deficiency
Example Sentences
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In many states the lender can still obtain a “deficiency judgment” against both borrower and cosigner after they sell the car at auction.
From MarketWatch
"The challenge has been to devise a more benign pre-treatment process, diminishing risk to the point that patients suffering from an autoimmune deficiency that may not be immediately life-threatening would feel comfortable undergoing the treatment."
From Science Daily
It comes as the BBC has found that soaring numbers of people are arriving at hospital either malnourished or with nutrient deficiencies.
From BBC
On Tuesday, Johnson voted in favor of the resolution while saying he still had concerns about serious deficiencies in the bill.
From Salon
In these and other parables, Jesus points us to the deficiency of our anthropocentric conception of fairness, directing our attention to something deeper about God’s love.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
