cope adequately

Frequency: 6.05.5 per million words

To handle a situation to a satisfactory but not necessarily excellent standard.

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Examples (10)

  • Will the prison system cope adequately with the increasing numbers of prisoners?
  • He managed to cope adequately with his new responsibilities, though he found them challenging.
  • The small town's infrastructure could not cope adequately with the sudden population boom.
  • She felt she was only coping adequately as a single parent, constantly worried about the future.
  • The emergency services were stretched but still coped adequately during the crisis.
  • Our IT systems must be upgraded to cope adequately with future demand.
  • For months, he had coped adequately with the grief, but the holidays were especially difficult.
  • The company is just coping adequately in the current economic climate; it's not making a large profit.
  • To be promoted, you need to do more than just cope adequately with your tasks.
  • The report concluded that the school was coping adequately despite budget cuts.