insufficient
Example Sentences
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The Royal College of Radiologists said there were insufficient specialist cancer staff to meet demand.
From BBC
First, the bad news: “Snowcrete” is the treacherous ice that results when rain, imprecise or nonexistent plowing and insufficient salting turn what was once fluffy white snow into a dense and dirty scourge.
Researchers surveyed 904 medical professionals across India, Brazil, Indonesia and Nigeria, the countries most affected by snakebites, and found similar barriers: poor infrastructure, limited access to antivenom and insufficient training.
From BBC
Pilots on the Mesa Airlines flight decided that the separation between their craft and the one taking off was insufficient and initiated a go-around, where a landing is aborted.
From Los Angeles Times
Both crews knew about the presence of the other aircraft but could not easily see and avoid each other because of poor radio communications, insufficient collision-avoidance technology and the mental strain from multitasking, investigators said.
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