be adequate
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Instead, there’s nuance: U.S. commercial inventories may be adequate for now, but if the bulk of Middle Eastern oil supplies remains out of global reach for longer, then they could prove inadequate.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
Because Tregs can educate immune cells to maintain immune tolerance, it is possible that one treatment will be adequate, but further research is needed to understand the long-term effects.
From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2024
However, “pain perception is very idiosyncratic,” Goldstein said, and what works at reducing pain for one woman might not be adequate for another.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2023
But I think the penalties here ought to be very rigorous and the enforcement resources ought to be adequate so that this oversight entity can not only review effectively but also enforce.
From Slate • Sep. 18, 2023
Gentle to the clumsy, girl-voiced boys whom he trained to be average, to be adequate, as he hit the soft fungoes to the outfield green.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
