequate.
- The current funding will be inadequate without additional investment.
- His explanation was completely inadequate to satisfy the committee.
- Many of the early proposals were found to be inadequate and were rejected.
- Many feel their current housing is inadequate for their family size.
- His knowledge of the local regulations is inadequate for this project.
- The evidence presented will be inadequate to secure a conviction.
- The emergency supplies have been declared inadequate for the affected region.
- If the training is inadequate, employees cannot perform effectively.
- If the safety protocols are inadequate, we must revise them immediately.